Teacher of Music
Catmose College, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6RP41 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
18 January 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
8 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3
Subject
- Music
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Do you live and breathe music? Are you ready to inspire the next generation of musicians and performers? At Catmose College music isn’t just a subject—it’s a vibrant part of our culture. From electrifying concerts to unforgettable trips and workshops, our students experience music in all its forms, and we want you to lead them on that journey.
We teach music as a discrete subject at Key Stage 3 and there is strong GCSE uptake. Beyond the classroom, our students shine in whole-school productions, live performances, and exciting opportunities like playing in the band forWe Will Rock You. Over 100 musicians performed at our last Christmas Concert—proof of the passion that runs through our community.
What we’re looking for:
- A dynamic, talented teacher with excellent subject knowledge and classroom skills, or an Early Career Teacher where you will join a strong and supportive team.
- Someone with the ability to play at least two musical instruments to a high standard, ideally an accomplished pianist.
- Someone who loves performing and wants to share that joy with students.
- Someone who is ready to develop our thriving music offer across two outstanding schools. Harington School and Catmose College co-exist on the same campus.
What the school offers its staff
Why join us?
- Outstanding Ofsted ratings and motivated, talented students.
- Exceptional facilities: purpose-built theatre, dedicated music rooms, and practice spaces.
- A supportive team with a strong track record of staff development and promotion.
- Fantastic benefits: funded Master’s scheme, flexible working, staff gym, free parking, a broad range of opportunities to engage in extracurricular trips and activites, cycleshare scheme salary sacrifice for bike purchases and holidays outside the usual term-time pattern, including a two week autumn break and an early summer.
If you’re passionate about music and education, this is your chance to make a real impact.
For further information regarding the role please contact Alex Emmerson (Vice Principal) ataemmerson@catmosecollege.com
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students in our care and expects all staff to share this commitment. We provide safeguarding training to all staff on an annual basis, and all staff are responsible for ensuring safeguarding, health and safety policies are implemented in line with Federation policy and current legislation.
Applying for the job
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About Catmose College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1121 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Catmose College website
- Email address
- office@rutlandfederation.com
- Phone number
- 01572770066
Catmose College is an oversubscribed secondary academy school on Huntsmans Drive in Oakham, Rutland. The majority of students are drawn from the county town of Oakham and surrounding villages, although many are attracted from a wider area including Leicestershire and Melton through parental choice.
The College is one of the highest achieving in Rutland and Leicestershire. Our Ofsted report in March 2024 rated the College ‘Outstanding’ in all categories. We offer a broad range of experiences beyond the classroom to build independence, resilience and leadership skills that are critical for success in adult life.
We believe in the traditional values of education; that students do best when they are happy, behave well and are engaged in purposeful activity. Our approach blends high expectations with innovative practice to ensure that all students are able to achieve their potential. The College is about much more than just academic success, our ethos is one that embraces the whole person, not just what they accomplish in lessons but everything else that ensures they are ready for the challenges of the adult world. For example, students partake weekly in the ever-popular Electives programme, where lessons finish early to allow time for students to participate in a vast array of over 90 activities and learning, from Caribbean Cooking to Cricket, and Pottery Throw Down to Trampolining.
Students also benefit from an extremely wide array of trips and visits; in previous years these have included a performing arts trip to Liverpool, a photography trip to Iceland, cultural visits to Italy and Spain, a German exchange, a visit to the WWI battlefields and much more.
We pride ourselves on offering a bespoke approach to students’ needs, whether they are more able or need some extra support. Music, Sport and Academic Scholarships are awarded annually to students who can demonstrate excellent ability in their chosen area. The scholarships are designed to recognise exceptional talent and to provide the facilities, resources and staffing to allow high-ability students to achieve their potential.
When making decisions at the College, our guiding principle is simple, ‘Would it be good enough for our own children?’ By ensuring that the standards of everything we do meets this benchmark, we ensure that the quality of services we offer are exceptional.
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