Cheltenham Ladies' College
Gloucestershire
Expiring soon
Salary:
Starting salary depending on skills, qualifications and experience - an additional Responsibility Allowance is applicable to this role
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
01 January 2026
Apply by:
19 September 2025
Job overview
An additional Responsibility Allowance is applicable to this role
• Relocation assistance available as appropriate
• Required January 2026
A well-qualified, inspiring and experienced musician is required to join our large and vibrant Music department as a full-time Head of Vocal Studies.
The Music department has seven full-time and 35 visiting staff, alongside a Musician - Accompanist. Within the Vocal Faculty there are five teachers who currently deliver over 135 individual lessons each week. Currently we have a Symphonic Windband, Brass Ensemble, Saxophone Ensemble, Two Flute Ensembles, Percussion Ensemble, Jazz Band and in addition two Symphony Orchestras, three String Ensembles, College Choir, Lower College Choir, Choral, Gospel Choir, Chamber Choir and a number of Chamber Ensembles.
The Head of Vocal Studies will direct College Choir, Lower College Choir, Choral and other vocal ensembles, teach individual instrumental lessons and manage faculty staff. The post holder will report to the Director of Music and work alongside other full-time staff, including Heads of Keyboard, Woodwind, Brass and Percussion and Strings. Ability as an accompanist may be advantageous, but not essential. The ability to teach a small amount of classroom curriculum teaching also forms part of the role. It is expected that the successful applicant will have a strong vision, experience of Liturgical Music, alongside initiatives for continued growth within the faculty.
All teachers are expected to contribute to the rich co-curricular life of the College, but there are no residential duties.
As one of the world's leading schools, and with a strong pioneering heritage, our aim is to embody excellence, independence and empowerment in the education of young women. Music plays a central part in the life of the College. The successful candidate will join a friendly and supportive community of dedicated professionals who believe that pupils are at the heart of all we do. We are ambitious for their futures, collectively and individually, and have been so for over 170 years.
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Closing Date: 12pm, Friday 19 September 2025.
Interviews will be held on Monday 26 October 2025.
Please note that applications will be considered as they are received and College reserves the right to appoint at any time in the process.
Cheltenham Ladies' College is committed to the safeguarding of children and promoting the welfare of children.
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About Cheltenham Ladies' College
Cheltenham Ladies' College
Bayshill Road, Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 3EP
United Kingdom
"Girls enrolling in College are highly likely to see in the turn of the next century, living lives of unprecedented longevity. Their world will be full of promise, choice and possibility on a scale that has not been true for any generation of women that has preceded them.
"Leading this energetic, talented and caring community of staff and pupils is an extraordinary privilege. We have a unique and inspiring pioneering heritage which we cherish, and we have a very exciting future. We would love you to be a part of it."
Eve Jardine-Young, Principal
College first opened its doors in February 1854 with the purpose of providing girls with a thorough academic education. We have remained committed to that pioneering goal, while adapting to a complex and changing world. Today we are one of the largest school communities of boarding and day girls in Europe, allowing us to provide a rich holistic curriculum. Approximately 850 pupils from 40 countries across the world benefit from the knowledge and expertise gained over the last 160 years of putting girls first.
Our motivated and able pupils genuinely want to learn, and consistently achieve results at the very highest level in GCSE, A Level, Pre-U and IB examinations. For the teachers who can nurture such achievement, we offer excellent resources, professional support and personal development. In addition, we have a dedicated team that manages evening and weekend boarding duties, so you can focus on what you do best: inspiring your classes.
You can also look forward to a wonderful working environment right at the heart of Cheltenham. Described as the cultural centre of the Cotswolds, this elegant and thriving town offers excellent transport links to the South West or Midlands, with the M5 in easy reach. London can be reached in two hours, and Cheltenham's mainline rail station provides rapid and frequent connections with the rest of the UK.
We believe that there are few better places to live and work – and no better setting within which ambitious teachers can make a positive impact on their pupils' lives.
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