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Music Teacher - SEMH Setting
September 2026 start
Full Time / Long Term Role
Newham
Are you a music teacher looking for a new challenge from September?
Do you have a passion for teaching music for students that have additional needs?
Parker Smith Inclusion are working in partnership with a therapeutic education setting in Newham that are seeking an outstanding and resilient Music Teacher to join their friendly team on a permanent basis, based at their secondary site in Stratford.
This school has the students needs at the forefront of their curriculum, making sure each lesson is adapted to their level of need, meeting the children where they are at - not where you expect them to be. Music is one of the students favourite lessons and could be their only creative outlet so it needs to be an engaging, positive and something they can walk away from being fulfilled.
This is a rewarding opportunity for an experienced teacher to deliver KS3 Music and the Pearson BTEC Performing Arts curriculum to students within a specialist alternative provision setting. We are looking for a teacher who is passionate about music education and has the confidence, creativity, and adaptability to engage young people with a wide range of social, emotional, and behavioural needs. You must also be able to play a musical instrument. The successful candidate will:
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Be a qualified and experienced Music Teacher (QTS/QTLS or equivalent desirable)
Have experience teaching KS3 Music and/or BTEC Performing Arts
Have experience working with students with complex additional needs, including SEMH and challenging behaviour
Be skilled in adapting lessons to meet the needs of learners with limited prior musical experience or disrupted education
Be able to build strong, consistent, and positive relationships with students
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Be patient, resilient, and committed to helping every learner succeed
Be able to play at least one musical instrument and use practical music-making to engage students
The school offers:
The opportunity to make a genuine impact in an alternative provision setting
Supportive leadership and collaborative staff teams
A highly rewarding role working with young people who benefit from specialist support
Long term employment.
If you are an inspiring Music teacher who believes in the transformative power of music and can engage learners who may have faced barriers in mainstream education, we would love to hear from you. This role doesn't require QTS, it is desired but not essential, if you're an experienced Music Teacher that has experience with SEN students I want to hear from you! Elise @ Parker Smith Inclusion, 0203 011 4848
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