• Careers Site Advertising End Date
    12 Jan 2026
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    London
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    Head of Department
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    £41,328 - £65,000 per year
  • Contract Type
    Permanent
  • Working Pattern
    Term-Time
  • Role Category
    Teaching
  • Schools/Network
    Ark Bolingbroke Academy
  • Phase
    Secondary
  • Subject
    Music
  • About The Role

  • Head of Music

    Reports to: Assistant Principal/Head of Creative and Performing Arts
    Start date: April 2026
    Salary: £41,328 - £53,606 (Ark Main Pay scale AM1-AM6) + TLR 2B (£5,870)
    Contract: Permanent
    Closing Date: Monday, 12th January 2026

    The Role: 
    As Head of Department in a music-specialist school, you will lead, develop and manage the effective delivery of an outstanding curriculum across Music provision, which enables the highest level of student progress and attainment from Key Stage 3 up to Key Stage 5. Bolingbroke’s unique music curriculum offers free group instrumental tuition to every pupil in Year 7 as well as an extensive peripatetic timetable. As Head of Music you will lead the professional community of peripatetic Music Tutors and promote outstanding teaching and learning and a strong school culture within a nurturing and rigorous environment. 
    You will lead a number of music events over the course of the year, including termly concerts on site and in local churches, the school musical production, as well as the opportunity to coordinate a number of more informal music events linking with the local community.
    In addition to major music events, you will also oversee the organisation of weekly music performances in assembly and termly key stage assemblies.

    The ideal candidate will have:
    Degree in Music or related subject
    Mastery of and enthusiasm for Music
    Experience teaching Key Stage 3 and GCSE Music
    Demonstrable experience in managing behaviour and motivating children with a passion and belief in the potential of every pupil.
    Excellent interpersonal, planning and organisational skills
    Commitment to regular and ongoing professional development and training to establish outstanding classroom practice

  • 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.

    Visit arkbolingbrokeacademy.org/jobs to learn more about us and see our current vacancies.

    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. 

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