Singing Teacher

Terms and Conditions:     Requires 1 day of singing teaching a week (flexible working day)

Actual Salary:     Average 5 hours of teaching a week at a rate of £38

Required:    Easter 2026

Location:    Coventry

About the role

We are seeking a Singing Teacher with an enthusiastic personality and experience to inspire students of all abilities through a variety of genres. We are looking for someone who is passionate about singing and vocal health with friendly and approachable mannerism who is able to teach students aged 11-18 across a range of singing styles. The candidate will be responsible for creating lesson timetables, contacting parents where necessary and preparing students for exams such as GCSE/ A-Level recordings and graded exams.

We are looking for someone who:

·         Is approachable and amenable to the diverse learning styles presented in teaching.

·         Is punctual, organised and a good communicator.

·         Ability to work with parents and caers and include them in their childs progress.

·         Has experience in singing and vocal health.

·         Is self employed.

The candidate must be self employed and responsible for their own public liability and professional indemnity insurance.

All staff are expected to know what to do if they have concerns about a child, take on the responsibility for providing a safe environment and promoting children’s welfare, undertake regular safeguarding and child protection training and, familiarise themselves with KCSIE part 1 and local policies and procedures as directed by the trust/academy.

About us

Blue Coat Church of England School & Music College is a successful and oversubscribed large secondary school in the heart of the city of Coventry with a vision ‘Living life in all its fullness’.  As a Church of England school, our intake draws from both the local area and across the city and surrounding areas.  We are a member of Inspire Education Trust, a Coventry based multi-academy trust which sets out to provide an environment where both staff and students can thrive, and putting children at the heart of everything we do.

How to apply

To apply please send a letter of interest and cv to cat.flowers@ietrust.org

If you have any queries about the post, please email cat.flowers@ietrust.org

Closing date: Wednesday 18^th March

Interview date: To Be Confirmed

Information for candidates

Being committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children we follow safer recruitment practices and appointments will be subject to safeguarding checks including enhanced DBS and references. The postholder must share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

The post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that awhen applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.