Teacher of Music
Wilsthorpe School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG10 4WT10 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
24 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
13 June 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Music
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: 1 FTE (part time will also be considered, if interested in part time please specify this on your application and your preferred fraction)
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 Year - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- Main Pay Scale / Upper Pay Scale
What skills and experience we're looking for
Teacher of Music
Wilsthorpe School
Grade and Salary:MPS / UPS
Working pattern:1 FTE (part time will also be considered, if interested in part time please specify this on your application and your preferred fraction)
Contract term:Maternity Cover (1 year fixed term 01.09.25 – 31.08.26)
The School:
Wilsthorpe School is a high-performing academy that is well on the path to becoming an outstanding school. Everyone in the school believes in our journey of improvement and shares common goals. Strong relationships exist between students and staff which are open, warm, and friendly and these relationships have led to excellent attitudes to learning.
The role:
We are seeking to appoint an inspirational Teacher of Music to join Wilsthorpe School from September 2025. If you are successful for this position, you will be welcomed into a creative faculty who take pride in promoting students self-initiative, creativity and self-expression. Within this role you will demonstrate excellent subject knowledge and consistently deliver inspirational lessons to our students.
The person:
We are looking for someone who has a real passion for teaching and can demonstrate excellent subject knowledge. The ideal candidate will have a wealth of skills and experience they can bring to Wilsthorpe School of successfully working with students to enable them to reach their potential. This post would equally suit a confident and ambitious ECT or an experienced teacher.
Teaching roles: Applicants must be able to attend the school in person if selected for interview.
School visit
If you would like to find out more about the school and this role, please contact us to register your attendance at our recruitment event which is being held at the school on Tuesday 17 June 2025 at 4.00pm. To register please contact hr@ttct.co.uk.
To apply
TES is our recruitment platform so please go to www.tes.com/jobs to apply for this role by completing the application form online.
Applications must arrive by: Tuesday 24 June 2025 at midday.
Interviews will be held on: Tuesday 01 July 2025.
What the school offers its staff
Why join us?
There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.
We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well-motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.
We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.
We offer:
- Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
- We do not operate appraisal or appraisal related pay progression. All employees participate in our Professional Learning Scheme which supports colleagues to develop their expertise and benefit from valuable professional learning
- An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.
- Entry to a career average pension scheme.
- Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
- A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals.
- Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
- We take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.
It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.
In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.
We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
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About Wilsthorpe School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1209 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Wilsthorpe School website
- Email address
- enquiries@wilsthorpe.ttct.co.uk
- Phone number
- 0115 972 9421
Arranging a visit to Wilsthorpe School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiries@wilsthorpe.ttct.co.uk.
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