Head of Music
| Posting date: | 27 February 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 March 2026 |
| Location: | Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 2ND |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | b128ebcf-1067-4aec-a407-356d65bd4066 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you an enthusiastic and committed teacher of Music who is ready for challenge of enhancing the provision of Music at Blue Coat?
We are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified professional who is both passionate and knowledgeable to teach and lead the development of Music across the school. This post will include a subject leadership responsibility (TLR 2b £5872), in a subject area which is central to the school’s Christian Ethos which has potential for further growth in the future. We require staff who are excited by this opportunity and who are ready to embrace this challenge, supporting us in delivering a great local school for our local community. For all of us, staff, Governors, children and parents, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to make a difference to students’ lives.
What the school offers its staff
The school has been rated as ‘Excellent’ in our most recent SIAMs inspection and ‘Good’ by Ofsted in each of its last three inspections, most recently in January 2023: “Blue Coat Church of England Academy is an inclusive school where kindness flourishes. The school’s values include wisdom, service, endurance and hope. The school’s culture is rooted in these values. There are positive relationships between staff and pupils. Staff know their pupils well, and pupils feel cared for. Staff have high expectations, and pupils live up to these.”
Blue Coat Church of England Academy is one of the oldest educational establishments in Walsall, is well-respected and valued by the community it serves. We operate a very collaborative approach to school improvement working with a range of other schools and nationally recognised trainers. The school is very proud of the family ethos which pervades all aspects of its work, which is grounded in Christian values. The school holds the Rights Respecting Schools Gold Award, demonstrating our commitment to embedding the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into our ethos and curriculum.
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.
Are you an enthusiastic and committed teacher of Music who is ready for challenge of enhancing the provision of Music at Blue Coat?
We are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified professional who is both passionate and knowledgeable to teach and lead the development of Music across the school. This post will include a subject leadership responsibility (TLR 2b £5872), in a subject area which is central to the school’s Christian Ethos which has potential for further growth in the future. We require staff who are excited by this opportunity and who are ready to embrace this challenge, supporting us in delivering a great local school for our local community. For all of us, staff, Governors, children and parents, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to make a difference to students’ lives.
What the school offers its staff
The school has been rated as ‘Excellent’ in our most recent SIAMs inspection and ‘Good’ by Ofsted in each of its last three inspections, most recently in January 2023: “Blue Coat Church of England Academy is an inclusive school where kindness flourishes. The school’s values include wisdom, service, endurance and hope. The school’s culture is rooted in these values. There are positive relationships between staff and pupils. Staff know their pupils well, and pupils feel cared for. Staff have high expectations, and pupils live up to these.”
Blue Coat Church of England Academy is one of the oldest educational establishments in Walsall, is well-respected and valued by the community it serves. We operate a very collaborative approach to school improvement working with a range of other schools and nationally recognised trainers. The school is very proud of the family ethos which pervades all aspects of its work, which is grounded in Christian values. The school holds the Rights Respecting Schools Gold Award, demonstrating our commitment to embedding the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into our ethos and curriculum.
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.