Subject Leader of Music
Wellfield Academy, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 2TP10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026
Closing date
17 October 2025 at 10am
Date listed
7 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Music
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) with TLR 2.1 £3,527
Subject Leader of Music job summary
Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Do you have the passion and vision to lead and shape the future of Music at our school? We are seeking a dedicated and ambitious Subject Leader of Music to inspire both students and staff, driving excellence in the subject while further developing your own leadership skills.
This is an exciting opportunity for a specialist who wants to take Music beyond the basics—exploring performance, composition, music technology, and a wide range of musical styles. You will have the chance to design and deliver an engaging, innovative curriculum that equips students with essential musical skills, fosters creativity, and instils a lifelong love of music.
We are looking for someone who can also champion the use of technology in music education, exploring how digital tools can enhance teaching, composition, and performance. This includes supporting staff in integrating music technology and encouraging students to engage with music in exciting and innovative ways.
This role is perfect for an experienced teacher looking to step into leadership or an existing leader seeking a new challenge in an ambitious school with brand-new school build and state-of-the-art facilities coming soon! You will be supported by a strong, collaborative team both within the school and across the Trust, helping you make a lasting impact on the musical life of our students.
If you are ready to make a real impact, we would love to hear from you.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, please complete our online application form in full and in addition, please outline any relevant experience and personal qualities you would bring to Endeavour Learning Trust
Refer to the job description and person specification as a guide and give specific examples to demonstrate your suitability for this post.
Applications should be submitted by 9am on Friday 17th October 2025
Interviews are to be held on Wednesday 22nd October 2025
If you require any further information about this role please contact our Recruitment Lead, Eleanor at e.duncan-jameson@wellfieldacademy.org
SAFEGUARDING
Endeavour Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and individually take responsibility for doing so.
Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Wellfield Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 524 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Wellfield Academy website
Wellfield Academy is an ambitious, growing and thriving school. At our school, students experience inspirational and challenging teaching, excellent pastoral care and a genuine belief that every child can succeed. The successful candidate will join us at an incredibly exciting time for the school. We are one of just a small number of schools nationally to be chosen for the Department for Education’s Schools Rebuilding Project, which will see us move into a brand-new state of the art school in the coming years. In addition, our fantastic reputation in the local community has secured a significant growth in the number of students attending Wellfield. The number of families choosing Wellfield as their first-choice secondary school has more than trebled in the past three years and we are excited to welcome more staff into the Wellfield family as a result.
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