St Michael's CE Middle School is looking for a Teacher - Head of Music to join our fantastic {Team:} team. Could this be you? Actual Salary £22,155 - £34,358.80 per annum (M1 to UP3). This job is part time - term time only for 885.5 hours ( 1265 hours FTE ). It is offered on a permanent basis. Approximate start date 01/09/2025. We are looking for an experienced practitioner to join our staff team and lead our highly successful Music Department. The school has an excellent reputation within the community for the quality and breadth of musical experiences offered to pupils. These include in-school concerts showcasing curriculum work, services in local places of worship (including a Christmas service at Wimborne Minster), regular singing in collective worship, a wide range of extra-curricular clubs, and strong involvement in community events. The successful candidate will: Lead a small team of teachers in delivering an inspiring and challenging music curriculum Be committed to maintaining the school’s strong musical reputation Contribute to centralised planning and curriculum development at a Trust level Our school is well equipped for music, with three fully-equipped music pods located within the school grounds. This is an exciting opportunity to build on solid foundations and ensure that music remains a central and vibrant part of pupils’ learning. A clean driving licence and your own transport is essential for travel across the Trust’s multiple sites and schools. Please refer to the attached job description for more details about the role. If you have any further questions, please contact the recruiting manager Clair Haynes on 01202 883433 or by emailing About our School Founded in 1971 St Michael’s Middle School is a Church of England school set in stunning grounds in Colehill, on the outskirts of Wimborne Minster, Dorset. With around 600 pupils, our school covers year groups 5-8 (ages 9 to 13) and is consistently oversubscribed on first choice applications. Middle schools have the advantage of being able to blend together the best parts of primary school teaching with subject specialist teachers and facilities. Pupils study a full breadth of subjects over their four years at the school. Our facilities include science laboratories, product design and cooking workshops, specialist music rooms, ICT suites and PE facilities, including an indoor swimming pool. We are also proud to offer a wide range of clubs and activities. Each year there are activity weeks, with both residential and day trips available to the pupils. Our school benefits from a strong relationship with the wider community, with local businesses helping deliver our careers provision and charitable groups working with some of our more vulnerable pupils. St Michael’s achieves high standards and has a robust self-review procedure to explore ways of maintaining and improving these standards. We do not, however, believe in change for change for change’s sake, so we constantly challenge ourselves first with the question, “Is this going to be better for our pupils?’. We have had our efforts recognised by Ofsted 2024, graded as a good school ,and by SIAMS who judged the school ‘excellent’ in 2019. We have also achieved a number of awards including the Platinum Level School Games Award, the National Music Mark and accreditation as an Eco-School. For more information please visit our school website: https://www.stmichaelsmiddle.org/ We welcome visits to our school - if you would like to arrange a visit or require more information, please refer to the contact details above. Initio Learning Trust offers a welcoming and supportive environment and can provide: a genuine commitment to supporting professional development a supportive and flexible working environment which offers equal opportunities for all free onsite parking access to the local government or teachers pension scheme a range of employee benefits including Cycle to Work and Health Cash Plan