Head of Music & Performing Arts – Secondary School in Salisbury (January Start)
A scholarly secondary school in Salisbury, Wiltshire, is seeking a visionary Head of Music & Performing Arts to lead its curricular music and performance traditions on a full-time, permanent basis starting in January.
Job Overview
Music and the performing arts form a vibrant part of this school's heritage, seasonal concerts, and academic pathways. The successful candidate will take strategic leadership across Key Stage 3 Music, GCSE Music, and Key Stage 5 (A-Level Music & Music Technology), while managing visiting peripatetic staff and directing extra-curricular ensembles.
Working closely with senior leadership, you will oversee digital sequencing suites, maintain instrument inventories, coordinate graded examinations (ABRSM/Trinity), and produce large-scale musical showcases. This is a full-time, permanent contract.
Key Responsibilities
Provide strategic leadership, curriculum mapping, and day-to-day management for Music and Expressive Arts
Teach practical and theoretical Music lessons across Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, and Key Stage 5
Line-manage visiting peripatetic instrumental teachers, scheduling timetables and monitoring pupil progression
Guide GCSE and A-Level pupils through composition software (Logic Pro/Sibelius), performance recitals, and listening exams
Direct core extra-curricular ensembles, including choirs, orchestra, jazz band, and chamber groups
Manage department budgets, audio recording equipment, and external concert production logistics
Role Overview & Specifications
Start Date: January
Contract Type: Full-time, permanent contract
Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire
Salary / Pay Rate: TLR1 or Leadership Scale equivalent
Key Curriculum: Eduqas / Edexcel Music & Music Technology
Candidate Requirements
Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with an honors degree in Music, Composition, or Performance
Proven track record of high GCSE and A-Level Music outcomes alongside choral or orchestral directing experience
Strong keyboard/piano accompaniment skills and digital audio workstation literacy
An active enhanced DBS check on the Update Service (or willingness to apply)
How to Apply: Please send your CV at your earliest convenience to be considered for this full-time, permanent Head of Music position in Salisbury for a January start.
- Location
- Salisbury
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