Teacher of Music

The Governors of St Bernard’s Catholic High School in Barrow in Furness are looking to appoint a Teacher of Music.

Number on Role: 677 pupils

Age Range: 11-16

Contract: Permanent, Full time, FTE 1

Salary: MPS/UPS

Generous Relocation Allowance.

To Teach Key Stage: 3 & 4

Required start: Easter 2025 or sooner by agreement

St Bernard’s Catholic School is a high performing Secondary school in a beautiful corner of Cumbria, at stone’s throw from the Lake District National Park– an incredible place to live and work. We are a school where all are ‘known and loved’. We are proud to be part of the Mater Christi Trust comprising 16 schools (and growing) across Cumbria and Lancashire, providing incredible opportunities for growth and development for our staff.

If you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people and believe in high expectations for all, we would love you to apply for this position of Teacher of Music.

This is a real opportunity for the right candidate to support the building of a strong and vibrant Music department at St Bernard’s– bringing joy and enjoyment to the heart of our curriculum.

We are seeking to appoint a permanent, enthusiastic and highly motivated Teacher of Music to join our school. The candidate should be an exceptional teacher with a commitment to academic excellence and helping every child succeed.

We would really encourage candidates to come and visit our wonderful school if interested in this post.

Our School can offer you:

• A school where ¡§Students describe the school as a loving environment¡¨ and ¡§Students behave in a mature and sensible way¡¨ and ¡§They respect each other and their teachers and enjoy learning¡¨.
• A professional, enthusiastic and supportive team of staff with the capacity and commitment to raise student achievement.
• Centralised behavior systems to support teaching staff.
• High quality and regular CPD
• Supportive parents, Governors, Diocese and Trust.
• A well-resourced school with good results.
• A strong commitment to developing staff and creating the leaders of tomorrow.

An application pack and further details about the post are available from: www.stbernardsschool.uk

Completed applications should be returned to: angela.williams@mater-christi.com

Closing Date: Monday 27th January 2025

Shortlisting: Tuesday 28th January 2025

Interviews: Week beginning 3rd February 2025

St Bernard’s Catholic High School is part of the Mater-Christi Trust in the Diocese of Lancaster. The Trust actively promotes diversity, unity and community cohesion and that it supports pupils to become successful, compassionate citizens. The Mater Christi Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of chil-dren and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment Mater Christi Trust will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, satisfactory pre-employment health screening, carry out online searches for shortlisted candidates, and for Teachers, a Prohibi-tion Check in relation to the children’s workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006’.