Visiting Music Teacher - Violin (fixed term until July 2026)

Start Date: TBC

Salary:  Pay Scale: Casual, £36 per hour. Currently 4 hours (plus 1 hour unpaid lunch) offered between 9:30-14:30 on Fridays

Closing date: 12:00 pm - Friday  20th February 2026

Interview date: Friday 27th February 2026

We are seeking an inspiring and skilled violin teacher to join the music department at Lister, a thriving co-educational secondary school in Newham, East London. This position offers a fantastic opportunity to work with enthusiastic young learners and inspire the next generation of musicians. You will teach violin in classroom lessons alongside the classroom teacher, and you will also teach breakout violin groups from these lessons.

There will be opportunities to be involved with extracurricular activities across the department, and to contribute to our concerts and performance events. An ability/willingness to teach a range of musical styles will be an advantage.

We have a busy and vibrant music department, with all students in Y7 and Y8 learning an orchestral instrument in their classroom music lessons. We are equipped with 3 dedicated music classrooms, and a large number of smaller studios and practice rooms for small group and individual lessons. We run a busy extracurricular programme with choir, orchestra, a samba group and a range of student-led bands and ensembles. We regularly arrange formal and informal performances throughout the year, and include our Visiting Music Teachers where possible. 

The candidate will need to be registered self-employed. Payment will be by invoice at the end of each month or half term. The hours on offer are currently 4 - this will remain at least the same or possibly more until the end of the academic year in July 2026 (end of fixed term).

Why Join us?

• A supportive and collaborative school environment

• Opportunities for professional development and growth

• The chance to make a real difference to students’ learning and love of reading

About the School

Lister Community School is a large 11-16 Academy at the heart of its community, and is part of the Newham Community Learning Trust. Our vision is to provide a world class international education for young people in Newham. We firmly believe our young people have the right to the same quality of teaching and range of opportunities as at any school in the country, and our ethos is one of continuous improvement, with a focus on strong partnerships and staff development. Over the last ten years we have significantly raised academic standards and are now the school of choice for our local community.

In October 2024, Ofsted found that the school has maintained the good quality of education and ‘made strong progress in many aspects of the school’s provision‘ since our previous inspection in December 2018. Our many strengths are highlighted, including how students are ‘courteous and articulate’ and ‘enjoy school and value the wide range of opportunities they are given’. We are very proud that the report recognises our high aspirations, the hard work and good behaviour of our students, and the dedication and commitment of our staff.

At Lister Community School, we recognise the positive value of diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Application Process

Interested candidates should read the Job Description & Person Specification, before submitting a completed Application Form.

PLEASE NOTE:

Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close the advert early depending on the volume of applications we receive. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. We will only be contacting those candidates who have been selected to progress to the next stage of the process. Please note we do not have parking facilities onsite.

Lister Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This appointment will be conditional on successful pre-employment checks. Identity, Prohibition, Qualification, Barred List, Enhanced DBS, Section 128, Overseas, Right to work, Reference, Criminal Record and Medical Checks are essential for all applicable posts at the School.

In accordance with paragraph 221 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (2025), Lister Community School will carry out an online search for all shortlisted candidates. If shortlisted for the role an appropriate online search will be undertaken on your name(s). Any information given will be treated as confidential and will only be used in relation to the post for which you have applied.