Music ECT - Highly Successful School in Reading

A highly successful Mixed Secondary School in Reading is seeking an organised and enthusiastic Music Early Career Teacher (ECT) to join their successful Music department. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a vibrant and well-equipped creative environment where students are encouraged to develop musical confidence, performance imagination, and technical skill across KS3, KS4 and KS5.

The successful candidate will inspire teaching and learning by delivering engaging, high-quality lessons covering a vast range of musical traditions, music theory, and composition. You will maintain a positive classroom environment, organise rehearsals, and ensure that music suites and practice spaces remain safe, inspiring, and fully equipped for active musicianship.

Responsibilities will include planning and delivering curriculum content, conducting extra-curricular ensembles or choirs, and supporting assessment procedures throughout the department. You will also play a key role in coordinating school concerts, musical productions, and departmental enrichment activities across the wider school community.

The role requires someone who is practical, organised, and deeply enthusiastic about Music education and performance. Strong instrumental or vocal skills, creativity, and the ability to manage multiple ensembles effectively are essential. The school is looking for someone proactive who can contribute positively to a collaborative and ambitious department.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a school that places creativity and performance at the heart of student learning, offering an exceptional, tailored ECT induction program and brilliant acoustic facilities.

School Information This is an 11 to 18 well-established Mixed Secondary School in Reading with a strong reputation for academic excellence, creative arts, and student wellbeing. The school provides a calm and purposeful learning environment where students are respectful, ambitious, and eager to succeed. Staff benefit from supportive leadership, collaborative working relationships, and excellent professional development opportunities.

Music Department The Music department is a vibrant, inspiring space where creativity flourishes and students are challenged to excel. It is supported by excellent facilities, including dedicated keyboard laboratories, private practice rooms, a recording studio, a wide array of high-quality acoustic and digital instruments, and modern music technology software (such as Logic or Sibelius).

Requirements * QTS / ECT status (or equivalent recognized teaching qualification)

• Degree in Music or a related performing arts discipline

• Strong practical, vocal, or instrumental skills

• Knowledge of music curricula, examination specifications, and music technology

• Creative and proactive approach to classroom management and extra-curricular concerts

Application To apply, please send your CV as soon as possible