Peripatetic Music Teacher

The East Manchester Academy; Manchester; On-site; GBP 1,653,000 - 2,755,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

PPA allowance

Cycle2work

Gym membership

Employee Assistance Programme

Health Cash Plan

CPD programme

Job summary

The East Manchester Academy is seeking a passionate Peripatetic Guitar Teacher to join our Music Department. You will inspire students through high-quality tuition, delivering one-to-one and small-group lessons across ages and abilities.

We value engaging, progression-focused sessions, helping pupils prepare for performances, exams and enrichment opportunities while fostering a love of music in a diverse community.

Qualifications

• Experience teaching guitar in a school, music service or private tuition setting.
• Strong understanding of repertoire and ability to tailor lessons.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver one-to-one and small-group guitar lessons.
• Support beginners to advanced students.
• Prepare students for performances, exams and enrichment opportunities.

Skills

Guitar

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Casual worker - hourly rate - likely 1 day per week subject to discussion.

About Us

The East Manchester Academy is a vibrant and innovative educational community in the heart of Beswick. We are a part of the Greater Manchester Education Trust. Together, we create lives of opportunity.

‘The East Manchester Academy is a beacon of hope and aspiration for pupils’ (Ofsted 2023)

‘The sense of community is tangible in this inclusive school.’ (Ofsted 2025)

This is an exciting opportunity to join The East Manchester Academy, a vibrant and ambitious school at the heart of a diverse community. Following our positive Ofsted inspection in March 2025—where we achieved ‘Good’ overall and ‘Outstanding’ for Personal Development and Leadership and Management—we are continuing to build on our rapid improvement journey.

We are a growing academy and we are now looking to add further capacity to our team as we enter the next stage of our development; to become an exceptional school that ensures the children of East Manchester flourish both academically and socially. We are a forward thinking and happy school, we embrace research and work collaboratively with colleagues within and beyond our trust to drive standards.

Please visit our website to learn more about us and contact: [e-mail] if you would like to arrange a visit to the academy prior to application.

About the Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and skilled Peripatetic Guitar Teacher to join our thriving Music Department at The East Manchester Academy. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented musician and educator to inspire students through high-quality guitar tuition, developing their technical ability, musical understanding and confidence as performers.

The successful candidate will deliver engaging one-to-one and small-group guitar lessons to students of varying ages and abilities, supporting beginners through to more advanced musicians. You will be passionate about encouraging musical progression, fostering a love of music and helping students prepare for performances, concerts, examinations and other enrichment opportunities.

About You

We are looking for an accomplished guitarist with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, who can motivate and engage young people from diverse backgrounds. The ideal candidate will have experience teaching guitar in a school, music service or private tuition setting, a strong understanding of contemporary and traditional repertoire, and the ability to tailor lessons to meet individual learning needs.

As part of our ambitious and supportive academy community, you will play an important role in enriching students' musical experiences and contributing to the wider cultural life of the school. This is an excellent opportunity to make a lasting impact on young people's confidence, creativity and achievement through music.

Full details about the role and the qualifications, experience, and attributes required can be found in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Why Join Us?

The successful candidate will join an academy that is relentless in its drive to ensure our students and staff alike achieve their very best and our proud of themselves. We are proud to serve our diverse and inclusive community and wish to appoint a practitioner who shares our commitment to young people in challenging circumstances who believes that excellent leadership can leverage high levels of performance and remains optimistic in the face of adversity.

We value our colleagues and also offer the following:

• A minimum 20% PPA allowance for all staff

• Joint PPA time for departments to plan collaboratively

• Cycle2work scheme

• Gym membership

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Health Cash Plan

• A comprehensive CPD programme to support pedagogical and leadership development

• A low stakes approach to QA to ensure teachers keep getting better

• Strategic partnerships with external organisations to support staff development

• A genuine commitment to wellbeing and effective workload management

A Trust for Every Child and Every Colleague

We believe that great futures are built by great people. Colleagues who work in our schools will experience the same focus on care and guidance, opportunity and challenge, so that they can deliver an exceptional education to our young people. They will become the very best practitioners through bespoke support and opportunities to learn professionally, to collaborate, to lead innovation and to advance their career with us.

We strive for excellence in everything we do. At GMET, every role, from teaching to support, is valued. You’ll be supported and empowered to grow within a trust where our core values guide our work with learners, colleagues, families, and the wider community.

We invest in our people. As part of GMET, you’ll benefit from a wide range of employee benefits designed to support your health and wellbeing, help you save money, and make your salary go further including:

• A warm, inclusive, and supportive school culture
• High expectations for all learners and staff
• A strong focus on wellbeing and professional development
• Opportunities to innovate and collaborate across the trust
• A commitment to equity, diversity and accessibility
• Tailored CPD and coaching
• Trust-wide networks and learning communities
• Leadership development pathways
• Access to wellbeing resources and flexible working options

We are committed to safeguarding, child protection and promoting the wellbeing of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All roles are subject to:

• Enhanced DBS checks
• Reference and identity verification
• Compliance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)

  We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.