Teacher of Music
Competitive salary plus benefits
For September 2025
2 days per week
Notting Hill & Ealing High School, one of London’s leading independent day schools, has an exciting opportunity for an inspirational Teacher of Music to contribute further to a flourishing Music Department in both its curricular and extra-curricular activities.
We are looking for a well-qualified and enthusiastic graduate of Music, with a passion for the subject to teach up to A Level and Oxbridge entry.
Please see the applicant pack for full details about the school and the department.
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, Musician in Residence 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.
Teaching at NHEHS
“Teaching here is all about being able to have in-depth conversations with students about your subject and helping to enthuse them with the same passion as you have. Teaching at NHEHS is exactly what I imagined teaching would be like when I got my first teaching job; it’s what teaching should be!”
- Head of Department
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. As part of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), the UK’s leading network of independent girls’ schools, we can offer a variety of benefits, such as:
- Membership of Teaching Staff Pension Scheme
- Access to the GDST central training and development programme
- Up to 50% discount on fees for children at GDST schools
- Training grants for obtaining further qualifications
- Interest free annual season ticket loans for travel are available to staff
- Interest free loans to enable staff to buy a computer for personal use at home
- Cycle Scheme: The School is part of the scheme which enables staff to purchase bicycles and equipment at a tax advantageous rate and pay for the equipment over 12 months
- Free lunches during term time
- Accredited NQT induction
- Accommodation for September 2025
The closing date for applications is Monday 28th April (12pm) and interviews will take place on w/c 5th May 2025, however we cannot guarantee interviews if the role has been closed early.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the position and recommend that applications are submitted early. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider applicants and may have to close the interviews early.
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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