25 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    27 April 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    19 March 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Subject

Music

Working pattern

Full time: 0.2 FTE This role is for 0.2 curriculum music teaching. However further hours may be available for a candidate able to offer a second subject or instrumental teaching.

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

MPR/UPR

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will;

• teach challenging and differentiated lessons following a scheme of work which enables high levels of progress

• deploy a range of teaching strategies, to engage pupils learning

• maintain discipline in lessons to ensure that learning can take place

• assess and monitor pupils’ work, giving constructive feedback to aid improved performance

• communicate regularly with the Head of Department about pupil performance and achievement

• use relevant pupil data to help pupils to achieve their full potential • make an active contribution to extra-curricular music


Person Specification:

• You will be a well-qualified music graduate

• You will possess, or be working towards, a Postgraduate Certificate of Education or equivalent teaching qualification in secondary education

• You will have at least basic keyboard skills

• You will be positive and enthusiastic in approach

• You will have good oral and written communication skills

• You will have well-developed ICT skills

• You will have a commitment to the ethos of the school and a willingness to contribute to enrichment activities

• You will have the ability to work as part of a team and to develop and maintain positive relationships with teaching and associate staff

• You will be willing to be involved in the pastoral life of the school and possibly act in the role of form tutor

• You will be suitable to work with children.


This job is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure. Please be aware that candidates submitting generic applications, which make scant or no reference to the school, will not be shortlisted.

What the school offers its staff

Queen Mary’s Grammar School, Walsall, is an invigorating and rewarding place to work: the pupils are engaged and committed to study; the staff are intelligent, friendly and forward-looking.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, dynamic and dedicated teacher of music to join our exceptional music department. The role is part time (0.2 FTE) to fit alongside our existing staffing; additional opportunities may exist for candidates able to offer other subjects or specialist instrumental teaching. Our ideal candidate will be a music graduate with previous experience teaching curriculum music. You will also be required to contribute to the flourishing extra-curricular musical life of the school.

If you would like more information about the role, please contact Simran Sahota, Executive Assistant by emailing s.sahota@qmgs.merciantrust.org.uk

We strongly encourage informal visits to the school with the opportunity to meet prospective colleagues or if you would like more information about the role, please contact Simran Sahota (Executive Assistant) to arrange such a visit, by emailing s.sahota@qmgs.merciantrust.org.uk

Commitment to safeguarding

Queen Mary’s Grammar school 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. Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Policies can be found on our website.This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.

Applying for the job

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Additional documents

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About Queen Mary's Grammar School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1344 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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Queen Mary’s Grammar School is an invigorating and rewarding place to work: the pupils are intelligent and committed to study; the staff are friendly and forward looking. It is far more than just a place of work – it is a thriving community, proud of its past and confident of its future. We are an outstanding school, as recognised by OFSTED in our most recent inspection in March 2023.

Arranging a visit to Queen Mary's Grammar School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lara.bridgett@merciantrust.org.uk.

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