We seek to appoint a motivated, positive and enthusiastic Teacher of Music with a commitment for continued professional development. You will join a thriving, growing music department and established Creative Learning team who are passionate about innovative teaching with a focus on continual improvement, who enjoy positive relationships with students.

The ideal candidate will be a dedicated professional with the ability to teach at KS3, GCSE and A level. Contributions to the Performing Arts & Music Technology courses would be desirable. You will be innovative, with a ‘finger on the pulse’ of any new developments relevant to the teaching of Music. You will be able to inspire and challenge students of all different abilities in Music and will play a strong role in promoting Music as a subject and as a lifelong activity. You will be able to demonstrate a range of skills in theoretical, performance and technological aspects of the subject, and be able to use these to help students learn effectively.

We welcome applications from ambitious, resourceful individuals at all stages of their career, who have the drive, passion and vision to contribute to all aspects of the department’s curricular and extra-curricular work. This is initially a 0.5-0.7 part-time role with the potential for hours to increase from September 2026 as more hours become available with the continuation of new courses into the second year of teaching.

Music at Wyedean

Wyedean’s Music Department is part of the Creative Subjects Learning Area and has: –

a music suite, housed in the Performing Arts building, with adjoining practice rooms
a creative hub for use with KS4 and KS5 students
access to the on-site Chepstow Community Music Centre that houses five fully resourced practice rooms, a larger rehearsal room and a recording studio.
Our specialist teaching area is fully equipped with iMac computers and MIDI keyboards, allowing students across the key stages, access to Garageband, Logic Pro and MuseScore software, in addition to a variety of acoustic instruments.

We currently run courses in Music GCSE (OCR) and Music A level (AQA) and contribute to the level 1/2 Performing Arts course at KS4, level 3 BTEC Performing Arts at KS5, and are excited to expand our curriculum offer to include A level Music Technology from September 2025.

The Department collaborates with the Chepstow Community Music Centre, which hosts visiting peripatetic staff offering a wide range of instrumental lessons. Sixth form music and performing arts students have access to practice rooms throughout the school day. Additionally, the recording studio enables students to produce recordings for their GCSE and A-level coursework, as well as for extra-curricular ensembles. We offer an extensive range of extra-curricular Music activities at Wyedean, and it is hoped that the new teacher would be able to bring their own expertise and enthusiasm to these.

Benefits

Wyedean recognises that our employees are our most important asset, and we are aware that the quality and commitment of our employees is critical to our success. We offer our employees the following staff benefits:

Excellent CPD opportunities and career progression

Employer contributions to Local Government or Teachers Pension Scheme

Flexible working

Funded counselling services

Free eye tests (subject to requirements of contract)

Winter Flu jabs

Long Service awards

EV charging stations on site
Safeguarding Statement
Wyedean School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the person specification and is required to apply for an enhanced DBS disclosure. We particularly welcome applicants from under- represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

Online searches on shortlisted candidates

The school is committed to ensuring that safeguarding is a top priority; therefore, in line with KCSIE, the school will consider carrying out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of their due diligence. Online searches solely aim to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the school may want to explore with the applicant at interview.

Online searches will be conducted on shortlisted candidates only, and only where the school considers this appropriate. The school will consider any potential risks of online searches, e.g. unlawful discrimination or invasion of privacy, and will be clear on the reasons that online searches are being conducted. Online searches will only examine data that is publicly available.

Online searches will be carried out by an individual who is independent of the recruitment process to minimise the risk of bias or discrimination and to ensure that only relevant information is considered. The person responsible for carrying out online searches will have due regard to Part three of KCSIE.

The online search process may include searching for the candidate by name via search engines and social media, such as:

Google
Facebook
LinkedIn
When carrying out searches of shortlisted candidates’ online presence, the school will look out for indicators of concern, such as:

Inappropriate behaviour, jokes or language.
Discriminatory comments.
Inappropriate images.
Drug or alcohol misuse.
Anything that suggests the candidate may not be suitable to work with children.
Any concerns will be addressed during the interview process. The school will ensure that candidates are given an opportunity to discuss any concerns raised by the online search.