Teacher of Music
Heyford Park School, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX25 5HD10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st September 2026
Closing date
26 April 2026 at 1pm
Date listed
14 April 2026
Job details
Job role
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- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Music
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE)
Teacher of Music job summary
Our aim at Heyford Park School is to provide the best possible education for all our students
At Heyford Park School, our mission is to provide the best possible education for all students in a nurturing and inclusive environment. We are proud to be a warm, welcoming all-through school with a strong sense of community. Our staff body is collaborative, supportive, and genuinely enjoy working together.
Heyford Park School is over-subscribed and growing to 3 form-entry in the secondary phase, and we are looking for an enthusiastic and committed teacher of Music to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a developing department within a small but thriving school. We welcome applications from both Early Career Teachers, who will benefit from our excellent ECT programme in partnership with Bartholomew School, and experienced teachers seeking new challenges. We offer strong professional development and clear opportunities for career progression.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a school recently rated Good by Ofsted, and to join us at a dynamic point in our journey. As part of the Eynsham Partnership Academy Trust (EPA), our secondary phase is closely supported by Bartholomew School, an Outstanding school as of 2024.
Music is a thriving subject at Heyford Park, with strong results and high student engagement across all Key Stages. We run a popular GCSE Music option, and there are opportunities to work across each phase of the school, from Early Years through to KS4.
Located in the village of Upper Heyford, Heyford Park is easily accessible from Bicester, Banbury, and Oxford, serving the surrounding rural communities.
For more information or to discuss the role, please contact Andrew Binnington, Head of School, at 01869 232203 or email axbinnington@heyford.epatrust.org
Applications must be made using the EPA Application Form which should be submitted along with Equal Opportunities and Personal statements by email to recruitment@heyfordparkfreeschool.org - all forms can be found on our website under ‘Staff Vacancies’.
Please note that we advise applying promptly as we reserve the right to close and interview if sufficient suitable applications have been received.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undertake and receive a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service check as well as attending safeguarding training as part of this role.
Further information about the job
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
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 Heyford Park School
- School type
- Free School, ages 3 to 19
- Education phase
- All through school
- School size
- 655 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Heyford Park School website
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