Teacher of Music

We are looking for a candidate who has studied to A Level Music, is enthusiastic and has a passion for the subject whilst being a competent musician themselves with basic piano skills (to teach to Key Stage 3). This vacancy is a unique opportunity; for a newly qualified teacher this would provide an excellent start to your teaching career, whilst for more experienced colleagues there are varied further development opportunities and rewards available?

Within the Performing Arts department, Music is studied along with Drama at KS3 and then offered at GCSE and A Level, following the Eduqas exam board. We have large cohorts of students opting to study music with a track record of success on the previous BTEC Tech Award and now the current GCSE Music qualification.

St Thomas More Catholic School is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its children and young people. All its staff and volunteers are expected to share in this commitment and to make every reasonable endeavour to ensure that its recruitment and selection standards are met. A copy of our Child Protection Policy is available on the school website.

Music is an important part of school life and integral to our whole school events reflective of the Catholic Life and Mission of our school, inclusive of the celebration of Masses, other liturgical celebrations, prayer services and reflections, parish events, Christmas and Easter services. We offer instrumental lessons on a wide variety of instruments and offer extra-curricular opportunities through ensembles such as our choir and the opportunity to take part in our annual whole school productions.

The ideal candidate will share our vision to raise standards and make a significant contribution to providing the best possible education for the children in our school.

In return our school can offer you a welcoming and inclusive environment, with a culture of openness and transparency. We value highly the wellbeing of all our staff and offer a number of benefits to support this.

With the wellbeing of our colleagues at the centre of our thinking, our Governing Body has given their support to an innovative approach to the structure of the working week. As of September 2026, all teaching colleagues, at all levels, will be afforded the opportunity to work to a Nine Day Fortnight. This exciting development, supportive of colleagues' wellbeing, will see those who opt in have one day per fortnight (at school discretion and based on curriculum need) to use at their discretion at home for non-school related purposes.

As a school, and firmly based on research elsewhere, we believe this will enthuse, enhance and invigorate effective planning, classroom delivery, student engagement and the general wellbeing of all within our school community, staff and students alike.

As the successful candidate, you will also benefit from support, mentoring and development tailored to you, training linked to NPQML and NPQSL and further CPD supported by the Diocese and local providers. Colleagues flourish at St Thomas More Catholic School, and we offer fantastic career advancement for teachers at all levels.

Our school is a very special and unique place. Students are friendly, welcoming, enthusiastic and eager to learn. Staff are caring, supportive and dedicated to finding the true potential in every one of our students. If you have a passion for Music and a commitment to ensuring every student achieves their very best, we want to hear from you!