Music Teacher (Maternity Cover)
| Posting date: | 19 December 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 January 2026 |
| Location: | Southport, Merseyside, PR8 3DT |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 341e4fee-40b0-4bd2-811a-5de463239923 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Governors are looking to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic Teacher of Music to cover a maternity leave at Birkdale High School.
The Music Department is a vibrant and growing area of the school, offering a broad and inclusive curriculum that encourages creativity, performance, and technical skill development. At Key Stage 3, students receive 2 hours of Music across a fortnight. Students study a wide variety of musical styles, developing their skills in music theory, performance on a range of instruments, composition, and music technology. At Key Stage 4, we currently have over 100 students studying Music at KS4. The department delivers the BTEC Level 1/2 Tech Award in Music Practice, providing students with practical, industry-relevant experience across performance, composition, and music technology.
What the school offers its staff
Birkdale High School is a popular and successful all-boys’ 11-16 comprehensive Academy with an excellent reputation, outstanding pastoral care and consistently above national average academic results.
The successful candidate needs to be a reflective practitioner who is willing to trial, adopt and embed new pedagogies. They will have high expectations of pupils and be able to form positive, successful relationships of a consistent and caring nature. They will have strong subject knowledge and a passion for developing in others, an enthusiasm for studying the most fundamental of subjects. We are welcoming applications from any Music specialist and applications from newly qualified teachers and more experienced teachers.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
The Governors are looking to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic Teacher of Music to cover a maternity leave at Birkdale High School.
The Music Department is a vibrant and growing area of the school, offering a broad and inclusive curriculum that encourages creativity, performance, and technical skill development. At Key Stage 3, students receive 2 hours of Music across a fortnight. Students study a wide variety of musical styles, developing their skills in music theory, performance on a range of instruments, composition, and music technology. At Key Stage 4, we currently have over 100 students studying Music at KS4. The department delivers the BTEC Level 1/2 Tech Award in Music Practice, providing students with practical, industry-relevant experience across performance, composition, and music technology.
What the school offers its staff
Birkdale High School is a popular and successful all-boys’ 11-16 comprehensive Academy with an excellent reputation, outstanding pastoral care and consistently above national average academic results.
The successful candidate needs to be a reflective practitioner who is willing to trial, adopt and embed new pedagogies. They will have high expectations of pupils and be able to form positive, successful relationships of a consistent and caring nature. They will have strong subject knowledge and a passion for developing in others, an enthusiasm for studying the most fundamental of subjects. We are welcoming applications from any Music specialist and applications from newly qualified teachers and more experienced teachers.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.