Music Teacher (Suitable for ECT)
Music Teacher (Suitable for ECT)
Reports to: Head of Music
Start date: September 2026
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £41,328 - £53,606 (Ark Main Pay Scale AM1-AM6)
Working hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday
Closing Date: Friday, 17th April 2026
The Role:
This is a great opportunity for a Music Teacher who is passionate about their subject and believes that music is inclusive for all pupils. At Bolingbroke, we want to encourage as many of our pupils to play a musical instrument, or engage with the wider sphere of where music can lead, including production, musical performance and theatre. You will be part of a passionate community of teachers and musicians who aim to ensure high attainment of their subject across all key stages of the Music curriculum; developing and leading an exciting curriculum which drives ambitious outcomes for pupils and students.
For the candidate with the right experience, there may be opportunities for leadership role with TLR.
Our ideal candidate will have:
· Appropriate degree and QTS in Music
· Experience working with pupils across all key stages and abilities.
· Demonstrable experience in managing behaviour and motivating children with a passion and belief in the potential of every pupil.
· Excellent written and a verbal communication skills.
· Excellent organisation and time management.
· Commitment to the values of inclusion and diversity.
· The ability to question and challenge the status quo and find new and progressive solutions to existing systems.
· Desirable - Experience in musical theatre, this could be from University or extra-curricular.
· Desirable - Involvement in previous musical productions and performances.
· Desirable - Wide range of musical instrument expertise including accompanying.
About us:
We are a courageous, compassionate community - empowering excellence. We are a value lead organisation, being bold within every aspect of our lives at school.
We want all staff to thrive and model leadership and determination to the students and pupils within our rich and diverse community. We opened in 2012 with the vision to create a centre of excellence in the community.
We empower our teams by valuing the individual and prioritising professional development. This is delivered through weekly CPD sessions, dedicated line management meetings and by encouraging staff to develop their own ideas and projects, within their departments and beyond.
Bolingbroke Academy is a uniquely exciting, fulfilling and innovative place to work, learn and grow. We are proud to be rated as ‘Outstanding’ in all five categories in the 2024 Ofsted inspection. Ofsted’s recent parent survey also ranked us as the ‘happiest secondary school’ in Wandsworth.
How to apply:
To apply, please visit https://arkbolingbrokeacademy.org/jobs/vacancies.
For further information, technical queries regarding the application system or to arrange to discuss the role, please contact hr@arkbolingbrokeacademy.org.
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.