Teacher of Music - Broughton High School

Teacher of Music
The City of Edinburgh Music School and Broughton High School

Salary: £36,159 - £54,453
Hours: 35 per week

Following the appointment of our current Music Teacher to a Director of Music role we are seeking a new Teacher of Music to join The City of Edinburgh Music School (0.66fte) and the Expressive Arts Faculty (0.34fte) at Broughton High School, Edinburgh. This unique shared role ensures that we continue to build excellence and cultural capital across the school.

The City of Edinburgh Music School is a unique Scottish Government funded specialist music provision that has been based at Broughton High School and Flora Stevenson Primary School since 1980. It has been awarded the distinction of becoming the first All Steinway School of Distinction in the UK - and has 25 Steinway pianos. Gifted musicians from the age of 4 to 18 are selected to join the school on musical merit alone and are not charged any fees. The intensive training - involving regular practice, various ensembles and individual expert tuition from talented and dedicated teachers, paves the way for our students to secure positions in some of the most prestigious colleges, universities, ensembles, orchestras and media organisations in the world.

Both Broughton High School and The City of Edinburgh Music School were the subject of a HMIE Inspection in March 2026 Broughton High School | Inspection Report | His Majesty's Inspectorate of Education in Scotland

Broughton High School is founded on the values of respect, inclusion and integrity. We have high aspirations for our young people and believe that together we achieve more. Located to the north of Edinburgh's City Centre, our school building is a superb example of modern architecture: its appearance inspires those who learn and work here, and it operates very effectively as a learning environment.

Broughton fully integrates and embraces three specialist provisions into the life and work of the school: the City of Edinburgh Music School, the SFA Performance School and the City of Edinburgh Dance School.

We believe in enabling every young person to fulfil their potential as an individual and as a member of their wider community. We emphasise the importance of excellent teaching and learning and strive to deliver flexible learning pathways that meet the needs of all young people.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We're interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council

Happy to talk flexible working.

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