- Salary: Inner London MPS/UPS (£34,502 to £56,959) + TLR 2B
- Start Date: Easter or September 2025, or at an agreed time
- Location: London Borough of Croydon, South London
- Contract Term: Permanent
- Contract Type: Full Time

Are you looking for a Head of Music job? Job available at a mixed 11-18 secondary school in South East London!
Your new school
This school is innovative, fully inclusive, and very successful in a very well connected via public transport part of South London. With impressive facilities they are rated Good by Ofsted. Behaviour is excellent at the school, and they have high expectations for students. Staff celebrate a real sense of community and are proud of the schools’ vision.
Your new role
We are looking to appoint a determined and dynamic individual, committed to driving up standards in Music. To be successful in this role you will have;
*To be the lead professional for the teaching of all Music subjects’ courses, and music extra-curricular activities. To develop further music activity within the schools including the sixth form.
*A passion for teaching secondary music.
*An empathy with young people and a willingness to work hard to motivate and encourage them in developing a love of the subject.
*The ability to organise and teach lessons with flair and imagination.
*A responsibility of raising the standards of teaching, learning and student achievement in music for students aged 11-18.

What you’ll need to succeed
To be successful in joining one of our partner schools you will need to have QTS and recent experience of teaching music at KS3 or KS4 in mainstream schools.
What you’ll get in return
By working alongside Hays, you will have contact with your own personal recruitment consultant who has access to a wide range of opportunities within the education sector in your area. Our partnership schools recruit directly with Hays and so you will have access to many permanent roles before they are even advertised. As well as this, if you know of other education professionals looking for supply, long term or permanent roles, you can receive £250 worth of high street vouchers every time you recommend a friend to us using our ’Refer a Friend’ programme. *terms & conditions apply*.
What you need to do now
If you’re interested in this role, click ’apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn’t quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
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