7 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    1st September 2026

  • Closing date

    28 May 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    21 May 2026

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 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) MPS1 – UPS3 £32,916 - £51,048 (FTE Salary)

Teacher of Music job summary

Role: Teacher of Music

Salary: MPS1 - UPS3 £32,916 - £51,048 (FTE Salary)

Contract type: Permanent, Part-time

Reporting to: Raising Standards Lead - Music

Start date: 1st September 2026

About Us

This is an exciting time to be joining the Sir John Brunner Foundation. Our Multi-Academy Trust educates more than 4300 children and young people and employs over 450 professionals. Each of our four good and outstanding academies operates at the heart of their local community.

Our mission is to enhance students’ lives through the highest standards of education underpinned by our Trust values of Excellence, Belonging and Partnership.

The Multi-Academy Trust incorporates:

  • The County High School, Leftwich.
  • Middlewich High School.
  • Sir John Deane’s Sixth Form College.
  • Macclesfield Academy.

The Sir John Brunner Foundation has a proud legacy of educational excellence dating back to 1557. We remain firmly focused on children, providing a first-class experience that nurtures curiosity, confidence, and joy in learning. In working with our communities, we create an environment where every child feels valued, safe, and supported to reach their potential.

The Foundation’s Head Office is based at the Sir John Deane’s College campus in Northwich.

This role is based at Middlewich High School where we believe that every child deserves to attend an excellent school, one that enables all students to flourish and be happy. We do this by providing all students with inspiring teaching, a supportive and caring environment and an enriching educational experience in and beyond the classroom. Our objective is to support all students to achieve ‘Excellence in Learning’, taking pride in their personal achievements whilst making a positive contribution to society.

About the Role

We are seeking a passionate and creative Music Teacher to join Middlewich High School on a part-time basis. This role offers an exciting opportunity to inspire a love of music across Key Stages 3 and 4, delivering engaging and inclusive lessons that develop students’ practical, theoretical and performance skills.

The successful candidate will be committed to fostering a supportive learning environment, encouraging creativity, and nurturing musical talent in students of all abilities. This position is ideal for a dedicated educator who is enthusiastic about music education and keen to make a meaningful impact within a collaborative and supportive department.

Your Responsibilities

  • Please refer to the job description attached.

What we are looking for

  • Recent experience of teaching Music to KS3 and KS4 across the ability range
  • Knowledge of GCSE expectations in the subject area
  • PGCE and experience of continuing professional development
  • An enthusiastic approach to teaching and learning of your subject specialism
  • The ability to inspire students to reach their individual potential.

Closing Date: Thursday 28th May 2026, 9am

Interview Date: To be confirmed

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Teacher of Music, please complete the application form today! You are strongly encouraged to get your application form submitted at the earliest opportunity, as we reserve the right to close our adverts earlier than advertised where sufficient applications have been received.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant must have enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. The school is an equal opportunities employer.

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.
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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 Middlewich High School

School type
Academies, Does not apply, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
677 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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