Junior School Teacher of Music

We are seeking an outstanding Junior School Teacher of Music for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 who combines strong musicianship and subject knowledge with warmth, creativity and a genuine love of working with children.

Successful candidates will be passionate educators who believe that children thrive when they are trusted, challenged and genuinely known as individuals. They will create classrooms and performance spaces full of curiosity, energy and musical adventure, while providing the kindest and most individual pastoral care.

Teachers at SPGS International School (Singapore) are expected to be highly collaborative, reflective and forward-thinking professionals who contribute actively to the wider life and culture of the school. This is not simply a teaching role; it is an opportunity to help build an exceptional school community with shared values, high standards and a deeply child-centred ethos, and to establish a vibrant musical life for the Junior School as part of a founding team, in the spirit of St Paul's Girls' School's own musical heritage, where Gustav Holst served as Director of Music for nearly three decades.

In the school's opening phase, this role will also involve teaching elements of Performing Arts (such as drama) alongside Music. A willingness to teach across Music and Performing Arts in the opening year is therefore essential; previous experience of teaching Performing Arts is a valuable, though not essential, asset.

• Be an excellent classroom practitioner with strong subject and pedagogical knowledge of primary music education
• Inspire curiosity, creativity and independence in young musicians
• Build warm, respectful and purposeful relationships with students
• Create engaging and intellectually ambitious learning experiences across singing, listening, composing and performing
• Be willing to teach elements of Performing Arts (e.g. drama) alongside Music during the school's opening phase
• Understand the importance of pastoral care and emotional wellbeing
• Value collaboration and professional reflection
• Embrace innovation whilst respecting the foundations of excellent teaching
• Contribute positively to a vibrant school community
• Enjoy helping to build systems, culture and traditions as part of a founding team

• Plan and deliver engaging, challenging and inclusive music lessons
• Plan and deliver elements of the Performing Arts curriculum (e.g. drama and dance) alongside Music during the school's opening phase, ahead of a dedicated Performing Arts Specialist joining from Year 2
• Foster a classroom culture built on curiosity, confidence, kindness and respect
• Deliver an enhanced English National Curriculum for Music
• Use assessment thoughtfully to support progress and inform planning
• Differentiate effectively to support individual learners
• Promote singing, listening, composing, performing and critical thinking about music across the curriculum
• Create stimulating classroom and performance environments that celebrate learning and student voice
• Ensure high expectations of behaviour, effort and scholarship
• Contribute to curriculum development and the creation of outstanding music (and, in the opening phase, performing arts) learning experiences across the Junior School
• Lead assemblies, singing and hymn practice across the Junior School
• Direct choirs, ensembles and instrumental groups, and organise concerts and performances
• Collaborate closely with colleagues to plan learning, share expertise and reflect on practice

• Know every child as an individual
• Support students' social, emotional and personal development
• Contribute actively to the school's pastoral systems and wellbeing programme
• Build positive and trusting relationships with families
• Promote inclusion, kindness and mutual respect throughout the school community

• Contribute fully to the co-curricular programme, including choirs, ensembles, concerts, drama productions and school performances
• Participate in school events, educational visits, performances and community initiatives
• Engage positively with professional development and instructional coaching
• Support the development of school culture, systems and traditions as part of the founding team, including establishing the Junior School's musical and performing arts life from the outset, and supporting a smooth handover to a dedicated Performing Arts Specialist from Year 2

• Promote…