Teacher of Music

Teacher of Music Full-time (part-time will be considered upon request) Required from 1st September 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and talented Teacher of Music, with the exciting opportunity to develop our music offer at Great Western Academy. As part of the Performing Arts team, there may be the need for some teaching of drama, however the majority of teaching is likely to be music. Days and hours can be negotiated for the successful candidate. Please indicate your preferred working pattern within your application. Great Western Academy opened in brand new, state-of-the-art facilities in North Swindon in September 2018. The Academy is heavily oversubscribed in all years and has a thriving sixth form to match. Our GCSE results have shown that the progress made by the large majority of students has been excellent, particularly in English and Maths. Benchmark results are well above national averages. This reflects progress by students of all abilities, with those with EHCPs particularly successful, several of them progressing to our Sixth Form. The results of our A-level cohorts have also been excellent and enabled 98% of university applicants to take up their offers, including Oxford and Cambridge; students have also secured prestigious apprenticeships with companies such as with Airbus and Rolls Royce. We believe firmly that strong outcomes follow from high expectations, high quality teaching, and strong support in terms of behaviour structures and targeted academic and pastoral interventions. Our inclusive Music curriculum provides students with a grounding in the basics of Music building on prior knowledge and an appreciation of different styles, genres and cultures in order for them to develop as creative and well-rounded musicians. We offer a range of enrichment opportunities including group clarinet, choir and orchestra. The Performing Arts faculty provides a range of performance opportunities for students including an annual Musical production, Christmas concert, Christmas Carol service and House Performing Arts competition. The Music department also run workshop and trip opportunities such as a visit to see Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, which is one of the highlights in our school calendar. We require a music teacher from September to teach key stage 3 and 4, with the potential to develop the role into key stage 5. We welcome applications from anyone who can bring the passion and enthusiasm to further enhance the learning opportunities for our students here at Great Western Academy. Additional benefits of working at GWA include: Flexible working opportunities Excellent CPD opportunities State of the art facilities Leading edge ICT, including a laptop provided for all staff Free Health and Wellbeing Support Service Cycle to work scheme through Cyclescheme Access to EV charging on site. Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice scheme Easy access to the A419, and free