Teacher of Music (Full-time or Part-time)
Teacher of Music (Full-time or Part-time)
Required from 1st September 2025
Days and hours can be negotiated for the right person, so please express your interest within your application.
Would you like to join a thriving Performing Arts team and grow your teaching career in our exceptional school?
Great Western Academy opened in brand new, state-of-the-art facilities in North Swindon in September 2018. The Academy is heavily oversubscribed in all years and has a thriving sixth form to match. Our first two sets of GCSE results showed that the progress made by the large majority of students has been excellent, particularly in English and Maths.Benchmark results are well above national averages (2024: 53% grade 5+ in English and Maths, 74% grade 4+ in English and Maths) from cohorts that matched national averages on entry. This reflects progress by students of all abilities, with those with EHCPs particularly successful, several of them progressing to our Sixth Form.
The results of our first four A-level cohorts have also been excellent and enabled 98% of university applicants to take up their offers, including four to Oxford and Cambridge; students have also secured prestigious apprenticeships with companies such as with Airbus and Rolls Royce.
We believe firmly that strong outcomes follow from high expectations, high quality teaching, and strong support in terms of behaviour structures and targeted academic and pastoral interventions.
Our inclusive Music curriculum provides students with a grounding in the basics of Music building on prior knowledge and an appreciation of different styles, genres and cultures in order for them to develop as creative and well-rounded musicians.We offer a range of enrichment opportunities including group clarinet, choir and orchestra. The Performing Arts faculty provides a range of performance opportunities for students including an annual Musical production, Christmas concert, Christmas Carol service and House Performing Arts competition.
The Music department also run workshop and trip opportunities such as a visit to see Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, which is one of the highlights in our school calendar.
We require a music teacher from September to teach key stage 3, with the potential to develop the role into key stages 4 and 5. We welcome applications from anyone who can bring the passion and enthusiasm to further enhance the learning opportunities for our students here at Great Western Academy.
Additional benefits of working at GWA include:
- Average class sizes of 26 in years 7 to 11
- Flexible working opportunities
- Excellent CPD opportunities
- State of the art facilities
- Leading edge ICT, including a laptop provided for all staff
- Free Health and Wellbeing Support Service
- Cycle to work scheme through Cyclescheme
- Access to EV charging on site. Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice scheme
- Easy access to the A419, and free parking
Our priority is very much to recruit the best classroom practitioners who can ensure our students arrive at the Academy excited about the day ahead and leave each day talking about the excellent learning they have experienced.
Great Western Academy aims to radically improve the life chances of every student who attends. Our brand new building and state-of-the-art facilities help us to achieve this, but it is the fantastic team of staff who turn our vision into reality.If you have the proven ability to inspire students in the classroom and beyond then this provides you with an exciting opportunity to further shape your practice and develop your career.
Further details are available on the Academy website www.gwacademy.co.uk and in the information documents attached. If you wish to arrange a visit of the school before applying then please email recruitment@gwacademy.co.uk to arrange this.
Applications should be submitted electronically to recruitment@gwacademy.co.uk by 9am on Monday 2nd June 2025.
Interviews will take place soon afterwards. It is possible for us to close the advertisement early and interview during half term for an applicant who needs to resign from their current post by 31st May. If you’d like us to consider this option please state it clearly in your application.
Safeguarding Statement
Great Western Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.