Teacher of Music

Teaching Personnel; Bury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Music Teacher for a full-time role starting from September 2025 at a secondary school in Bury. Candidates must hold QTS and a PGCE specializing in Music, and have experience teaching students aged 11-16. The role involves planning and delivering engaging lessons, assessing student progress, and maintaining effective classroom management. Interested applicants should submit their CV for consideration.

Benefits

Free child protection training

Assistance with DBS checks

Qualifications

• Experience teaching Music to students aged 11-16.
• Enthusiastic with a track record of excellent classroom practice.
• Ability to plan and deliver engaging lessons.

Responsibilities

• Teach KS3 and KS4 classes in Music.
• Assess student progress and set learning goals.
• Plan and deliver practical and theory lessons covering the curriculum.

Skills

Classroom management

Behavior management strategies

Knowledge of Music curriculum

Education

QTS and PGCE specialising in Music

Job description

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Teaching Personnel are looking to recruit an experienced Music Teacher to join the Music department at our client secondary school based in Bury. Our client school are looking to recruit a Music Teacher to start from September 2025.

• Full-time teaching role from September 2025.
• Paid in line with the Teacher Pay Scale (M1-UPS3).
• Full planning and marking responsibilities.
• Working within a high achieving ‘good’ secondary school based in central Bury.

The Head of Music is seeking an enthusiastic Music teacher with a track record of excellent classroom practice. You will take on a full timetable teaching KS3 and KS4 classes, therefore it is essential that you have a good knowledge of the Music curriculum.

You will plan and deliver engaging practical and theory lessons which cover the Music curriculum. You will also assess student progress against set targets and set new learning goals which motivate learners. It is important that you have good classroom management skills and maintain good practice of behaviour management strategies to ensure a controlled learning environment.

Teacher requirements:

• Hold QTS and a PGCE specialising in Music.
• Experience teaching Music to students aged 11-16

If you are interested in this position, please submit your updated CV via the link below or for further information please contact the Manchester West Secondary branch on 0161 242 1799.

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