Remote and Online Music Teacher (KS3 and GCSE delivery only)
Salary: £30 per hour
Hours: Flexible, 8–25 hours per week (Term-time only, Monday–Friday between 9:00am and 4:00pm, focused on core peak delivery hours)
Location: Remote / Work from Home — Must be resident and based in the UK with QTS gained in the UK.
Other Music roles also available: Full-time Online Music Teachers with a Salary £39,750 are also available at our head office in Dinnington, Sheffield alongside part time, term-time or flexible arrangements.
Contract: Direct contract with EDClass for Part-time / Hourly (Commitment to the full academic year preferred)
Start Date: ASAP
About EDClass
EDClass is an accredited online education provider by the Department for Education (DfE), delivering high-quality, innovative alternative provision across the UK. We work extensively with schools, multi-academy trusts, and local authorities to provide personalised learning pathways for students accessing Section 19 provision, Education Other Than At School (EOTAS), medical needs support, and school inclusion programs. In the near future, we will also be extending our delivery to Electively Home Educated (EHE) students.
At EDClass, we put safeguarding students at the heart of everything we do. Every lesson, interaction, and platform protocol is built to ensure a secure, transparent, and supportive learning environment for every young person.
We believe in fostering an engaging and compassionate learning environment that empowers learners to reach their full potential. We are dedicated to providing a quality education that aims to reintegrate learners back into school or support them toward their positive destination.
We are also a person-centred employer who is fully flexible to the needs of our commissioning schools and educational establishments. Just as we invest in our learners, we believe in and invest in our people. While this role is offered remotely, we also have an established team of full-time and part-time teachers based on-site at our offices in Dinnington, offering full pay and flexible working arrangements—please enquire if this is an option you would like to explore.
As an accredited provider now offering GCSEs and comprehensive qualifications to a wide range of learners, we are expanding our teaching team. We are seeking qualified, passionate, and dedicated Online Music Teachers to match the growing demand across our live academic delivery.
Delivery Model and Platform Structure
Lessons are 1 hour long in live, timetabled sessions structured across our specialised virtual learning environments:
- EDLive: Small-group, highly focused live timetabled lessons (1:1 to 1:5 ratio) centred on structured music theory, listening and appraising, composition techniques, musical elements, curriculum objectives, and core subject teaching.
- EDTeach: Targeted intervention sessions delivered on a 1:1 or up to 1:3 ratio, designed around key focus points to directly diagnose and address specific gaps in musical literacy, score reading, auditory analysis, and coursework composition.
- EDClass Plus: Live, responsive teaching assistance where teachers support students as they work through exam-style listening questions, composition software tasks (DAWs/notation tools), interactive e-learning modules, and structured pathways, including taking students into live breakout rooms for focused, real-time intervention and scaffolding.
The Role
As an Online Music Teacher at EDClass, you will deliver structured, inspiring, and high-impact sessions across Key Stage 3 and GCSE Music (covering listening/appraising, composing, and understanding musical elements across exam boards such as Edexcel, AQA, and OCR/Eduqas). We are not offering GCSE Music currently but supporting those students is pivotal for our clients
Our platform supports a diverse cohort of learners, including those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, or students facing barriers to mainstream education. You will play a central role in demystifying music theory, unlocking musical creativity, building listening confidence, closing knowledge gaps, and guiding pupils toward accredited qualification success and successful reintegration.
Key Responsibilities
- Live Interactive Teaching: Deliver 1-hour timetabled lessons across EDLive, targeted intervention in EDTeach, and responsive breakout room coaching in EDClass Plus.
- Curriculum and Exam Preparation: Deliver high-quality instruction across KS3 Music and GCSE Music specifications, preparing students thoroughly for the listening and appraising examination papers as well as coursework composition requirements.
- Digital Learning and Content: Assist learners as they navigate e-learning pathways, digital audio workstations (DAWs), virtual instruments, notation software, and interactive listening exercises; plan and record engaging explanations and listening breakdowns for our digital library. We have a range of music applications incorporated into the platform.
- Assessment and Feedback: Provide regular, constructive feedback (both verbally and written) and mark student work accurately to track academic progression against exam board rubrics.
- Inclusive Pedagogy: Apply calm, encouraging, and supportive approaches to engage vulnerable, disaffected, or anxious learners, using music to build engagement and confidence.
- Safeguarding and Reporting: Uphold rigorous safeguarding standards at all times, monitoring student wellbeing and providing detailed feedback to partner schools regarding attendance, engagement, and behaviour.
- Additional Opportunities: Additional paid hours may be available for coursework moderation, marking, parental meetings, and pastoral mentoring.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
- Location: Must be currently resident and based in the UK with the right to work in the UK.
- Qualifications: Must hold a recognised UK teaching qualification (Qualified Teacher Status / QTS, or secondary PGCE in Music).
- Teaching Experience: Minimum of 3 years of successful secondary classroom or alternative provision teaching experience in Music.
- Subject Knowledge: Strong command of the KS3 Music curriculum and KS4 GCSE Music specifications across major exam boards (Edexcel, AQA, OCR, Eduqas), including areas of study, musical elements, dictation, and composition techniques.
- Digital Literacy: Confident ICT skills with the ability to manage virtual classroom features (breakout rooms, chat, audio, digital whiteboards, sharing audio interfaces/software) and keep pupils engaged online.
- Inclusive Practice: Demonstrated experience working with vulnerable, disengaged, or SEND/SEMH learners using supportive, patient, and adaptive teaching strategies.
- Safeguarding Commitment: Uncompromising commitment to child protection, pupil safety, and statutory guidance.
- Reliability: Excellent time management and organisational skills, with a commitment to maintaining timetable continuity for learners throughout the academic year.
Desirable Criteria
- Experience delivering live online Music lessons or remote music mentoring in small groups or one-to-one.
- Experience utilising cloud-based music tools
- Understanding of the DfE Online Education Accreditation Scheme standards.
Safeguarding and Student Welfare
Safeguarding students is at the heart of everything we do. EDClass is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, expecting all staff to share this absolute commitment.
- All appointments are subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (ideally registered on the DBS Update Service) and complete safer recruitment vetting in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
- All teachers receive comprehensive, ongoing safeguarding training to ensure full compliance within our digital learning spaces.