Music Teacher: Outer London Pay Scale £37k – 56k
Required for September 2026
If you are a candidate committed to high quality teaching and learning who wants to develop your career in an outstanding school, working closely with colleagues who share that passion, then we want to hear from you.
“Cheam High is an outstandingly effective school” Ofsted 2015, 2010 & 2007
GCSE 2025: 81% of students gained 4+ EM; 74% gained 5+ EM
Cheam high school is looking for an outstanding Music Teacher to join our well-equipped, dynamic and driven team which is part of a friendly and supportive school community.
The successful applicant will be a passionate and skilled classroom practitioner but will also understand the profound importance of extra-curricular music to students’ experience of school life and be looking to contribute to continued development in this area, further raising the profile of Music across the school.
If successful in application, you will engage with extensive internal and external professional development and be supported to continually improve your practice. Instrumental ability, theoretical understanding a strong working knowledge of music technology will be of benefit to any applicant.
Cheam High School is oversubscribed and highly successful school which has an innovative and proactive approach to school improvement, resulting in high levels of performance.
The successful candidate will be:
• Ambitious for young people and for themselves
• Creative in using new technologies or teaching approaches to help students to learn and progress
• Keen to continually develop their practice, sharing what works best with their team
• An enthusiastic teacher who can motivate and challenge students
What we can offer you:
• You will be joining a school where staff share best practice so that our standard of teaching and support is both high quality and continually developing.
• You will be teaching in your own classroom area with access to specialist facilities and up to date technology
• You will benefit from our well-established programme of training and development
• You will be working with students who are enthusiastic and keen to succeed
• You will be part of the team with colleagues who are supportive and welcoming, and a staffroom social committee that organises various events as well as regular Friday evening sporting sessions for those with energy!
The school is situated in Cheam, 30 minutes’ train journey from London Victoria and a short distance from Surrey, Merton, Croydon and Kingston. The successful candidate will be provided with a laptop.
Further information and an application form can be found on the school website.
Applications which should be made to the Headteacher, Mr P Naudi asap and by 9am Monday 8th June 2026 at the latest.
Please note that we reserve the right to call suitable applicants for interview prior to the closing date and if a successful appointment is made, close the advertisement early. You are therefore encouraged to submit your application without delay.