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SalaryTeacher of Music
Full Time and Permanent
Part time will also be considered
NQT/MPS/UPS
We are seeking to appoint a highly skilled, inspiring and forward-thinking colleague (instrument or voice) to join our music team. Whether you’re experienced or newly-qualified, you will have the opportunity to join a highly successful department with a supportive and collaborative ethos. We are looking for an inspiring teacher who can bring music to life and help us create a nurturing environment within which everyone can reach their full potential. Passionate about music education, you will be an inspiration to our young musicians.
Our Music Department boasts excellent results and has huge student involvement; with over 120 students regularly taking part in our concerts and events. Our extra-curricular groups include Concert Band, Girls’ Choir, Boys’ Vocal Group, Senior Girls’ Choir, 6th Form Jazz Band, Close Harmony, and String Group, with several other groups and events regularly led by our A level Music Group. The successful candidate will be committed to leading high quality extra-curricular groups and public performances and possess the ability to inspire and enhance our students’ understanding and enjoyment of the subject.
Interested candidates should evidence in their application grades achieved in relevant examination boards (for example ABRSM, Trinity, Rock School). They should also identify whether they studied instrument, voice or composition at University.
At Horsforth School we believe in ‘opportunity and achievement for all’, are committed to the highest outcomes for students and to develop the best opportunities for staff. We are committed to being a ‘Greenhouse School’.
For our 1500 and growing students, Horsforth School provides an engaging environment of discovery and growth. For our colleagues too, this setting offers some great benefits. Located in north-west Leeds, the school is just five miles from the city centre with its thriving retail, leisure and cultural facilities, yet on the edge of open countryside. York, Harrogate and the Dales are within easy reach.
GCSE and A Level results are consistently well above the national averages and in 2022 and 2023 the school had the best A Level results in the whole of Leeds. Horsforth School was also named one of the top schools in Yorkshire in The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide in 2022.
If you’d like to find out more, please call 0113 226 5454. Or for full details and to apply, please visit www.horsforthschool.org or email recruitment@horsforthschool.org
Closing date: 8am on 29th January 2024
Start date: September 2024
We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and we expect all colleagues to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.
