PERIPATETIC SINGING TUTOR
Self-employed
Our school is part of the Blackdown Education Partnership, we believe that our schools should sit at the heart of our communities; that there are no limits to what our children and young people can achieve; and that they should be great places to work and learn.
We are incredibly proud of our Trust and the schools within it. Strong partnerships, collaboration and generosity are the bonds which underpin our collective mission to provide great education for all children no matter what their starting point or their background.
The Castle School has a vacancy for a self-employed Singing Tutor in our thriving Music Department to work alongside 8 other peripatetic tutors. The successful applicant would tutor students from age 11 to 16 of all standards in individual, paired and groups in 20 or 30-minute lessons. Each teacher works on a self-employed basis, invoicing parents directly.
You will be expected to:
- Create an inspiring and creative learning environment that will enhance every pupil’s learning experience;
- Support every pupil to achieve their full potential and become a confident, resilient and compassionate individual who can make a positive contribution to society;
- Teach the assigned pupil in a way that is imaginative, creative and inspiring, appropriate to their age and stage of development;
- Plan your teaching by incorporating into your activities a variety of styles and approaches;
- Lead well-structured voice/singing lessons and be able to think on your feet;
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of your specialist voice/singing;
- Have experience in preparing students for Exams;
- Have experience in teaching beginners on your specialist voice/singing;
- Monitor pupil’s learning, asking for regular feedback from line managers, other colleagues, students and parents;
- Source resources that will enhance teaching and learning and regularly seek to utilise these in lessons;
- Demonstrate good behaviour management;
- Have strong communication skills;
- Be IT literate (preferable);
- Provide feedback to the Head of Music on the pupil’ progress;
- Take an active part in participating in any Performance Events organised by the Music Department that are relevant to the voice/singing you teach;
- Report immediately any safeguarding concerns;
- Be vigilant in reporting all matters relating to health and safety and to take responsibility for your own personal health and safety.
Personal Qualities
All of our teachers will be selected on the basis of their experience, qualifications and most importantly, their personality. We look for the following personal qualities:
- A passion for teaching and music making;
- Energy, enthusiasm and motivation;
- Strong communication skills;
- Brilliant interpersonal skills;
- Ability to work collaboratively with a team of professionals and show a willingness to share expertise, knowledge and skills;
- To work effectively as part of a team, understanding the role that is played by yourself and others;
- A ‘can-do’ attitude towards their work;
- To maintain a personal commitment to professional development linked to the competencies necessary to deliver the requirements of the post;
- To work at forming good relationships with students, parents, work colleagues and other professionals, understanding the important part this plays in creating a community of people with a common purpose who value and respect the rights of others as well as themselves;
- Understanding of equal opportunities issues and a commitment to implementing equal opportunity standards;
- Ability to meet deadlines and achieve targets and goals;
- Ability to contribute ideas to the development of the Music Department and therefore the progression of its students;
- To be flexible and open to change and to new ways of working.
We can offer you: An opportunity to work in an experienced and supportive team from whom you can learn, develop and grow. A friendly, busy and dynamic workplace where each day is different from the last. Wider opportunities to be involved across our Trust. An energised and professional working environment.
The Castle School has a Safer Recruitment policy and ALL successful candidates will require an enhanced DBS check.
All applications should be made by completing the application form available, including evidence of how you meet the person specification for the role and should be submitted by 9am on the closing date.
Closing date: Tuesday 3rd November 2026 at 9:00am
Interviews: Week commencing 9th November 2026
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.
References: References will be taken up on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children, previous employers may be approached for information to verify particular experiences or qualifications before interview.
Data Protection Act: Information held by Blackdown Education Partnership complies with and is stored in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. If your application is successful, the information you have provided in the ‘Personal Details’ section will be used for payroll purposes and may be disclosed to the Inland Revenue. It will be disclosed within the school for security and administration.
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