Music Teacher

The Job: Teacher of Music Hours: 25 Start Date: 1 st September 2026 Salary: MPS/UPS What does this job do? ·     To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students and to support a designated curriculum area as appropriate. ·     To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students as a teacher/form tutor. ·     To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential. ·     To contribute to raising standards of student attainment. ·     To share and support the Academy’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth. What are the job requirements? Excellent professional knowledge and understanding of national and examination curricular requirements of the subject Excellent knowledge of Music with the ability to plan lessons with clear objectives to ensure progression for all students Established as an effective teacher across the age and ability range Good knowledge of current educational research relating to the subject and wider aspects of how pupil learn A thorough understanding of and commitment to safeguarding children and young people Some experience of successfully teaching to KS3-KS4 students, with a clear understanding of the teaching provision required in secondary schools.  About Atherton High School: ‘Our curriculum ambition at Atherton High School is to make lear ning irresistible  for all'. We have designed a challenging and ambitious curriculum to provide the best learning opportunities for all our students to aspire and achieve.   Our core values that drive our curriculum are: Aspiration for all to improve life chances for every student. Excellence in learning through an ambitious knowledge and vocabulary rich curriculum for all. Character and personal development to equip all of our students to succeed in life.   At Atherton High School what is taught is coherently planned and sequenced to equip students to succeed in life. Our curriculum supports students from all backgrounds, including those who are disadvantaged, so students can access a high-quality, knowledge-rich curriculum. Our school community believes strongly in providing disadvantaged pupils with a curriculum that enables them to reach the academic standards of their non-disadvantaged peers. Our goal is to bring our young people into the big conversations of subject disciplines, to bring depth to our curriculum, so the y can understand the world around them. About the Education Partnership Trust (EPT): EPT was established in 2012 as a multi-academy tru