Teacher of Music

Overview

An opportunity has arisen for a highly effective and inspirational Teacher of Music to join our team. John Hanson Community School is a successful, over-subscribed 11-16 community school, rated Good by OFSTED.

Our vision is to inspire and empower our students, within a culture of care and belonging, to embrace opportunities to learn, succeed and become the best versions of themselves. This is underpinned by our strapline: Inspire. Care. Succeed. 

 “A very happy and inclusive school because staff have successfully created a caring and aspirational culture. They share a genuine belief that all pupils can fulfil their potential.”  (Ofsted March 2024) 

We strongly encourage informal visits and conversations with our Senior Leadership Team. If you would like to arrange this, please email: recruit@jhanson.hants.sch.uk.

Personal attributes

The successful candidate will have excellent subject knowledge, a passion for learning, and the ability to engage and enthuse our students to reach their academic and personal potential. 

In return, we offer a dynamic place in which to work, where the potential of all members of our school community is valued.  You would join a committed team.

This popular and successful department has well equipped rooms – a Music room with a suite of computers and MIDI keyboards, rehearsal rooms,  Drama Studio, and a Dance Studio, all within a purpose built Performing Arts block. 

The successful candidate will:  

•     Be passionate about teaching music 

•     Plan and implement a broad and balanced music curriculum that supports progress 

•     Contribute to the wider life of the school by leading and supporting extracurricular activities such as              choir, ensembles, concerts, and productions 

•     Foster a positive classroom environment that encourages creativity, confidence, and collaboration. 

•     Enjoy working as part of a vibrant team, have good organisation and communication skills 

•     Embrace school life and nurture a sense of belonging to the school community 

We Offer

• •     A highly supportive environment with opportunities to develop;  
  •     BlueSky for Performance Management; 
  •     A highly professional and collaborative working environment focused on developing a love of learning;  
  •     An enthusiastic and driven team of teachers, leaders and support staff; 
  •     Trained Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA), a Staff Well-Being Action Group (SWAGs) and Mental Health        Leads; we are proud signatories of the DfE well-being Charter;  
  •     Confidential support through various stages of colleagues’ life, including with pregnancy and maternity,      menopause and with Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI); 

   If you are an ECT, we have a successful ECT induction program and work closely with HISP teaching hub.  

“The school is very mindful of staff workload and of creating a positive and supportive working environment which puts pupils first. Staff recognise this and are proud to work at the school.” — (Ofsted March 2024) 

Salary and benefits

Main Pay Range / Upper Pay Range/ suitable for ECT’s 

Location

John Hanson Community School
Floral Way
Andover
South East
SP10 3PB

Supporting documents

• HCC Teaching Staff Application Form
• Join us at John Hanson Leaflet
• Equalities Monitoring
• Health Declaration Form

Deadline and start date

Closing date for applications: 17th October 2025 12.00pm 

Interviews week commencing:  20th October 2025 

Start date: January 2026 

We reserve the right to interview and appoint candidates before the closing date/scheduled interviews where applicable.

Equal opportunities

John Hanson Community School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

John Hanson Community School is an equal opportunities employer, and no candidate will be disadvantaged because of race, gender, sexuality, disability, or any other protected characteristic. All shortlisting exercises are completed by evaluating a candidate’s suitability in terms of the person specification and job description for the role in question.

Job reference: EPSEDJOBS/15542/7877