Recruitment
Temporary Part Time Teacher of KS3 Music (Years 7, 8 and 9) – Maternity Cover
Days of work will be 2 days per week (Monday and Wednesday)
Salary: M1–UPS3 (£13,628 – £21,134 per annum), pro rata for 0.4 FTE (2 days per week).
St Gregory's Catholic High School is looking to appoint a temporary full-time Music teacher for a maternity cover of up to one year. Given our school expansion, there is always scope and potential for a full-time position and the maternity cover can provide the perfect audition should such an opportunity arise.
This is a flexible opportunity for a passionate Music teacher to work part time in a school with pupils who consistently demonstrate excellent behaviour for learning, enthusiasm and ambition. Pupil / teacher relationships are a strength and you will really be able to develop your teaching practice in a purposeful and supportive working environment. The successful candidate will be teaching KS3 only and all schemes of learning will be provided.
The Music Department consists of two full time Music teachers and four peripatetic staff. We are housed in a purpose-built department consisting of two fully air-conditioned music rooms, a recording studio and two practise rooms. Both classrooms have a full suite of PC’s with Cubase on them. Each classroom has at least 25 keyboards with two pairs of headphones each.
There is also a teacher’s piano and an interactive screen in each room. At KS3, all pupils have one, one hour lesson per week and in Y7 and Y8 we focus on traditional music making using keyboards, ukuleles and singing. All pupils are taught to read treble and bass clef notation. In Y9 pupils follow a bespoke Music Technology curriculum where they learn to use Cubase through a series of sequencing and multi-track recording schemes of work, including Film Music, Pachelbel’s Canon Remix and Pop.
At KS4, pupils receive 6 hours of teaching per two week cycle and we follow the AQA GCSE Music specification. Pupils are encouraged to participate in extra-curricular activities including our Choir, Music Technology Club and regular concerts and productions, often as joint ventures with our Drama Department.
The Music curriculum can be accessed here:
https://www.stgregoryshigh.com/curriculum/subjects/music
Further details and application forms are available from www.stgregoryshigh.com. Please return a completed CES application form to recruitment@stgregoryshigh.com
Only CES application forms will be accepted.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be expected to undertake a criminal record check via the DBS.
Online checks of shortlisted candidates may be obtained which forms part of our Safer Recruitment procedures and KCSIE Guidance.
Closing Date: Tuesday 18th August 2026 at 9am
Shortlisting and notification for Interview: Wednesday 19th August 2026
Interview Date: Thursday 20th August (pm)
Start Date: Thursday 3rd September 2026
The interview will consist of a formal interview and an opportunity to see our great school.
HLTA (Level 4)
Fixed Term Contract until June 30th 2027 – there is always potential for a permanent position in the school there after
Full time (35 hours per week – 8.15am to 3.15pm), Term time only
Grade 6 - Actual pay £23803 - £26716
Start date: Monday 7th September or as soon as possible to that date
We are looking to appoint a knowledgeable and multi-skilled Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to work on a 1:1 basis with a KS4 pupil as he goes through Year 11. Experience in supporting children with ASD/ADHD is essential as is demonstrating being able to adapt curriculum work to meet the needs of the young person.
We are seeking someone who enjoys working in a fully inclusive school and shares the school’s vision of making a real difference to the lives of our children through equality of opportunity, raising aspirations and inclusion for all. The successful candidate will have a high level of professionalism and commitment to children, parents and school.
Experience in supporting pupils across a range of curriculum subjects is preferable, as is experience of running interventions and managing communication with parents / carers and other professionals where required.
St Gregory’s has once again been judged as a ‘Good’ school in our inspection of July 2024 with an Outstanding Catholic life judgement (Section 48). Both reports can be viewed by clicking this link: https://www.stgregoryshigh.com/about-us/ofsted
St. Gregory’s is proud to be one of the highest performing schools in both Warrington and the Liverpool Archdiocese area and as such we are oversubscribed with a waiting list to join our school community.
Our Ofsted report noted “Pupils at St Gregory’s are happy, confident and welcoming to visitors. They like each other. There is a strong sense of community across the school. This reflects the school vision, ‘One family inspired to learn’. One pupil said: ‘We are cared about as individuals but, because everyone cares, that makes us all one.”
The successful candidate will join a passionate and successful SEND and pastoral team to work with and supervise individuals and groups of children under the direction/instruction of teaching &/or senior staff, inclusive of specific individual learning needs and enabling access to learning for all pupils.
You will provide assistance and support in classroom management, behaviour techniques and provide specialist support in a specific curricular/resource area depending on your areas of experience.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a top performing school which is expanding and completing a period of growth due to our sustained success.
The Job Description and CES Support Staff Application Form are available from the school website.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be expected to undertake a criminal record check via the DBS.
Online checks of shortlisted candidates may be obtained which forms part of our Safer Recruitment procedures and KCSIE Guidance.
Please return a completed CES Support Staff application form to recruitment@stgregoryshigh.com
Only CES application forms will be accepted.
Application deadline: Tuesday 18th August 2026 at 9am
Shortlisting and notification of interview: Wednesday 19th August 2026
Interview date: 1st or 2nd September 2026