Head of Music

Come and join our outstanding Music department to thrive and develop at a happy, innovative and successful Catholic school. 

Role: Head of Music

Salary: MPS – UPS (£32,916 – £51,048) with an additional TLR 2B (£6,069)

Job type: Full Time, Part Time, permanent

Start date: September 2026

Apply by: 28 January 2026

St Paul’s is an 11-18 mixed Catholic comprehensive school with a total of 1160 students on roll, including 230 students in the Sixth form. The College has a strong ethos and is a vibrant Christian community. We are committed to ensuring we never accept second best for the students in our care and aim to give them a full educational experience that supports their academic, personal, and faith development.

St Paul’s was ranked among the top 15 non-selective comprehensives by The Times and Sunday Times in December 2023, and has been graded ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in the last two inspections.

The College moved to our current site in 2004 on the outskirts of Burgess Hill. This is situated with strong travel links from Brighton and London. This gave us the unique opportunity to develop an innovative twenty-first-century learning environment. We have worked hard to develop the highest standards of learning and teaching and have built a national reputation for using technology to enhance learning.

We are confident that we used this ‘outstanding’ grading as a springboard for further development, growth and success. We need to work hard to maintain and build on the current standards, and to move forward and continue to improve at St Paul’s in every way. We ask that candidates fill in the full CES application, which you can download from Eteach.

“Inspiring a living faith with hope and love”

By choosing to work at St Paul’s, you will become part of a happy, supportive, and highly successful team.

Our Teachers benefit from:

• a deep-rooted commitment to staff feeling “known and loved” and supported as individuals every step of their career.
• a vibrant and modern environment and a real passion for learning and teaching.
• extensive opportunities for professional learning and coaching, including individualised support and working collaboratively both internally and within the Trust.
• their own laptops and iPads for all staff to support embedded technology use and reduce workload.
• students benefitting from technology and having their own iPads to support learning in the classroom and beyond.
• the support of a wellbeing team to care for staff happiness and welfare. There is also 24-hour access to the health assured helpline and app to support a wide range of personal or professional challenges.
• a culture where you are trusted and motivated to teach great lessons and take risks to move on our practice.
• exceptional leadership opportunities to grow and develop internally and externally.

Ideally, you will be:

• a subject specialist looking forward to teaching up to KS5.
• a passionate and committed teacher keen to contribute and continue to improve each day, all we do at St Paul’s and beyond.
• able to inspire and engage students with your passion for the subject and care for them as individuals, feeling “known and loved” in their time with us.
• willing to never give the students second best in supporting them and inspiring them to achieve their God-given potential.
• a creative, innovative professional who serves as a role model for the young people in our care.
• keen to be part of a vibrant Catholic faith community.
• enthusiastic to contribute to the wider life of the school.
• someone with a hunger to always learn, grow and develop as a teacher or leader.
• a person with great energy, commitment, and a sense of humour.

We will offer you:

• dedicated professional learning and development every week.
• amazing students willing to learn and proud of being part of our school community.
• a school graded as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted and the Catholic School Inspection process since 2007, most recently in 2023, and one deeply committed to continually improving.
• results consistently place it in the top 10% nationally at A-level and GCSE.
• benefits, including health and well-being support, reduced gym membership, cycle-to-work, and car salary sacrifice schemes.
• care for you and your family, so you don’t miss important moments in life, from weddings to nativity plays.

We will interview as soon as we have strong candidates who have applied, so we would advise an early application.

Bosco Catholic Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

In accordance with the recommendations set out in KCSIE, the Trust may conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. 

References will be requested if you are shortlisted for an interview.