Teacher of Music

Hartland High School, Reading, RG2 8AF

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  12 October 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Music
• Working pattern: Part time: 16.25 hours a week,Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

Developing and implementing strategies for school improvement and achieving excellence for students, staff, and self

Ability to monitor and evaluate impact of interventions and strategies

Provide strategic and creative leadership to maintain and develop a school vision

Lead by example and aim to inspire, motivate, influence, and empower staff and students

Through personal commitment, maintain and develop our ethos of diversity, inclusivity,and equality of opportunity

Set priorities and agree and achieve ambitious goals and targets

Work collaboratively with others, delegating appropriately

Seek and act on, feedback from stakeholders, including colleagues and governors

Build and maintain effective relationships and communicate appropriately with all stakeholders.

Demonstrate emotional resilience, stamina, empathy, and flexibility when dealing with challenges

Excellent behaviour management skills

Knowledge of safeguarding, behaviour and pastoral policies, systems and procedures

Current educational issues, including national policies, priorities, and legislation

Effective strategies for maintaining and developing high standards of attainment,teaching and learning

Principles and practice of educational inclusion, diversity, and access

Developing choice and flexibility to meet the learning needs of every student

A commitment to improving the life chances of young people and be motivated by a desire to provide high standards of service delivery

Ability to demonstrate understanding of equal opportunities.

Commitment to support the Trust’s agenda for safeguarding

Work in partnership with an academy trust or other outside providers of support and advice

What the school offers its staff

Professional development and career progression

Generous pension scheme

Blue Light Card

Eligibility for Teacher Art Pass (teaching staff only)

An Employee Assistance Programme

Gym Discounts

Free eye tests

Cycle to work scheme

Being part of a great team and expanding organisation

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Hartlandhigh school_ Recruitment pack - Teacher of Music October 2025 A.pdf - 2.04 MB (opens in new tab)

GLT Recruitment Brochure - Why you should work for GLT.pdf - 4.31 MB (opens in new tab)

About Hartland High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 739 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Email address: skurle@hartlandhigh.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/john-madejski-academy-reading

Arranging a visit to Hartland High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email skurle@hartlandhigh.co.uk.

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