Music ECT – Creative and Supportive Secondary School – Dorchester – September 2025 Start

Location: Dorchester | Contract: Full-Time, Permanent | Start Date: September 2025 | Salary: MPS1 (ECT scale)

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a passionate and ambitious Music ECT to begin their teaching career in a creative and inclusive secondary school located in the heart of Dorchester. With a rich tradition in the performing arts and a forward-thinking approach to teaching, the school provides a nurturing and inspiring environment for both students and staff.

This is a school where music plays a vital role in the wider life of the school community—from whole-school performances and talent showcases to community concerts and music production. The successful candidate will be joining a highly regarded Performing Arts faculty that works collaboratively to deliver engaging, varied, and inclusive musical experiences to all students.

Why This School?

A strong and well-established ECT programme with personalised mentoring

A vibrant music department equipped with specialist teaching spaces, practice rooms, and digital music software

Leadership that actively supports creativity and extra-curricular arts provision

Opportunities to run or support ensembles, choirs, and concerts from your first term

Your Role as a Music ECT:
As a Music ECT, you will teach across KS3 and KS4, delivering practical and theory-based lessons that help students build core musical skills in performance, composition, listening, and appraisal. You will plan and deliver schemes of work that are inclusive, ambitious, and accessible to learners of all backgrounds. Beyond the classroom, you’ll be encouraged to take an active role in the school’s extra-curricular and enrichment offer.

Who Should Apply?
We are looking for a newly qualified teacher (or one qualifying this summer) with a music degree, QTS, and a genuine love of teaching and performing arts. You must be enthusiastic, reflective, and keen to develop your classroom practice in a supportive and creative setting. A willingness to get involved in extra-curricular music is strongly encouraged.

This is the perfect opportunity to start your music teaching career in a school that will challenge, support, and inspire you from day one. Apply now for a September 2025 start in Dorchester.