Teacher of Music
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 4HTThis job expired on 9 July 2025
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
9 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
1 July 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 (Can be done as a job share)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
We’re looking for an excellent classroom teacher who wants to have a significant impact on both the music curriculum and the extra-curricular life of the school. It would also be beneficial for the successful candidate to be a competent piano player, although this is not a requirement. The successful candidate must have a passion for performance and a desire to help run existing music clubs as well as develop new clubs based on your skillset and the students’ interests. We run a vocational course at Key Stage 4, therefore knowledge of the BTEC curriculum and assessment would be an asset. Evidence of successful teaching at GCSE would also be desirable.
What the school offers its staff
The successful candidate will work in a supportive school where students achieve and make sustained progress as a result of our ‘can do’ ethos.If successful, we offer you the opportunity to work with a highly-motivated group of students and colleagues, where your contribution to the music team and the school as a whole, will be valued. Working in a friendly school community, we invite you to join us in our commitment to inspire every student with the skills, resilience, independence and confidence they need to achieve their potential. As a school, we have an extensive CPD programme to support you in your career. We also provide all our staff with a laptop computer.
Excellent learning and teaching is at the heart of all that we do and is supported with a full professional development programme and outstanding induction programme.
Further information about the job
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.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1161 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- ca@selbyhigh.co.uk
Arranging a visit to Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ca@selbyhigh.co.uk.
School location
Similar jobs nearby
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in North Riding Of Yorkshire