Gospel and Contemporary Singing Tutor, to Lead Junior Gospel Choir

Twyford Church of England High School, Acton W3 9PP
is seeking to appoint a Gospel and Contemporary Singing Tutor, also to lead Junior Gospel Choir – to start April 2026.

Salary:
Peripatetic Musician hourly rate £32.77.

Closing date:
Midnight Tuesday 17th March 2026.

Interview date:
Friday 20th March.

Twyford CE High School is seeking to appoint an inspirational Gospel and contemporary singing tutor, who will also lead the Junior Gospel Choir. Junior Gospel is the training choir for the highly successful ‘Sacred’ (Twyford Gospel Choir), which is run by The Kingdom Choir Foundation, and led by Karen Gibson MBE.

This role includes 1:1 half hour lessons, teaching individual singing pupils in Gospel/Contemporary style (currently c. 6-8 hours p/w) and leading weekly rehearsals of the Junior Gospel Choir (currently on Friday lunchtimes).

This role would suit a teacher who is inspired to pass on their experience of Gospel singing and with some existing experience of leading and inspiring youth groups in a worship or community setting.

This role is currently based at Twyford CE High School, part of the Twyford CE Academies Trust.

For more information about this role, and the Music College Specialism, please see the Job Description on the Twyford Trust website at

• Experience in teaching gospel and/or leading Gospel choirs and working with young people

Over 350 students receive instrumental tuition through the Music College (based at Twyford School), which comprises four full-time teachers of music, an administration team, musician-in-residence posts and sixteen instrumental tutors. Tuition is offered on voice, strings, woodwind, brass, guitar, drums, piano, keyboard and theory and instrumental tutors are a significant and valued part of the music college team. All are expected to contribute to the musical development of students through preparing them for entry to practical examinations through the ABRSM, Trinity and Rock school boards as well as GCSE and A-Level performance examinations.

Tutors also contribute significantly to a wide programme of extra-curricular activities.

The school reserves the right to research shortlisted candidates on social media platforms and the internet, and the recruitment panel may take this information into consideration during the recruitment process.

The Twyford Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undergo the child protection screening appropriate to the post, including an enhanced disclosure from the DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) and references from previous employers. For more information about the DBS please see  The post-holder will also be expected to read and adhere to the Trust’s Child Protection Policy, and any other Safeguarding documents stated within this.

The Twyford Church of England Academy Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents our context and wider community. We are aware that those of Global Majority Heritage/United Kingdom Minority Ethnic (GMH/UKME) and disabled people are currently under-represented among our staff, and we particularly encourage applications from those with the relevant skills and experience that will increase this representation.