Head Music

Head of Bexley Music

Salary: H45 to H48 on the LSEAT Harmonised Payscale

Hours:

37 hours per week

* Working week Tues-Sat. Availability for evening/weekend activities and Music Tours throughout the year is a requirement for the post.

We are looking to appoint an inspiring and committed

Head of Bexley Music to lead and develop our musicservice. This is a full-time permanent position.

We are seeking a candidate who is:

• Passionate about high-quality music education for all children and young people.
• An experienced leader with a strong background inmusic education.
• Committed to raising standards and wideningparticipation in music.
• An excellent communicator who builds positive relationships with schools, partners, and colleagues.
• Equipped with strong leadership, organisational, and interpersonal skills.
• A resilient and innovative professional who enjoys working collaboratively to drive continuous improvement.

This is a unique opportunity to lead andshape one of London’s most vibrant and ambitious music services. As Head of Bexley Music, you will play a pivotal rolein driving the strategic direction of the organisation, delivering its vision and influencing music education across theborough. You will join us at an excitingpoint in our development, with the opportunity to build on a strong foundation of success while leading thenext phase of growth, innovation andimpact.

Working with a talented and committed team of music educators, leaders and partners, you will have the platform tochampion excellence, inclusion and progression in music education. You will develop and strengthen relationships with schools, cultural organisations,communities and regional partners,ensuring that children and young people have access to exceptional musicalopportunities and clear pathways for achievement.

Please note this role integrates executive leadership with artistic direction and operational delivery. The Head of Bexley Music is responsible for ensuring that the organisation delivers high-quality, inclusive music education while maintaining strong partnerships, financial sustainability, and a clear strategic vision for the future.

Bexley Music, part of London South East Academies Trust (LSEAT), is the Music Service for the London Borough of Bexley and a Principal Partner in the South East London Music Hub (SELMH). The organisation delivers music provision to thousands of children and adults every week, in Bexley schools during the day and at the Music Centre at Belmont Academy, on weekday evenings and all-day Saturday.

The provision at the Music Centre consists of individual and group lessons in all musical instruments and singing, as well as opportunities for playing in bands, orchestras, alternative ensembles and singing in choirs. Concerts are a regular part of the provision, taking place locally in churches, schools and other key venues in the borough and further afield, in the Orchard Theatre, Dartford, the Fairfield Halls, Croydon and in various European venues during our annual music tours.

New initiatives this year are ‘Endangered Instruments’ and Chamber Ensembles support programmes.

London South East Academies Trust is a growing and ambitious Multi-Academy Trust, currently comprising mainstream, special and alternative provision academies, alongside an outreach service and a music hub. Our schools are located across Bromley, Bexley, Sussex, Lambeth and Surrey, serving a wide range of communities and educational contexts.

Across the Trust, our schools share a strong commitment to raising attainment, encouraging aspiration and supporting social mobility for every pupil, throughout their educational journey and beyond. We take a holistic but personalised approach to education, recognising that children thrive when their individual strengths, needs and circumstances are properly understood and supported. This enables pupils to flourish and achieve their full potential, whatever their starting point.

We believe that great schools are built by great people. As a Trust, we invest in our staff through strong professional development and leadership opportunities, clear expectations and supportive structures. We actively…