Bedford High School Manchester Road Leigh WN7 2LU Qualified Teacher Pay Scale Full Time Required for April 2025 We are looking to appoint a well-qualified, talented, and energetic teacher of Music starting 22nd April 2025, negotiable for the right candidate. We are looking for a full-time staff member but will consider part time applications. The Music Department at Bedford sits within Expressive Arts, a well-established, thriving faculty with 9 members of full-time staff and a specialist technician. We are a Music Mark School, a National Theatre Flagship school and were extremely proud to be awarded Platinum Artsmark Status in 2021 as only 1% of schools in the country have achieved this status. Bedford Arts is a fantastic team: we are collaborative, innovative and very supportive of each other. Within the faculty we have members of Senior Leadership, pastoral staff and highly experienced practitioners. This faculty is a great place for a newly qualified teacher to flourish with our guidance and support. We would equally welcome applications from experienced members of staff looking to access excellent professional development and advance their career. We are passionate about the young people in our care, and we have high expectations for every student. Our curriculum is rich, engaging, and challenging, using high quality resources to develop student s creativity, emotionally, culturally, socially, and spiritually. Evidence-based teaching is at the heart of our pedagogy thus ensuring quality first teaching and learning occurs in all lessons. We recognise that developing a love for music is a key aspect of an outstanding arts education and we aim to instil this in all our students. We run an extensive extra-curricular program and have over 100 students in peripatetic lessons. We have an exciting schedule of shows and performances throughout each academic year, and we expect the successful candidate to help expand what is already on offer for our students. Many of our Arts staff support other schools with developing curriculum content, embarking on their own Artsmark journeys and lead CPD at regional and national level. This is an exciting time for our Arts Faculty as we are further expanding our key stage 4 provision and aim to build on this year on year. We have an excellent record of outstanding results, and we are very proud of our successes. If you feel you have the necessary skills and qualities to undertake this role, we will be delighted to receive your application form. Please complete the application form, we do not accept CV s and return to Mrs Claire Taylor, HR, Facilities & Communication Manager, at the school address or by email to recruitmentbedford.wigan.sch.uk Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early and interview before the closing date if a suitable candidate is found. If you require any further information, please contact the school on 01942 909009 or email recruitmentbedford.wigan.sch.uk Website www.bedfordhighschool.co.uk Interview date: Monday 24th February 2025 This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check The employer is committed to safeguarding To view the details relating to this position and to access the application form, please click the links below: