Music Teacher

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Music Teacher at Saltash Community School. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Music specialist to join our committed team of Performing Arts staff in a well-equipped school. We would be particularly interested in hearing from candidates who are committed to our school TEAM values of tenacity, empathy, aspiration and motivation. The Performing Arts team are passionate about inspiring students to become the best versions of themselves and to go on to lead happy and successful adult lives and we believe that our Performing Arts curriculum, and the transferrable skills that are developed, are central to this; our curriculum intent is to put the arts at the heart of the school, developing confident individuals as they move into the their future careers.

The Saltash Performing Arts team offer a rich and diverse variety of extracurricular activities and we have strong links with local organisations such as the Theatre Royal in Plymouth, as well as the local Dance groups and Cornwall Music Hub. We are passionate about inspiring students to develop their Performing Arts skills both in the classroom and on stage and we have a proud history of exciting school shows and events. Students, therefore, are offered a wide range of opportunities to take part in the Performing Arts in a variety of roles. Our staff are passionate about their subjects, and this is an exciting time for the school and for the Performing Arts team, as we continue to refine and improve our curriculum offer from Year 7 right through to Year 13.

We have a two dedicated Music rooms and a suite of practice rooms including specialist music technology rooms using Mixcraft and Musescore software. Our music curriculum covers a variety of genres to ensure students have an academic as well as engaging curriculum, this includes: reggae, 4 chord songs, sea shanties, computer music, world music, blues, tango, minimalism, Queen and Brit pop. We also have a variety of Peripatetic teachers that attend the School to provide students with instrumental lessons. If you are a passionate Music specialist looking to work with talented students in a school that is very supportive of Performing Arts in a beautiful part of the Country, then we would welcome an application from you.

We are part of South East Cornwall Multi Academy Regional Trust (SMART), incorporating other schools, both primary and secondary, from South East Cornwall. If you would like to become part of our school, we would like to hear from you.

If you would like to visit to the school or have more information on this position, please contact the School's Operation Manager, Mrs Gaynor Bersey, via Please be aware that we can only consider applications submitted using the form available on the vacancies page on the school website. Please visit the school website vacancies page for details

Please note that we only accept applications using the available form.

Applications close at 09:00 on Thursday 23rd May with interviews planned for Friday 24th May 2024.

All appointments will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and applicants will be expected to demonstrate their entitlement to work in the UK. If you have worked outside of the UK, please provide a relevant police check for each country you have worked.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All offers of employment will be subject to the successful candidate undertaking an enhanced criminal record check (paid for by the school).