Part Time Music Instructor (Potterspury Lodge School)

Part Time Music Instructor 

£27,500 per annum pro rata at 0.4 (£11,000) 

Two Days a Week (Must be available on Mondays and Thursdays during Term Time) 

(1 Year Contract initially)

Please contact the school directly for the Person Specification and Job Specification 

We positively welcome applications from Qualified Teachers, Unqualified Teachers*, and HLTAs* (*who meet the Person Specification) for this role.

Are you looking for the next challenge on your teaching and learning journey?

 Would you like to work in a school which has just secured a double “Good” Ofsted judgement (February 2020) for its education and residential provisions?

Would you like to teach from Key Stage 2 up to Key Stage 4 including GCSE?  

Do you want to make a significant difference to the lives of our fantastic children and work with a body of talented colleagues and group of supportive parents?

Would you like to be part of the team which delivers lasting impact and outcomes for our young people and the community we are proud to serve? 

Would you like to work as part of a national network of schools which specialises in improving the educational outcomes of young people?

If the answer to each of the above questions is “yes” then you could be our new Music Instructor.

This is an exciting time for a new leader to join Potterspury Lodge School.  There is a new Leadership Team in situ from January 2020 which secured a double “Good” Ofsted rating for the education and residential provision at the school in February 2020.  Our new Music Instructor will be key to driving the rapid change, re-launch and reinvigoration at Potterspury Lodge School.  The post holder will be expected to work closely with the Leadership Team and continue to establish Music as a popular Key Stage 4 choice and curriculum area in the school. 

We are looking to appoint a suitably qualified, ambitious candidate who is dedicated to engaging our children and resolute to believing that all our children can achieve. The successful post holder will be well organised, energetic, and be willing to go the extra mile.  

 Benefits of Working at Potterspury Lodge School

- Small classes of up to 5 children

- Supportive Senior Leadership Team and Colleagues

- The School is situated in a Grade Two Listed Building set within spacious, picturesque grounds and surrounded by countryside while being situated between Milton Keynes and Towcester, Northamptonshire. 

- The School owns three Minibuses and Two Pool Cars

- Full Time Clinical Team who work with students and staff on educational and wellbeing development 

- Hot lunch provided for staff every day 

- Opportunity to develop as a practitioner in the Caretech group, a network of over thirty schools and work with both a team on site and regional partners

- Cambian Potterspury Lodge School is a 38-week day and residential school for young people aged 8-18 who have a diagnosis of ASD, challenging behaviours and complex needs. The School prides itself on offering an inclusive environment geared towards allowing young people with ASD to accept themselves, tolerate others, to develop confidence, and achieve academic and social outcomes to equip individuals to face the challenges of later life. You will be committed to creating a safe, successful and meaningful environment to ensure pupil wellbeing and safety. 

If you are passionate about innovative education, have a commitment to personal excellence and are ready for a new challenge we welcome your application.

At this time we invite potential candidates to contact the school for the Person and Job Specifications.  Potential candidates are also invited to contact the Principal, Jenny Nimmo, 

about the role for an informal conversation prior to making an application.  

Both acquiring more information about the role and arranging a conversation with the Principal can be arranged through.

Potterspury Lodge School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.

Closing Date: 9.00am, Friday, 21st August 

Shortlisting: PM Friday, 21st August

Successful Shortlisted Candidates will be notified by Tuesday, 25th August 

Interviews: Friday, 28th August