Peripatetic Music Teacher

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We’re looking for a passionate and engaging music teacher to join our team and inspire children through high-quality, participatory music-making. This role involves delivering exciting and inclusive music lessons across a range of primary settings, with a strong focus on National Curriculum music, particularly at Key Stage 2, while also supporting learning at Key Stage 1.

Hours per week: 0.5 fte

Contract type: Permanent

Salary:
Teachers Pay Scale M6 max or Unqualified Scale 6

You’ll be teaching whole-class instrumental and vocal lessons, helping pupils develop their musical skills, confidence, and creativity. Your work will include using effective assessment for learning strategies, keeping accurate records, and adapting your teaching to meet the needs of all learners. Alongside classroom teaching, you’ll have opportunities to perform, lead singing, run choirs, and contribute to assemblies and out-of-school activities.

Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.

You’re an enthusiastic and skilled music educator with demonstrable experience of teaching participatory music in a range of styles. You’re confident delivering National Curriculum music, particularly at KS2, and you have experience teaching KS1 pupils as well. You understand how to use assessment for learning effectively and enjoy helping children recognise their progress and achievements.

You’re comfortable teaching a variety of instruments in a whole-class setting, including ukulele, percussion, recorder, and music technology, and you may also bring additional instrumental skills. You’re an accomplished performer, ideally at post–Grade 8 level, and you’re confident teaching singing, leading choirs, and delivering singing assemblies.

Strong communication skills are essential, as you’ll be working closely with pupils, parents, and school staff. You’re organised, able to manage your time well, and committed to meeting the individual needs of every learner. You have a good understanding of classroom instrumental techniques, repertoire, and music teaching methodologies, along with secure knowledge of statutory requirements for the National Curriculum for Music.

This is a public facing role so you’ll need to show off your fluency in speaking and writing English.

Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision – that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents. The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough.

Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

A person’s criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.

On occasions, we may close a vacancy early due to a very high number of applications being received.

• From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
• Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
• Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
• Pension…