Teacher of Drama & Music (0.48 FTE)
St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 6AE13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
22 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
9 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Drama, Music
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) MPS/UPS
Teacher of Drama & Music (0.48 FTE) job summary
- Required for September 2026
- Fixed Term until 31 December 2026
- Part Time 0.48fte (15.6 hours per week)
- Salary MPS/UPS
- ECT’s welcome to apply
Required for September 2026, the Governors of this high achieving, oversubscribed Catholic Voluntary Academy seek to appoint an enthusiastic, talented and well qualified Teacher of Drama and Music.
This appointment provides the opportunity to teach well-motivated, hard-working pupils. You will join a forward-thinking and high-achieving Performance Faculty and be committed to delivering a dynamic curriculum that inspires all students to express themselves. This is an opportunity to take the subject in a new and exciting direction.
What are we looking for?
We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative Teacher of Drama and Music to inspire students across Key Stages 3 and 4, delivering engaging and high-quality lessons that foster confidence, creativity and performance skills. You should be passionate about the arts, committed to excellent teaching and eager to contribute to school productions and extracurricular activities.
What can we offer you?
- Employee discount scheme (offering cycle to work scheme, gym membership, money saving offers across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers, home and electrical items).
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (Education Support).
- On-site parking and access to canteen.
- Teacher Pension Scheme.
- A warm, caring Catholic community, where relationships, dignity and faith are at the heart of school life.
- A supportive organisation with the commitment to professional development and wellbeing.
- A genuine commitment to staff wellbeing, workload reduction and a healthy work-life balance.
St. Mary’s is a popular and highly successful school situated on the Northwest fringe of Leeds, close to the Yorkshire Dales. The school is part of the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust which consists of 2 high schools and 14 primary schools. The June 2019 Section 48 judged St Mary’s as an outstanding school and the February 2025 Ofsted inspection judged St Mary’s to be outstanding in all areas.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed, please contact Jo-Anne Hughes, PA to the Senior Leadership Team on 01943 883000 to make an appointment.
- Closing date: Monday 22 June 2026, 12 noon
- Interview date: It is anticipated that interviews will take place shortly afterwards.
The Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy for applications or withdraw the vacancy at any time at its absolute discretion.
St Mary’s is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
In line with KCSiE 2025, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.
This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK-either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.
We value diversity and seek a workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
St Mary’s is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
In line with KCSiE 2025, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.
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 St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
- School type
- Academies, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1213 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy website
St. Mary’s is a popular and highly successful school situated on the North-West fringe of Leeds, close to the Yorkshire Dales. The school is part of the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust which consists of 2 high schools and 14 primary schools. The June 2019 Section 48 judged St Mary’s as an outstanding school and the February 2025 Ofsted inspection judged St Mary’s to be outstanding in all areas.
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