St Hilda's School (Harpenden)
Hertfordshire
£33,075 - £51,271 pro rata
Salary:
Pro-Rata 0.6FTE Working three days per week. A degree of flexibility is desirable in order to attend rehearsals, performances, and services on days other than those agreed on appointment, but the majority are scheduled within normal working days.
Job type:
Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
05 January 2026
Apply by:
29 September 2025
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a dedicated, enthusiastic, and dynamic teacher to join our highly successful and happy school, leading the Music Department. We are renowned for our caring, family atmosphere where each pupil is respected for their individuality, and all are encouraged to develop confidence at every opportunity. We have an experienced and dedicated team of staff who seek to bring the best out of everyone.
The successful candidate must be an able pianist and have experience in conducting choirs and instrumental ensembles. The post involves managing a highly qualified team of peripatetic music teachers, as well as teaching Music across the school. This includes teaching theory, organising collaborative productions and concerts with the Head of Drama, together with leading the music at our church services.
We are looking for a good all-rounder with commitment and dedication to exciting teaching and learning in music and an exceptional understanding of how individual children can reach their maximum potential. Our small class sizes ensure that we can give our pupils the best education and be rewarded with children who are excited by learning.
The successful candidate will be expected to show initiative in promoting existing activities as well as encouraging new ideas and will work as part of the teaching team in setting, nurturing, promoting, and maintaining a very high standard of behaviour and mutual respect throughout the school, ensuring that all staff play an active role in the pursuit of these standards.
Work with us:
St Hilda's School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring checks along with other relevant employment checks.
For an application form and further information, please contact the Head's PA via
You should email your covering letter and completed job application form should be sent to the Head's PA Liz Madden at or call to discuss further.
Application Process
Closing date: 10am on Monday 29th September 2025.
Interviews: w/c 6th October 2025
Successful applicants will be called for interview in the same week. Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to call suitable candidates to interview prior to the closing date.
About St Hilda's School (Harpenden)
St Hilda's School (Harpenden)
28 Douglas Road, Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 2ES
United Kingdom
St Hilda's School was founded in 1891 and has been on the current site for over a hundred years. It is an integral part of the Harpenden community and is widely respected for its high standards and nurturing atmosphere. It is nestled in a beautiful locally listed residential area, 0.8 miles from Harpenden train station and a short walk into the 'village'. Harpenden is characterised by Church Green, Leyton Green and the High Street Greens, which give the town its provincial feel. Just to the south of the town centre is Harpenden Common, stretching from the shops in the town centre for more than a mile to the south, encompassing a total of 238 acres. Harpenden is well noted for its fast train service to St. Pancras International, and for the motorist, junction 9 of the M1 motorway is just 3 miles distant.
Recent developments to St Hilda's have included the integration of outdoor learning into the curriculum, an extended sports programme as well as a strong focus on wellbeing. The building has been substantially extended over the years with new teaching areas together with existing classrooms being enhanced and adapted, including a new STEM Lab, Art Room and a Performing Arts Studio. The School was most recently inspected by ISI in February 2024 and passed in all areas, with glowing comments from the inspectors. The pandemic has not diminished the School's ability to adapt and thrive in different circumstances, during which it has gone from strength to strength.
St Hilda's has approximately 140 girls aged 2½ – 11 years, with boys also in the Nursery, and each class (one class per year group) has a maximum class size of 22. From St Hilda's, girls move on to the major independent schools in the area, including Haberdashers, St Albans High School, Berkhamsted and Abbot's Hill. Some girls also board at Queenswood, Haileybury or sometimes further afield, and to some of the very successful local state sector schools. Scholarships are achieved each year across all disciplines.
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