Music Teacher - Part-time

St Katharine's Knockholt CEP School, Sevenoaks

• Ref:KCC886-3303-65T
• Posted:30/04/2026
• Pay:Unqualified Teacher or MPS dependent on experience
• Start Date:September 2026
• App Close Date:18/05/2026 at 09:00
• Interviews:20th May 2026

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The Role:
We are looking for an enthusiastic, inspirational, motivational and committed Teacher of Music/Music Lead to join our happy village primary school team on a part-time basis (1 day per week) from September 2026.

This is an exciting opportunity for either an experienced qualified teacher or an unqualified teacher with strong musical expertise and experience of working with children. The successful candidate will lead and manage music across the school, delivering engaging curriculum lessons to all year groups, developing performance opportunities and nurturing a love of music in every child.

You will play a key role in inspiring our children and staff, helping to shape and further enhance the musical life of our school.

Key Responsibilities:
• Lead and manage music provision across the school.
• Plan and deliver engaging, high-quality curriculum music lessons across all year groups.
• Lead whole-school singing and develop children’s vocal confidence and enjoyment.
• Build on and develop our existing musical provision, including djembe drumming and Belle Plates/tuned percussion.
• Organise and lead performances, productions and other musical events.
• Inspire and motivate children of all abilities to participate, perform and enjoy music.
• Monitor and evaluate the quality of music provision across the school and identify areas for development.

About You:
• A talented and enthusiastic musician with a passion for inspiring children.
• Experience teaching music to primary-aged children (qualified or unqualified).
• A confident and engaging leader of singing, instrumental work and performance.
• Creative, energetic and full of ideas to make music exciting and accessible for all.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with children, staff and families.
• Organised, proactive and able to work independently.
• Committed to nurturing confidence, creativity and joy through music.

What We Offer:
• A supportive and friendly working environment in a beautiful semi-rural setting.
• Wonderful children who are enthusiastic, joyful and who truly love music.
• A school with strong musical foundations and ambitions to grow further.

Information about the school

About Us: St Katharine’s Knockholt CEPS is a thriving, warm and welcoming school where pastoral care is at the forefront of everything we do. We build close relationships with our pupils and their families and this gives us the bedrock from which we can help our children achieve their potential and make their school days happy, fulfilling and purposeful.

This nurturing environment is extended to our staff team, where we pride ourselves on looking after our teachers and support staff in the same way as we do our pupils. We are a happy and ambitious village school with a rich and vibrant musical culture. Music is a much-loved part of school life here at St Katharine’s and our children especially love to sing! They embrace every opportunity to perform, create and express themselves through music.

We have excellent foundations already in place, including djembe drumming, Belle Plates and whole-school singing, and we are now looking for an inspirational and joyful music teacher to build on and develop this further.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Miss Sarah-Jane Tormey
• Address:Main Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 7LS
• Telephone: (01959) 532237
• Email: admin@knockholt.kent.sch.uk