Advanced Teaching Practitioner-Music

Access Creative College; Norwich; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative education institution in Norwich is looking for an Advanced Teaching Practitioner to lead and mentor music teaching staff. The role requires experience in education and strong leadership skills to foster an outstanding learner experience. This position offers a salary of £28,000 - £32,000 per annum and generous benefits including wellbeing support and a substantial holiday allocation.

Benefits

35 days annual leave

Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to discounts at retailers

Qualifications

• Proven track record in music education.
• Experience in leading and mentoring teaching staff.
• Ability to support a culture of continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire teaching staff for an outstanding learner experience.
• Implement quality improvement processes and data reporting.
• Build strong relationships with staff to enhance teaching practice.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Teaching Practice

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Job description

Overview

Advanced Teaching Practitioner

Access Creative College Norwich

Open to fully-qualified, experienced music teaching applicants, interested in either full or part-time

The Role

Have you got what it takes to lead, inspire, support and mentor teaching staff culminating in an outstanding learner experience in our campus? Are you passionate about pedagogy and do you maintain excellent teaching practice that others could benefit from? If this sounds like something you would be interested in, we have an exciting Advanced Teaching Practitioner (ATP) position based in our vibrant, 600 student Norwich campus, a hub for creative courses in music, games, media and computing.

The job description and person specification is available for download on the right side of this page under 'attachments'

The ATP will be responsible for implementing key quality improvement processes, collating accurate data and reporting, and making sound judgments to drive a culture of continuous improvement. In aid of this, the ATP will build strong working relationships with teaching staff to support, but also challenge them to improve their teaching, learning and assessment practice, as ACC embarks on the road to Outstanding.

We would be open to applicants interested in either full or part-time.

The ATP is a shared, fractional role at 0.4 (15 hours), with an additional 0.4 Music specialist teaching role, but for the right applicant, it may be up to full-time with 0.6 of their role as a Lecturer.

Who are we?

We are ‘Access Creative College’ (ACC), formerly known as Access to Music, and were founded in 1992. We’re an Ofsted ‘Good’ provider that reach every corner of the country, with 7 campuses and over 2,500 students nationwide. We are part of Access Education Group which boasts 32 campuses nationwide with over 5,000 students & apprentices across ACC, dBs Institute (Higher Education) & Access Sport

What We Offer

• Salary Scale: £28,000 - £32,000 per annum, pro-rata
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Generous Holiday Allocation: 35 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time)
• Wellbeing Benefits: Health Cash Plan, Doctorline 24/7 GP Service, Employee Assistance Programme, Access to Counselling and Cycle to Work
• Staff Discounts & Benefits: access to Accolade, ACC’s benefits platform offering discounts at over 800 retailers!
• High-End Facilities: our campus features specialist technical labs and classrooms, a multi-functional media space and a live music suite fitted with innovative recording studios, rehearsal rooms and production pods
• Enhanced Paid Leave: Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Sick pay

Applications are to reach us by 3rd October 2025. Please note that we may interview before the closing date.

DBS Checks: Enhanced DBS clearance will be required.

What do our students say?

‘My skills have greatly improved. My understanding of subjects I had otherwise struggled to learn now feel easier to execute as the teaching in these areas was really good.’

‘I have learned the ability to form an argument in the correct way and how to write in a formal professional manner.’

‘I now know how to code and 3D model without having any previous experience’

‘I don\'t experience prejudice and I feel listened to in a judgement-free environment’

‘From the multitude of performing opportunities I feel I have developed my confi dence on stage massively.’

‘The college has really helped with my confi dence, work, professional development and interpersonal skills’

‘The college has been very understanding and helpful with personal conditions such as ADHD and autism’

‘The college handles mental health pretty well, in fact, I have received more support than I did when I was in hospital education.’

Diversity and open expression are fundamental to creativity. We are committed to promoting a culture of diversity and inclusivity for all our employees and potential employees.