Guitar (electric, acoustic and bass) Peripatetic Teacher

Notting Hill & Ealing High School, one of London’s leading independent girls’ day schools, has an exciting opportunity for a Guitar Peripatetic Teacher to teach throughout the Junior and Senior Schools and support this thriving and popular department. 

The successful candidate will be comfortable teaching students from Year 3 to Year 13 and will be interested in developing the role within the wider Music Department, potentially leading rock bands within the school. The successful candidate will join one other guitar teacher already working in the school.

The post holder will be engaged on a self-employed basis and will be expected to be available for 1-2 days per week, term time only. They will be responsible for creating their own timetable to ensure weekly lessons of 35-minutes are taught to their pupils. Candidates will ideally be on the DBS Update Service.

Music at NHEHS

The Music Department has a high profile within the school and there is a tremendous amount of support and goodwill towards music in the school. The girls are bright, musically able, and very keen to produce performance work of the highest standard possible. Currently about 390 instrumental lessons are given each week across both senior and junior sites and our visiting music teachers organise and direct several of our smaller ensembles and chamber groups. Music scholarships are awarded annually at 11+ and 16+.

The school music department is made up of the Director of Music, Director of Junior School Music, Teacher of Music, Head of Choral and a team of 26 visiting music staff who currently provide extra music tuition to girls in a large range of instruments in brass, strings, guitar, woodwind, drums/percussion and voice.

About the School

NHEHS is a leading academic day school. Our girls are ambitious, bright, enthusiastic and eager to learn and we offer a warm and supportive community. We occupy a site in suburban, leafy, west Ealing with excellent transport links.

Further information about this position and how to apply is available by clicking the apply button or by emailing recruitment@nhehs.gdst.net

Closing date: Thursday 6th June 2024 but early applications are welcomed.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 13th June 2024.

NHEHS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS. Applications will be considered only from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK.

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