Teacher of Music - Secondary (Hailsham Community College)

Job introduction

Hours of work: 32.5 Hours
Working pattern: Full-time

Closing date: 9am Monday 27 January 2025

For more information and to apply for the above post, please contact:
Hailsham Community College
Battle Road
Hailsham
East Sussex
BN27 1DT

Phone:    01323 841468
Email:     jobvacancies@hccat.net
Website: www.hccat.net

Please note, we do not accept CVs.

About the role

Music Teacher  – Required Full Time (Part Time considered) from April 2025

Due to the continued growth of our successful college, the Performing Arts Department requires an enthusiastic Music Teacher with excellent aspirations and classroom management skills. You will have the opportunity to teach across KS3 with the potential progression to teaching KS4 and 5 Music is also an option for the right candidate. We have a longstanding record of supporting our students to make good progress, across all age ranges, and also have an excellent record of results. You will be joining a very experienced team, who regularly share ideas and resources and are committed to achieving excellence for our students. Our lessons are structured to provide stretch and challenge to all students, regardless of their ability level. At Hailsham Community College we deliver Eduqas GCSE Music and Performing Arts Vocational Award. At KS5 we offer Btec Level 3 Music Performance.

Can you offer the following to the students and teachers of Hailsham Community College Academy Trust:

• Values-driven excellent teaching
• A real passion for learning
• Tenacity to drive and improve the outcomes of all students
• Excellent ability to teach at KS3, KS4 and KS5

As a valued member of our team at Hailsham Community College Academy Trust we can offer you:

• An excellent and highly supportive Senior Leadership Team / Middle Leadership Team and pastoral team
• An excellent commitment to your continued professional development at whatever career stage you’re at!
• An excellent school which is committed to consistency of student experience and sustained improvement
• The opportunity to join our Corporate Membership to Benenden Health Care and Cycle to Work Scheme

If you have the motivation and drive for excellence and want to be a part of an enthusiastic, dedicated and well-resourced team, committed to ensuring that all students make the best possible progress in an ambitious school with the desire to be ‘excellent’, we would be pleased to receive an application from you.

Closing Date: 9am, Monday 27 January 2025

Salary: Teachers Pay Scale

Job Pack – Teacher of Music – January 2025

• Application Form (PDF)
• Application Form (Word docx)
• HCCAT Guidance Notes for Completion of Application Form

To apply, please download the Job Pack and Application Form from our website. Please complete a covering letter which specifies how you will contribute to our ongoing drive for improvement, with reference to the impact you would have on supporting both the progress and wellbeing of our students as well as how you apply wider professional learning/educational research within your pedagogy.

Completed applications should be emailed to job.vacancies@hccat.net

Please note, we may recruit before the application window closes for the right candidate, and so you are advised submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

To arrange a visit and tour, please contact Reception on 01323 841468

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will need to undertake a DBS enhanced clearance for this Academy. We are also required by law to ensure that any prospective employee is legally entitled to live and work in the UK. You will be required to provide documentation as evidence. Other conditions of employment may apply. We are committed to equality of opportunity and positively welcome applications form all sections of the community. 

Additional information

Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency’s Points-based Immigration System.

Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff will be expected to hold or be willing to obtain an enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau).

For further information about what is required in this process please go to www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.

All school based staff have the responsibility for promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children.  All school staff should be aware of the school’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and work in accordance with this document at all times.