About The Role
Music Teacher (Suitable for ECT)
Reports to: Head of Music
Start date: September 2026
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £41,328 - £53,606 (Ark Main Pay Scale AM1-AM6)
Working hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday
Closing Date: Friday, 17th April 2026
The Role:
This is a great opportunity for a Music Teacher who is passionate about their subject and believes that music is inclusive for all pupils. At Bolingbroke, we want to encourage as many of our pupils to play a musical instrument, or engage with the wider sphere of where music can lead, including production, musical performance and theatre. You will be part of a passionate community of teachers and musicians who aim to ensure high attainment of their subject across all key stages of the Music curriculum; developing and leading an exciting curriculum which drives ambitious outcomes for pupils and students.
For the candidate with the right experience, there may be opportunities for leadership role with TLR.
Our ideal candidate will have:
* Appropriate degree and QTS in Music
* Experience working with pupils across all key stages and abilities.
* Demonstrable experience in managing behaviour and motivating children with a passion and belief in the potential of every pupil.
* Excellent written and a verbal communication skills.
* Excellent organisation and time management.
* Commitment to the values of inclusion and diversity.
* The ability to question and challenge the status quo and find new and progressive solutions to existing systems.
* Desirable - Experience in musical theatre, this could be from University or extra-curricular.
* Desirable - Involvement in previous musical productions and performances.
* Desirable - Wide range of musical instrument expertise including accompanying.
Benefits
* Weekly CPD sessions and twice as many training days as standard.
* Dedicated line management meetings
* Encouragement to staff to develop their own ideas and projects within their departments and beyond.
* Generous pension scheme.
* Access to Ark rewards – a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers
* Interest-free loans – up to £5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle.
* Access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.
Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark at https://arkonline.org/careers/why-work-with-us/.
About Us
At Ark Bolingbroke Academy, we are a courageous, compassionate community - empowering excellence. We are a value lead organisation, being bold within every aspect of our lives at school.
Our talented teaching and support staff insist on high educational standards every single day, and their commitment is shown in our excellent results, with over 80% of our students achieving a top-third university or top 100 apprenticeship.
We want all staff to thrive, modelling leadership and determination to the pupils and students within our rich and diverse academy, working together to fulfil our vision of creating a centre of excellence within our local community.
Diversity and inclusion:
We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.
Safeguarding statement:
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.
Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience.