Lead Teacher of Music - Maternity Cover
| Posting date: | 01 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 October 2025 |
| Location: | Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7HD |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | be8406f0-79eb-4e27-aac5-79e66fd64bd6 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
• Evidence of a successful teaching practice with more than one year group
• Experience of promoting positive behaviour conductive to learning and which is focused on raising standards
• Successful experience of teaching at KS3, 4, 5.
• Successful teaching experience – evidence of at least consistently “good” teaching during formal observations
• Knowledge and understanding of current theory and best practice in learning and teachingtechniques
• The theory and practice of providing effectively for the individual needs of all children
• Statutory National Curriculumrequirements at the appropriate keystage
• The monitoring assessment, recording and reporting of pupils' progress
What the school offers its staff
We offer a wide range of benefits and rewards to recognise the part you play in our success:
Our employee benefits package includes:
• You’ll get being a Co-op member, you’ll get a Co-op colleague discount card. This gives you a 10% discount in our Co-op Food stores.
• Co-operative flexible benefits (discounted line rental and broadband package, family care advice and cycle to work scheme)
• Discounted gym membership and leisure activities which includes discounts on Merlin Entertainments (Sea Life, Legoland etc), Virgin Experience Days, SuperBreak and many more!
• Co-operative Credit Union: save directly from your salary and receive a competitive dividend. Borrowers can benefit from very competitive interest rates & terms (in comparison with other high street lenders)
• Co-op Funeralcare benefit
• Season ticket and rental deposit loans
And More!
Further details about the role
Join our vibrant school community as a Lead Teacher of Music, where your passion for music can inspire the next generation of musicians and creative thinkers! At Co-op Academy Leeds, we believe in the power of music to enrich lives and foster creativity. We are excited to welcome a passionate Music Teacher to join our dedicated team.
As a Lead Teacher of Music, you will help to implement and deliver an exciting, knowledge-rich curriculum that is thoughtfully sequenced and is informed by expert subject knowledge and the latest educational research.
At the top of your game, you’ll have great behaviours, strong organisational skills, the ability to collaborate effectively, and be able to work constructively as part of a team. How and why you do things matters greatly to us, as does your ability to use your initiative, work independently and be resilient.
You’ll do all this while capturing the spirit of our vision and values and role-modelling exceptional professional behaviours.
Commitment to safeguarding
Co-op Academies Trust as an aware employer is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults as its number one priority. This commitment to robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures extends to organisations and services linked to the Trust on its behalf. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We value variety and individual differences, and aim to create a culture, environment and practices at all levels which encompass acceptance, respect and inclusion. All our colleagues are expected to demonstrate a commitment to Co-operative values and principles.
• Evidence of a successful teaching practice with more than one year group
• Experience of promoting positive behaviour conductive to learning and which is focused on raising standards
• Successful experience of teaching at KS3, 4, 5.
• Successful teaching experience – evidence of at least consistently “good” teaching during formal observations
• Knowledge and understanding of current theory and best practice in learning and teachingtechniques
• The theory and practice of providing effectively for the individual needs of all children
• Statutory National Curriculumrequirements at the appropriate keystage
• The monitoring assessment, recording and reporting of pupils' progress
What the school offers its staff
We offer a wide range of benefits and rewards to recognise the part you play in our success:
Our employee benefits package includes:
• You’ll get being a Co-op member, you’ll get a Co-op colleague discount card. This gives you a 10% discount in our Co-op Food stores.
• Co-operative flexible benefits (discounted line rental and broadband package, family care advice and cycle to work scheme)
• Discounted gym membership and leisure activities which includes discounts on Merlin Entertainments (Sea Life, Legoland etc), Virgin Experience Days, SuperBreak and many more!
• Co-operative Credit Union: save directly from your salary and receive a competitive dividend. Borrowers can benefit from very competitive interest rates & terms (in comparison with other high street lenders)
• Co-op Funeralcare benefit
• Season ticket and rental deposit loans
And More!
Further details about the role
Join our vibrant school community as a Lead Teacher of Music, where your passion for music can inspire the next generation of musicians and creative thinkers! At Co-op Academy Leeds, we believe in the power of music to enrich lives and foster creativity. We are excited to welcome a passionate Music Teacher to join our dedicated team.
As a Lead Teacher of Music, you will help to implement and deliver an exciting, knowledge-rich curriculum that is thoughtfully sequenced and is informed by expert subject knowledge and the latest educational research.
At the top of your game, you’ll have great behaviours, strong organisational skills, the ability to collaborate effectively, and be able to work constructively as part of a team. How and why you do things matters greatly to us, as does your ability to use your initiative, work independently and be resilient.
You’ll do all this while capturing the spirit of our vision and values and role-modelling exceptional professional behaviours.
Commitment to safeguarding
Co-op Academies Trust as an aware employer is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults as its number one priority. This commitment to robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures extends to organisations and services linked to the Trust on its behalf. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We value variety and individual differences, and aim to create a culture, environment and practices at all levels which encompass acceptance, respect and inclusion. All our colleagues are expected to demonstrate a commitment to Co-operative values and principles.