Teacher of Music

Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 2PG

25 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  3 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  9 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Music
• Working pattern: Part time: 19.5 hours, Monday TO Wednesday
• Contract type: Fixed term - 31/08/2026
• Pay scale: MPR/UPR

What skills and experience we're looking for

Salary:MPR/UPR

Contract type: 0.6 FTE, 19.5 hours, Monday - Wednesday(The role is 0.6 curriculum music teaching. Additional opportunities may exist for candidates able tooffer other classroom teaching subjects or specialised instrumental lessons)

Contract term:Fixed Term 31st August 2026

Start date: January 2026

Suitable for ECTs:No

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 (0.6 FTE) to fit alongside our existing staffing; additional opportunities may exist for candidates able to offer other subjects or specialistinstrumental 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.

What the school offers its staff

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 Mrs Nicole Turner (SLT Administrator) to arrange such a visit, by emailingn.turner@qmgs.merciantrust.org.uk.

Applications should be made using the recruitment portal on the vacancies page of our website and set out how your experience and expertise match the requirements of job description and personspecification. Please read the information pack, which is also available on the job listing.

Closing date: Monday 3rd November 2025Interviews: W/C 10th November 2025

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 BarringService (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.

The Mercian 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. 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.

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

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

TMT-R0666 Teacher of Music Information Pack October 25.pdf - 2.11 MB (opens in new tab)

TMT-R0666 Teacher of Music Job Description October 25.pdf - 643 KB (opens in new tab)

About Queen Mary's Grammar School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1377 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Queen Mary's Grammar School website
• Email address: jasmine.gill@merciantrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/queen-mary-s-grammar-school-walsall

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 jasmine.gill@merciantrust.org.uk.

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