Working at Prior Park Schools
We are a family of Christian schools comprising Prior Park College (Bath), The Paragon Junior School (Bath) and Prior Park School Gibraltar.
The Schools’ Mission is to steward a thriving family of communities with love for the young people they serve at their heart. These vibrant communities cultivate creativity, foster integrity, and transform lives.
Prior Park Schools is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all individuals are respected, valued, and included. We actively encourage inclusive practices throughout our recruitment process and welcome applications from individuals who share these values.
We aspire to attract staff who are committed, ambitious and passionate and we welcome candidates from a wide variety of backgrounds. In return you will join a talented, stimulating and caring community with access to impressive facilities and attractive range of staff benefits.
To find out more about working at Prior Park, please get in touch with HR by phone 01225 835353 or by email recruitment@priorparkschools.com
APPLICATION PROCESS
Completed application forms are required for all vacancies. Please email along with any covering letter to recruitment@priorparkschools.com
Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and we reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made. We therefore encourage you to apply early.
Please note it is an offence to apply for a role that involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children, if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Online screening checks will be carried as part of the interview preparation on candidates invited to interview as per current recruitment guidelines outlined by Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
Prior Park Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Prior Park Educational Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a registered Educational Charity no. 281242 as well as a data controller and registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office as required under current data protection legislation
Vacancies - Teaching
Permanent - September start
Prior Park College, overlooking beautiful Bath is seeking to appoint a highly skilled and passionate peripatetic Teacher of Piano to join our team with specialism in traditional/classical Piano performance and able to teach contemporary piano styles such as Pop, Jazz.
Anticipated hours are around 10 hours per week, though this is subject to take up in September.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of talented and experienced teachers (alongside 2 other peripatetic piano teachers) with expertise in classical, jazz and popular music to become a leading creative force in a thriving, dynamic department. Music enjoys a high profile at Prior Park and an impressive record of achievement. Recent events have included a festival of the piano, including a masterclass and recital from Joseph Tong. Other piano masterclasses have included Jason Rebello. The department has a reputation as a centre for preparing specialist soloists, with students participating in the finals of both Bristol and Bath Young Musician of the Year 2025,2026. Senior Chapel Choir perform internationally with tours to Barcelona, Florence and Pisa. We have established ongoing links with Oxbridge choirs and conservatoires in the UK and US.
The department comprises of a Director of Music, 2 Teachers of Music, 20 visiting Music teachers and a Music Office Manager.
Music is housed in a purpose built facility in the Georgian mansion with dedicated classrooms, individual teaching rooms and a recording studio. Performance venues include the magnificently restored John Wood Chapel, with its Fazioli 212 grand piano and Garlick harpsichord, the spacious acoustic of the splendid College Chapel with its Copley pipe organ, and the well-equipped Slade Theatre.
The successful candidate will have extensive experience in a similar role supported by relevant qualifications to deliver inspiring music provision to students across the age range and will be a confident performer with a passion for putting students’ musical experiences first.
Working on a PAYE basis, paying £36.61 per hour.
We offer excellent and supportive working conditions with an attractive rewards package to include free lunch and free onsite parking plus use of onsite gym.
Set in a stunning location Prior Park College established in 1830 is an exceptional 11-18 HMC senior school overlooking the Georgian City of Bath a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A modern Christian school, in a Catholic tradition, home to over 600 students to include 150 boarders from ages 11 to 18 years. The school is a thriving community operating in Ralph Allen Drive, Bath.
Prior Park Schools are a family of Christian day and boarding schools comprising Prior Park College (Bath), The Paragon Junior School (Bath) and Prior Park School Gibraltar.
The Schools’ Mission is to steward a thriving family of communities with love for the young people they serve at their heart. These vibrant communities cultivate creativity, foster integrity, and transform lives.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the school is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
Prior Park Schools is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all individuals are respected, valued, and included. We actively encourage inclusive practices throughout our recruitment process and welcome applications from individuals who share these values.
Closing Date 12:00 Monday 23 February
Interview date – likely to be week commencing 2 March 2026
To apply for a position with Prior Park Educational Trust, we ask that an application form is completed and returned to the email below:
For further details, please contact Emma in HR on 01225 835353 or recruitment@priorparkschools.com
Prior Park Schools is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a registered Educational Charity no. 281242, as well as a data controller registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office as required under current data protection legislation.
Registered in England and Wales: Company Number: 01521832
