Rugby School is looking to appoint an outstanding Director of Music to start in either September 2025 or January 2026.
Rugby prides itself on having a sector leading Music Department that excels in both choral and instrumental music. Our musical theatre and rock and pop provision is also superb, and we have a host of diverse performance spaces across the campus. Our choir performs Choral Evensong annually on BBC Radio 3, and we have recently organised Music tours to Hong Kong and Spain.
The Director of Music will lead an experienced and dedicated team, consisting of the Deputy Director of Music, Head of Co-curricular Music, Head of Academic Music, Head of Vocal Studies, Head of Keyboard, Head of Music Partnerships and a team of over 50 peripatetic colleagues and professional choral singers.
The Director of Music will be directly responsible for the Choral Programme at Rugby School, the Bilton Grange Chorister Programme, the Music Scholar Programme and is joint Artistic Director of Festival on The Close: Home: The Festival on the Close, Rugby, Warwickshire.
Rugby School is a diverse and inclusive community, committed to using collaboration, curiosity and expertise to uncover the best in every student and member of staff. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and sectors of education and sports coaching. Equity and service are fundamental to our practice, inextricably linked to a desire for excellence in all aspects of school life.
For more information and to apply: Please register and complete an application via our recruitment portal which can be found at www.rugbyschool.co.uk/about/employment-opportunities
Closing date: Friday 9 May
Applications will be considered upon receipt and we reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date. Therefore, an early application is strongly advised.
Please Note
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are key facets of our core ethos that ‘the Whole Person is the Whole point’. Find out more here: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – Rugby School
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or age.
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