Teacher of Music

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 20 April 2026
LOCATION
Dukinfield
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Not specified
SALARY
£51,048 / year
CATEGORY
Education
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SKILLS

Teaching Music Curriculum Development Classroom Management Student Assessment Communication Teamwork Adaptability

FULL DESCRIPTION

Teacher of Music

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk], Dukinfield, Cheshire, SK16 5AP

Closing date: 1 May 2026 at 1pm

Date listed: 25 March 2026

Job details

Job role: Teacher

Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject: Music

Working pattern: Full time

Contract type: Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE)

Teacher of Music job summary

Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust wishes to appoint a permanent, full-time Teacher of Music at [Employer hidden], an expanding 11-16 Voluntary Academy. You may also be required to provide some teaching in other subjects.

We are looking for an exceptional and inspirational teacher who would be able to support and add expertise to our growing and increasingly successful team of teachers delivering Music to the students of [Employer hidden].

The main duties of the role are:

To contribute to the provision of high-quality teaching and learning to ensure successful outcomes for all

To plan and prepare courses, schemes of work and individual lessons, appropriate to the needs, interests, experience and existing knowledge of students

The successful candidate will:

  • Be enthusiastic and motivated with a passion for your subject and committed to delivering high standards of teaching and learning
  • Be someone with drive and ambition who will challenge, inspire and motivate our students
  • Be a highly dynamic individual who consistently delivers innovative teaching and where possible has a proven track record of outstanding progress in external examinations
  • Be able to adapt and respond appropriately to challenging situations
  • Be flexible, open to new ideas, committed to working as part of a team and of course have a good sense of humour
  • Have strong moral and ethical principles and values
  • Act with the utmost integrity

We can offer the successful candidate:

  • An opportunity to work within a welcoming and enthusiastic environment with wonderful children, supportive staff, governors and parents
  • Close links and group support from other schools in this forward thinking Catholic multi-academy trust at this exciting time in our development
  • An opportunity to be part of a team of dedicated, talented and hardworking individuals
  • Entry into a competitive pension scheme
  • A true commitment to Continuing Professional Development with access to a library of on-line training courses and fully accredited qualifications, and opportunities to access other relevant paid training
  • A range of employee benefits which support your well-being that includes:
  • A confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is extended to members of your family
  • A Health Cash Plan which is paid for by the Trust and gives access to a range of benefits which include covering the costs towards optical, dental, alternative therapy treatments, health screening and discounted gym memberships and a large range of retail discounts. Some benefits are also available to family members
  • Flu vaccination clinics
  • Eyecare vouchers

Prospective candidates are warmly invited to visit the school and meet with a member of the school’s senior leadership team. Please contact Chelsea Shackleton (Headteacher’s PA) on [contact hidden] to make arrangements.

If you would like to apply for the position, you should complete the Application Form available at 'Apply Now'. You will need to read the notes to applicants, privacy notice, job description and person specification,

Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, religion, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, sex and sexual orientation.

The Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post will be subject to enhanced DBS and barred list checks, satisfactory references, satisfactory online checks and appropriate overseas checks and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The applicant will be required to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.

Applicants are advised that schools and colleges designated with a religious character in England and Wales are permitted by law to require certain posts to be filled by practicing Catholics or individuals who hold a Catholic Certificate in Religious Studies. Where it is not a requirement of the role to be a practicing Catholic, applications are invited from individuals committed to supporting the Catholic ethos of the school.

It is not a requirement of this role to be a practicing Catholic and therefore, applications are invited from individuals committed to supporting the Catholic ethos of the school.

Please note CVs and agency referrals will not be accepted.

[1] Please note that whilst the successful candidate will be appointed to a particular school within the Trust, the Trust reserves the right to deploy staff at any of its schools depending on need, where agreement is reached with all parties.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post will be subject to enhanced DBS and barred list checks, satisfactory references, satisfactory online/social media checks and satisfactory overseas checks (where applicable) and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The applicant will be required to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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