Music Lead & School Leadership (0.8 FTE)

Initio Learning Trust; Wimborne Minster; On-site; GBP 31,650 - 49,084; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff wellbeing discounts

Rights-Respecting School status

Excellent facilities

Job summary

Initio Learning Trust is seeking a Music Lead to join our teaching team from September 2025. The role offers 0.8 FTE for a suitable candidate and involves leading music with our senior leadership team to provide high-quality lessons and outstanding extra-curricular opportunities.

The successful candidate will build on Ofsted insights and lead a vibrant music program across multiple sites, with excellent facilities and a supportive Trust ethos. Applications welcomed from Early Career Teachers.

Qualifications

• Experience as a subject leader or senior leader.
• Ability to progress school leadership and drive improvement.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate leadership with capacity to grow.
• Implement whole-school strategies within the music subject area.
• Apply current thinking to improve pedagogy.
• Commit to achieving high standards for pupils.
• Support school ethos and ensure pupils feel safe and enjoy learning.

Skills

Music leadership

Team leadership

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our teaching team as our Music Lead from September 2025.

This post provides an excellent opportunity for either an experienced subject lead or an ambitious and self-motivated professional to take their next steps in school leadership. We also have the ability to offer this position on a part-time (0.8) basis for a suitable candidate.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work alongside our ambitious Senior Leadership team, to ensure that our children experience high quality music lessons and outstanding extra-curricular opportunities.

Our school has recently graded as Outstanding in each of behaviour and attitudes and personal development by Ofsted (January 2025).

You should be an outstanding practitioner, with an excellent knowledge and understanding of the Music curriculum. It may be beneficial if the successful candidate offered the ability to teach additional curriculum areas and we would encourage candidates to state these in their application.

Actual Salary £31,650 - £49,084 per annum (M1 to M6/ UP1 to UP3)

In addition a TLR 2.1 is offered for music (pro-rata for part time roles).

This job is Full Time and is offered on a permanent basis.

Approximate start date {1st September 2025:}.

The Successful Candidate Will Be Able To Demonstrate

• leadership skills with the capacity to continue to grow
• ability to implement whole school strategies within their subject area
• a knowledge of current thinking for improving pedagogy
• a commitment to achieving the highest standards for pupils
• a commitment to developing themselves fully as a professional
• the ability to support our school ethos to ensure that our children continue to grow, feel safe and enjoy success with their learning
  
  

In Return We Will Offer You

• enthusiastic, hardworking and well behaved children;
• a supportive staff body
• excellent Middle School music facilities
• a progressive, forward thinking Academy Trust
• a welcoming environment where creativity is encouraged
• a school where our core values support our Rights Respecting School award status
• access to an Employee Assistance Programme, offering discounts across a range of wellbeing discounts and initiatives
  
  

Please refer to the attached job description and person spec for more details about the role.

We welcome applications from Early Career Teachers

A clean driving licence and your own transport is essential for travel across the Trust’s multiple sites and schools.

If you have any further questions, please contact the recruiting manager Shona Sydenham on or by emailing

About Our School

At Allenbourn Middle School we are committed to ensuring that our children grow and learn alongside their peers in a safe and nurturing environment. Our school community works together embracing our shared values of 'Academic Excellence', 'All Inclusive' and 'Responsible Individuals' ensuring that every child is able to ' '.

It is our aim to ensure that our children become well-motivated, confident learners, capable of achieving the highest possible standards, whilst becoming positive role models. We welcome children aged nine and they leave us aged thirteen with a clear sense of purpose and an enthusiasm for their future learning.

Children experience a rich curriculum taught by subject specialist teachers and enjoy a wide range of extracurricular clubs and opportunities throughout their time with us.

We take pride in maintaining positive relationships with parents and the wider school community and value the role the whole school community plays in maintaining high expectations for our children.

For More Information Please Visit Our School Website

Candidates are strongly encouraged to visit our school as part of the application process. This provides an excellent opportunity to learn more about our school and to share your experiences.

If you would like to arrange a visit or require more information, please refer to the contact details above.

Initio Learning Trust offers a welcoming and supportive environment and can provide:

• a genuine commitment to supporting professional development
• a supportive and flexible working environment which offers equal opportunities for all
• free onsite parking
• access to the local government or teachers pension scheme
• a range of employee benefits including Cycle to Work and Health Cash Plan
  
  

Apply below after reading through all the details and supporting information regarding this job opportunity.

Initio Learning Trust comprises 17 schools across Dorset, with our head office based in Wimborne. Formed in February 2022 from the merger of The Minerva Learning Trust and Wimborne Academy Trust, we offer outstanding education through every stage of schooling, from nursery through to upper sixth form. We believe in enabling every person to thrive within their role, and our core values of Ambition, Collaboration and Respect underpin the pride we take in offering genuine professional development opportunities for all our staff; and in our focus on staff wellbeing.