33 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    Easter 2026

  • Closing date

    7 January 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    3 December 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

Music

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£32,916.00 - £45,352.00 Annually (FTE) This role will be paid at 0.6 of the FTE salary

Teacher of Music job summary

King James Academy, Royston

Teacher of Music Part time (0.6 FTE)

Start date: Easter 2026

Salary - MPS

Closing date for applications: 7 January 2026

Interviews scheduled for: Week commencing 12 January 2026

We are actively seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, dedicated, dynamic and creative Teacher of Music to join our vibrant Performing Arts Department. You will be joining a friendly and supportive team and will be absolutely committed to raising the attainment of students of all abilities across the age range. Candidates should be willing to participate in the extensive extra - curricular life of the school and be passionate about helping students discover their musical potential and fostering a lifelong love of music.

If you’re passionate about shaping the next generation of musicians, we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

Candidates should be:

  • Enthusiastic and innovative

  • Able to inspire and enthuse others

  • Committed to ensuring all students of all abilities achieve their potential.

  • A confident classroom practitioner able to teach Drama or Music in Key Stages 2,3 & 4

The school is looking for someone who:

  • Is energetic and can motivate an animated group of pupils through fun and engaging lessons;

  • Can promote the highest of academic outcomes for all children within the year group with clear focus on every child being able to progress, develop and succeed.

You will need to demonstrate that you:

  • Are excited by teaching and strive to make learning irresistible through captivation and

  • encouragement;

  • Are well-organised and efficient;

  • Have high expectations of behaviour and achievement resulting in good outcomes for children;

  • Have a secure knowledge of how to cater for all educational needs;

  • Commit yourself through effort and teamwork;

  • Are solution driven and resilient;

  • Are reflective of their own practice and responds positively to evaluation;

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

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.

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About King James Academy Royston

School type
Academy, ages 9 to 18
Education phase
Through
School size
939 pupils enrolled
Age range
9 to 18
Ofsted report
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School website
King James Academy Royston website
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We are dedicated to high quality professional development and there are opportunities for further progression within the Diamond Learning Partnership Trust. At King James Academy Royston, you can expect a supportive culture within a Trust with very high aspirations. We value our staff and there are many development opportunities within the Partnership.

The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust is a charitable multi-academy trust specialising in the Primary sector. We are building a thriving community of schools that succeed on behalf of their children. The Family of Academies within the Trust currently incorporates two hubs; St Neots and Fenland.

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