Teacher of Music

Role: Teacher of Music

Salary: MPS/UPS

Start Date: September 2025

Contract Type: Parttime 0.4FTE 13hours per week, Permanent

Welcome to Bowland High School

We have an excellent opportunity for a successful candidate to be able to work in our fantastic school amongst a team of dedicated staff and with pupils who are keen and ready to learn. As our Ofsted inspection in December 2022 pointed out: ‘Pupils at Bowland High enjoy coming to school, pupils feel happy and safe, the curriculum is ambitious for all pupils, pupils behave well in lessons and are eager to learn and pupils are focused and attentive in their learning.’

If you want to work in a school where investment in staff development is strong, where pupils are polite and respectful and in a location of outstanding natural beauty then this could be the job for you. This is an excellent opportunity for a talented individual to join a growing department as the school increases in numbers. The successful candidate should bring with them enthusiasm and passion to inspire pupils across Years 7 - 11 both in the classroom and through extra-curricular/enrichment activities.

Mrs Fielden- Head teacher

The School:

• a highly successful and oversubscribed specialist school
• strong academic achievement
• an aspirational curriculum
• innovative, modern and exciting learning environments
• spectacular rural location
• a strong sense of community, in a safe and caring environment

The Person:

• an outstanding classroom practitioner and talented musician
• experience of teaching music at KS3 and KS4
• a team player who will contribute to the success of the department
• the personality, drive and imagination to inspire pupils
• a willingness to embrace all aspects of school life

The Promise:

• a commitment to professional development 
• a highly supportive and experienced science department
• an environment where “teachers can teach and pupils can learn
• a well- resourced curriculum area

Applications via Face-Ed

Closing date: 12 noon 21.03.2025

Interviews: Week commencing 25.03.2023

We welcome any requests from candidates wishing to visit Bowland High School. Please contact Janet Sharpe Head teacher’s PA: jsharpe@bowland.atctrust.org.uk   if you would like this opportunity.

Please note: academy schools may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and this job may be withdrawn at any point without notice. With this in mind, you are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

Values and vision

Bowland High believes that because it is a small school, it is much easier for staff to get to know all pupils. The whole school community is able to understand the specific needs and interests of individual students and to monitor their progress. The secondary school aims for its pupils to thrive in a secure environment, where students learn from each other as well as from their teachers.

Bowland High prides itself on being a school founded on mutual respect and responsibility, with high standards of behaviour. It considers itself to be forward-looking, but it is also proud of and true to its heritage.

Bowland High is a co-educational secondary academy based in Grindleton, near Clitheroe in Lancashire, for students aged 11-16. It is a non-denominational school. Bowland High overlooks the River Ribble and Pendle Hill from an elevated position.

Achievement through Collaboration Multi-Academy Trust  is committed to a policy of equal opportunities. We respect and value cultural and religious diversity and will not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, religion, culture or disability. Each individual is assessed on merit alone. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment

About the Trust

Achievement through Collaboration is a Trust with a purpose! We want our children, our staff and our schools to Achieve, Belong and Collaborate.  

To achieve our purpose, we know there are things we need to get right!

Through a clear definition and articulation of the values and beliefs of Achievement through Collaboration, we’ve built an organisation with children at the heart of everything we do. Our schools have the individuality to make the right choices for their pupils, staff and communities within a culture of collaboration.  

Our Trust Board owns the strategic plan, holding the executive team to account to deliver it whilst delegating the correct things to the Local Governing Bodies. LGBs are supported to build their role around the children, parents and staff of their individual school whilst expressing the “we” of the Trust. 

Key to maintaining our successful educational standards is a clear trust wide school improvement strategy/plan that meets the needs of every school wherever they are on their journey. Our Trust Wide strategy for capturing the most effective practice and transmitting it between more classrooms is in place and underpinned by a workforce talent management strategy that facilitates staff development and deployment.  

A strong central team connects the academies enabling leaders and teachers to concentrate on educational delivery. Achievement through Collaboration is financially stable which enables the strategic allocation of resources that enables standards to be maintained and improvements to be achieved.

We believe that all children, staff and schools benefit from belonging to a family of schools within a strong collaborative multi-academy trust. We are an outward organisation, we embrace innovation and opportunities that benefit our pupils. AtC has invested in staff to build capacity to collaborate with other schools and we are now actively looking to grow further.

If you share our values and are committed to ensuring that our children at Witton children have the opportunity to acquire the knowledge, skills and character to shape future success for themselves and their world, we look forward to hearing from you.

Jane Chambers 

Chief Executive Officer

Safeguarding Information

AtC Trust and its Schools are committed to safeguarding children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service which will require you to disclose all unspent/unfiltered criminal convictions.

Achievement Through Collaboration Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination, and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We understand how important choosing the right school is and so, on behalf of our children and staff, we warmly invite you to visit our school and experience for yourself the quality of education we offer.