Teacher of Music
Stowmarket High School, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1QR13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
27 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
13 March 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Music
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS
Teacher of Music job summary
Stowmarket High School has an exciting future. We have seen a year-on-year improvement in GCSE results, but this forms just one piece of the jigsaw, and we strive to provide the best all-round education for our young people. Our enriching curriculum seeks to give our students every access to knowledge, skills and experiences to help them prepare for the future and encourage them to be independent, creative, confident and socially responsible citizens who make a positive contribution to society. We are proud to be the town school and work to improve the life chances and opportunities for all our students.
We are looking to appoint an inspirational Teacher of Music to ensure the excellent curriculum outcomes for our students. This role is being offered on a full-time basis (1.0 FTE). This is an opportunity for either an experienced, well qualified teacher or an exceptional ECT, with the possibility of an additional Teaching & Learning Responsibility for the right candidate.
The right candidate should be aware that the school has had to reduce its teaching provision of music due to the shortage of music teachers available for employment. Consequently, we have needed to put a break in our Key Stage 4 provision from 2025 - 2027 to ensure we have correct teaching coverage. The role, from 2025/26 would be teaching Key stage three only, with the reintroduction of Key Stage 4 teaching from 2026/27 which will coincide with the school expansion and a newly designed Music suite. We are passionate about a broad balanced curriculum at Stowmarket High, as well as ensuring our students have a high-quality provision.
The Music Department produces several impressive events each year and runs a range of ensembles, including rock band, choir, singing ensemble and orchestra. A team of visiting teachers provide lessons on piano, violin, brass, singing, guitar, bass guitar and drum kit. It has a well-resourced music room where all students have access to keyboards and Apple Mac computers running GarageBand. The course for KS3, encompasses listening, performance and composition, and has been in place for a number of years and all pupils achieve a high level of skill. Similarly, the course at KS4 is equally successful when taught. The department is supported at events by a keen pupil-led team and there is a real sense of pupil involvement.
- The successful candidate will: be highly motivated, enthusiastic and have the ability to inspire pupils.
- be accomplished in your current role
- deliver the highest quality educational experience for our children
- be wholly dedicated to safeguarding pupils.
- work alongside a supportive team of professionals within the school
We can offer:
- a welcoming and caring staff team
- a supportive team of professionals within the school and as part of the trust
- a range of dedicated staff wellbeing support
Kingfisher Schools Trust offer a wide range of benefits, including:
- Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development
- Access to a huge variety of training courses through The National College
- Pension scheme (TPS or LGPS) with generous employer contribution
- Employee Assistance Programme for free and confidential advice
- Shopping and leisure discounts
- Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
- Affordable electric car salary sacrifice scheme
- Consideration of flexible working arrangements where possible
If you have any questions, or would like to arrange a visit to our school, please contact recruitment@kingfisherschools.co.uk
Please submit your application as soon as possible, as the closing date for this vacancy may be altered if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Our school is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Stowmarket High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 901 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Stowmarket High School website
Stowmarket High School is situated in picturesque mid Suffolk with excellent commuter links to Cambridge, Ipswich and Norwich. We are an inclusive 11 – 18 Academy and part of Waveney Valley Academies Trust. 6th Form is currently not being offered. Construction of a new school is now complete on our current site and we have moved into our new state of the art school.
In return for working at Stowmarket High School, staff are assured of a welcoming environment with supportive colleagues and a strong focus on staff induction and ongoing professional development, a consistent and supportive approach to behaviour for learning together with inspirational and dynamic leadership.
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