Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire Contract: Full-Time, Permanent Salary: MPS1 (ECT Scale) An academically successful and culturally vibrant secondary school in Oxford is recruiting a Music Early Career Teacher (ECT) to start in September 2025. This full-time, permanent position is a perfect opportunity for a musically gifted and pedagogically curious trainee teacher to inspire students in a school that deeply values the arts. About the School Located in the historic and educational heart of Oxford, the school prides itself on its inclusive values, strong extracurricular culture, and academic rigour. Leadership supports creativity and offers a structured induction programme tailored to ECTs. The arts enjoy high visibility in school life, with regular concerts, drama productions, and music outreach projects. Music Department The Music department offers a dynamic curriculum at KS3 and KS4, with frequent opportunities for performance, composition, and ensemble work. The department benefits from practice rooms, digital composition tools, and a suite of acoustic instruments. You will teach KS3 and GCSE Music, and support with peripatetic partnerships and the school''s extensive choir, orchestra, and band programme. Your Role Plan and deliver inspiring music lessons that blend performance, listening, and composition. Engage students through solo and ensemble work, prepare students for school concerts and examinations, and play an active role in whole-school musical life. Ideal Candidate