TEACHER OF MUSIC

We are seeking to appoint a passionate, talented and rigorous Teacher of Music to join our dedicated Performing Arts faculty from January 2026.
The successful candidate will have the exciting and unique opportunity to work with a KS3, KS4 and KS5 curriculum that is bespoke, challenging and fit for the needs of 21st Century life. They will be an inspirational teacher with a proven track record of leading students to achieve outstanding results, sharing the School's vision and the belief that all young people can achieve at high levels.

They will play an integral part of the Performing Arts faculty, offering a wide range of opportunities for all pupils to be involved in the musical life of the School.

Applications from ECTs/NQTs are welcomed.

Salary:

£33,000 - £50,000 per annum

How to Apply:

Please get in touch with our HR department via email.

Teaching and Learning

To teach Music at any level, within the age range of 11-18
To nurture the talents of all pupils through inspirational teaching
To contribute to the design of the curriculum to ensure it is exciting, relevant, challenging and personalised
To ensure that all students are making good or outstanding progress and that teaching and learning is of a high standard
To contribute to CPD across the School and share best practice via sharing planning and resources and following an 'open door' teaching policy
To ensure Music has a high profile across the School through offering vibrant and exciting learning opportunities
To organise and direct School musical activities such as choir and orchestra and concerts
To ensure that resources are organised and available to promote a purposeful environment for teaching and learning to take place, through a mix of traditional teaching techniques, integrating ICT where appropriate and via work ready based projects.
To ensure that classrooms within the faculty present a stimulating environment through the display of students’ work and other exemplar materials
To lead intervention programmes during the School holidays, before / after School or during weekends as required
To deploy other adults effectively within the classroom, involving them, where appropriate, in the planning and management of student learning

Progress and Attainment

To ensure assessment, feedback and monitoring is SMART, accurate and clearly moves students’ learning on across all teachers within the faculty
To standardise marking with colleagues both within the School and with partner schools
To rigorously analyse student data to inform planning and intervention programmes
To lead and attend internal and external meetings as required
To feedback to students and parents / carers in line with the School policy

Behaviour and Safety

To collaborate closely with parents to ensure that they are aware of their child's progress, engaged in their development and in supporting them in their vision for the future
To ensure the absolute safety of all students on and off site
To model and enforce excellent standards of behaviour within and beyond the faculty
To monitor students achievement, attendance, uniform, punctuality and behaviour and to respond promptly to issues in line with the school’s policies
To participate in the School’s pastoral system as required

School Improvement

To support the School’s marketing and recruitment plan through attending events, contributing to marketing materials and via high quality interactions with feeder primary schools
To embody the School’s values both on and off site
To coach and mentor colleagues as appropriate
To take on any other duties as reasonably required by the Senior Leadership Team.

The above list is not exhaustive and may be subject to amendment in due course in discussion with the relevant employee.

Essential	Desirable	Assessment Criteria
Qualifications & Competencies
A bachelor's degree at a 2.1 or higher in a relevant discipline	Evidence of other relevant CPD qualifications	Application form
Qualified teacher status through a PGCE, GTP or other international equivalent		Application form
Music-related discipline at A-level standard or equivalent		Application form
Experience
Excellent subject knowledge in relevant disciplines		Application form & interview
Experience of teaching all year groups from Years 7 - 13		Application form & interview
Experience of designing and delivering exciting, challenging and personalised lessons		Application form, interview & reference
Evidence of holding high aspirations for young people		Application form & interview
Evidence of delivering excellent outcomes for students		Application form, interview & reference
Experience of giving high quality formative and summative feedback		Application form, interview & reference
Skills & Attributes
Alignment with HVS Values: C - Courtesy: model the calm behaviours expected of others in terms of consideration, professionalism, trust and respect I - Integrity: fair and honest, trustworthy, committed to earn success through hard-work R - Resilience: not giving up when times are tough, demonstrating endurance C - Community: a strong sense of responsibility to the community to improve the quality of the local environment for its residents L - Leadership: show leadership in thought and action, being open to new ideas and overcoming adversity to achieve success; communicating effectively E - Enthusiasm: a positive attitude towards life, passion, curiosity and a lifelong love of learning		Application form, interview & reference
Excellent organisation skills with the ability to multi-task and effectively prioritise		Application form, interview & reference
Strong attention to detail where only the best is good enough		Application form, interview & reference
Excellent interpersonal skills with strong levels of numeracy and written and oral communication		Application form, interview & reference
Able to adapt to find practical solutions to problems		Application form & interview
Ability to remain calm, good humoured and strategic in challenging contexts		Applicaton form & interview
Commitment to the ethos of the School		Application form & interview
Safeguarding
Two satisfactory written references including from current/most recent employer		Application form & reference
A satisfactory enhanced DBS check

The School

"Hoe Valley School is an inspiring environment at the heart of its community where every student's experience is personalised. Our students will learn to think independently, pursue their ambitions and achieve their highest potential."

Hoe Valley School is:

An oversubscribed secondary school that opened in September 2015 to serve the local community of South Woking
Delivering innovative and exciting lessons to Years 7 - 13
Committed to ensuring our students leave us with excellent academic outcomes, the skills to be 'work-ready' and the traists of excellent global citizens
Following the National Curriculum, where Maths and English are taught every day
A Google School with ICT fully embedded in all curriculum areas
Committed to learning which is relevant with links to the 'real world' of business, higher education, and the local community
In a state of the art, new School completed in September 2018 on Egley Road, Woking
Committed to supporting our staff to have a good work / life balance by offering longer school holidays, bespoke CPD programmes, minimising paperwork and meetings, and ultimately by trusting our staff to deliver excellent outcomes