Visiting Music Teacher - French Horn at Trent College and The Elms

About this Role

TrentCollege and The Elms are thriving independent schools set in beautiful groundson the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire border. We provide a flourishing andhappy co-educational environment for children.

We are recruiting a passionate anddedicated Visiting Music Teacher of French Horn to join our Music Department.

The ideal candidate will be anaccomplished and enthusiastic French Horn teacher, with the ability to engageand inspire pupils through high-quality individual instruction. They willdemonstrate strong subject knowledge and a passion for music education,with the ability to nurture students of varying abilities and support theirmusical development through structured lessons, preparation for examinations,and performance opportunities.

We are particularly keen to hearfrom candidates who have experience working with young people in an educationalsetting and who can contribute positively to a collaborative andhigh-performing Music department.

The successful candidate will be confident inmonitoring and reporting on pupil progress, supporting ensemble work whererequired and promoting a culture of commitment and musical excellence.

Furtherinformation can be found in the recruitment brochure.

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We offer a competitive salary and benefitspackage which includes a generous school fee discount, parking andcomplimentary use of the excellent leisure and dining facilities.

Closing date for applications: 19 October 2026.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive avolume of strong and suitable applications.

The school is committed to safeguarding andpromoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff andvolunteers to share this commitment.

Applicants will be required to undergo childprotection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with pastemployers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The school may carryout online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will berequired to provide details of their online profile, including social mediaaccount names/handles, as part of their application

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation ofOffenders Act 1974. The school is therefore permitted to ask job applicants todeclare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance ofattending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless theyare "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assesstheir suitability to work with children.