Music Teacher

Are you passionate about how music can make a difference for all children? Are you keen to work with and lead a fantastic team of people? We are seeking a Music Teacher on a full or part time basis.

Employer: Deansfield Primary School

Location: Eltham, London

Start Date: 1st September 2025

Closing Date: 30th April 2025 at 23:59

The Compass Partnership of Schools is a charitable trust of 15 schools across Greenwich and Essex that work as one to achieve the very best for all children and all communities. We aim to inspire all children to engage confidently with the world and develop the knowledge and skills from across the curriculum that enable them to thrive. By working as one, we maximise the knowledge and skills of all the adults in our schools.

Deansfield is an innovative, oversubscribed primary school in Eltham, committed to providing an outstanding education for all its children. To work as part of our outstanding team, we are seeking a caring, committed and motivated teacher with vision and high expectations for learning. Deansfield has a strong ethos of inclusion, and a tradition of listening to and valuing all children and we strive for excellence in the achievement of pupils and staff.

We are seeking an inspirational, dynamic music teacher with vision and high expectations for learning to teach music across the whole school. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to take on a very established provision and work with a highly skilled, supportive team of people committed to your career development.

We are passionate about music at Deansfield School and are very proud of the outstanding music provision we currently offer. We are looking for a creative and committed person who can maintain our already established high quality provision and have the vision to develop it further.

We are looking for a candidate who can confidently:

• Be part of a learning community committed to achieving the best for our children.
• Have a passion for creative and innovative approaches to teaching of music for all ages.
• Have excellent knowledge of the music curriculum and the ability to build upon this to further develop our provision.
• Have high expectations, understand the importance of, and promote the principles of inclusion by enabling every child to overcome barriers to learning and reach high standards.
• Have the vision and motivation to inspire children, to raise standards and promote excellence.

We can offer you:

• Wonderful, enthusiastic children who are motivated to learn.
• A team committed to raising standards for all children.
• A commitment to your own CPD.
• A part in a forward-thinking, dynamic Partnership who see children at the heart of the learning process.
• Access to the latest research leading to the implementation of this into classroom practice.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils attending the school. As the duties of this post involve regular contact with children, any offer to the successful candidate will be conditional upon an Enhanced Disclosure being obtained via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is also subject to a satisfactory probationary period and medical clearance.