Teacher of Music

Pay: M1 - U3 (£32,916 - £51,048 per annum)

Full time, permanent

To start Easter 2026 or earlier

Job Advert & Description

The Governors of the Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy are seeking to appoint a creative and inspirational Teacher of Music to join a supportive team who are committed to promoting high aspirations and excellent outcomes in Music across the school. We expect the successful candidate to demonstrate a visible commitment to the wider school mission of ensuring that we ‘awaken minds’ , ‘achieve dreams’ and ‘serve others’ . As such they would be expected to have full involvement with the wider aspects of school life and the local community.

Role Summary

To deliver outstanding teaching of Music, supporting students to achieve excellent outcomes, and to act as a role model/impact the school more widely. To support with the design and delivery of engaging and challenging lessons that inspire students to appreciate the subject and its application.

Key Responsibilities:

To plan, resource and deliver lessons and sequences of lessons to the highest standard that ensure effective learning takes place and all students make excellent progress.
To provide a nurturing classroom and school environment that helps students to develop as learners.
To help to establish/maintain excellent standards of behaviour across the whole school.
To undertake intervention activities with key students as directed. To contribute to the effective working of the school.

Salary & Benefits

Salary from £32916 to £51048 per year

Location

The Holy Family Catholic School
Spring Gardens Lane
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD20 6LH

Supporting documents

Deadline and how to apply

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and can be arranged with Michelle Clare on mclare@holyfamilyschool.uk

Contract packs are also available from the school office: office@holyfamilyschool.uk or 01535 210212

Closing date for applications: Monday 19 January 2026 at 9am

Safeguarding

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all members of staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the exceptions order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Appointments will be made subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, and the receipt of satisfactory references and all other pre-employment checks.

Equal opportunities

We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone is valued and respected. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or any other protected characteristic. Our recruitment process is based on merit and we encourage all qualified candidates to apply. We strive to foster a work environment where everyone can thrive and contribute to our shared success.