Teacher of Music
King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1LF5 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
19 May 2025 at 8am
Date listed
14 May 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Music
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time - 32.5 hours per week School term time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £33,075 - £50,471
What skills and experience we're looking for
As a Teacher of Music (with the potential for a TLR for an exceptional candidate), you will join our developing Performing Arts Department. We’re rapidly developing a culture that enables our pupils to flourish academically and personally, and can secure their best futures: the best universities and apprenticeships; the best jobs; the best career paths; the best experiences. Come and join us on this mission!
The successful candidate will have/be:
Kind, Hard-Working and Ambitious
A passion for teaching Music;
Experience of teaching KS3 and KS4 Music (and Music-related subjects);
An outstanding practitioner of Music with a proven track record of examination outcomes at KS4;
The highest aspirations and expectations for all students, yourself and our school;
What the school offers its staff
King Harold Academy also benefits from being part of the Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT).
As an employee of TKAT you will benefit from:
- A wide variety of opportunities for professional development, including the potential to
develop your career at more than one TKAT academy;
- Opportunities to work flexibly, where possible;
- Our support for your wellbeing at work; and
- The rewards of working to improve the life chances of our pupils.
Further details about the role
Teacher of Music (potential for TLR responsibility for an exceptional candidate)
ECTs encouraged to apply
Start date: September 2025
Main Scale/UPS (Fringe Allowance)
King Harold Academy is a school with a clear and ambitious vision: to become one of the kindest, hardest-working, highest-achieving schools in the UK. We are a superb community school with incredible students, supportive parents and talented, committed staff members.
KHA is a genuinely lovely working environment. We have the privilege of teaching polite, friendly and ambitious children who enjoy coming to school and love seeing their teachers and peers each day. Visitors often comment on the positive, happy energy our staff and pupils exude.
The successful candidate will relish the opportunity to work alongside our staff members, and feel welcomed and valued in their role. Here are some examples of what current teachers say about working here:
“KHA is an amazing place to work at. The staff and students are both wonderful; they are supportive and care for each other. It truly is a place where all members of the school community demonstrate the values of kindness, hard work and ambition.”
“Since starting at KHA I have been made to feel welcome. I’ve found everyone to be supportive of each other. Leaders look after the best interests of both staff and students encouraging everyone to develop themselves to be their best. Even when the weather is awful I look forward to my day at KHA.”
Our expectations of pupils and staff at King Harold are extremely high - because we care about getting the very best for children. We live by a clear set of values that drive everything we do:
Kindness
Hard Work
Ambition
These values shape all aspects of the work we do: the curriculum we teach, our behaviour policy, our teaching framework, our enrichment programme, our approach to teacher wellbeing, our interactions with parents and students – everything we do.
As a Teacher of Music (with the potential for a TLR for an exceptional candidate), you will join our developing Performing Arts Department. We’re rapidly developing a culture that enables our pupils to flourish academically and personally, and can secure their best futures: the best universities and apprenticeships; the best jobs; the best career paths; the best experiences. Come and join us on this mission!
The successful candidate will have/be:
Kind, Hard-Working and Ambitious
A passion for teaching Music;
Experience of teaching KS3 and KS4 Music (and Music-related subjects);
An outstanding practitioner of Music with a proven track record of examination outcomes at KS4;
The highest aspirations and expectations for all students, yourself and our school;
King Harold Academy also benefits from being part of the Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT).
As an employee of TKAT you will benefit from:
- A wide variety of opportunities for professional development, including the potential to
develop your career at more than one TKAT academy;
- Opportunities to work flexibly, where possible;
- Our support for your wellbeing at work; and
- The rewards of working to improve the life chances of our pupils.
Application packs can be downloaded from our website www.kha-tkat.org. Completed application forms should be sent or emailed to Mrs Campbell at michaela.campbell@kha-tkat.org.
If you would like to arrange an informal conversation with the Headteacher prior to application, please contact Mrs Campbell.
Please note that CVs will not be accepted unless accompanied by a fully completed application form.
Health and Safety
King Harold follows the TKAT, Essex and Government guidelines in order to protect students, staff and visitors to the school.
Safeguarding
TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.
Equal Opportunities
TKAT is committed to equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic for example race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit. This includes applications from individuals wishing to work full time, part time or on a flexible basis.
Closing date: Monday 19th May 2025
Interviews: w/c Monday 19th May 2025
King Harold Academy is committed to the protection and safety of its students and the successful candidate will be subject to DBS, Bared List and two reference checks as part of the School’s Safeguarding Procedures. The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post in accordance with the Immigration Act 2016.
Commitment to safeguarding
TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to michaela.campbell@kha-tkat.org
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 783 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy website
- Email address
- michaela.campbell@kha-tkat.org
- Phone number
- 01992 714800
King Harold Academy is a community based school in Waltham Abbey, Essex.
King Harold Academy benefits from being part of the Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT).
Currently we teach KS3 and 4
Arranging a visit to King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email michaela.campbell@kha-tkat.org.
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