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Director of Music

Director of Music

Garden House School

Chelsea

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
26 February 2018

Job overview

Director of Music

Salary: To be decided depending on qualifications and experience.

A rare and outstanding opportunity to lead and further develop the Music Department at Garden House School. We welcome applications from teachers of music and musicians with strong leadership skills and a passion for inspiring a love of music in children aged 3-11. The successful candidate will be committed to delivering excellent teaching and creating a range of high quality musical experiences and performances.

To apply, please complete the attached application form and return to Miss Sarah Pitt, Garden House School, Turks Row, London SW3 4TW either by post or email to sarah@gardenhouseschool.co.uk. This form should be sent with a short hand written covering letter and a typed personal statement explaining your reasons for applying for the post and outlining your experience and suitability for the role. Any gaps in employment should be explained in the accompanying statement or letter.

An application pack including a full job description and person specification is attached for information.

Closing date: Monday, 26th February 2018

Initial interviews: Week commencing Monday, 5th March 2018

Garden House School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. 

Attached documents

About Garden House School

Welcome to Garden House School

We believe in a happy and well-spent childhood.

Garden House is a joyful, vibrant, purposeful school in the heart of Chelsea for girls and boys between the ages of 3 and 11.

From the age of 4, girls and boys are taught separately for academic lessons but have numerous opportunities to interact and collaborate with each other during the school day, giving our children the very best of both worlds.

We are supported by an outstanding team of dedicated teachers and assistants who recognise and celebrate every child as an individual, enabling them to succeed. We are unashamedly proud that Garden House staff look forward to coming to school just as much as our children.

Garden House is an extended family, and we believe a parental partnership in education is vital to achieving our aims.

Our Kindness Code was established in 1998. It is a set of seven principles for living and working happily and successfully with friends, teachers and the entire school community. It underpins everything that we do, and is central to our outstanding pastoral care.

We aim to equip our children for success and happiness in their future lives through a strong sense of self-worth. They are given the foundations to become independent, creative and critical thinkers, to be resilient and reflective, to make mistakes and to learn from them. They develop confidence, grace and courage. They are encouraged to take an interest in the people around them, to be curious about their surroundings and to grasp the opportunities that life presents, showing a desire to make a difference.

Garden House children understand and appreciate the ideals which underpin British Values. They develop skills to communicate readily and effectively and to listen respectfully to the views of others; acknowledging that listening is at least as important as speaking. Our pupils appreciate the value of a team and enjoy operating as part of one, recognising how collaboration can enhance individual performance.

Above all, they are kind.

The Garden House School Motto encapsulates this inclusive stance:

‘Non sibi sed omnibus – Not for one, for all’

How to Find Us

Underground

Turn left out of Sloane Square station and cross the road to enter Sloane Gardens. Turn left at the end of the street and immediately cross Lower Sloane Street at the zebra crossing. Walk straight ahead following the curve of the pavement. You are now on Turks Row and the School is on your right.

Bus

22: from Putney or Oxford St

211: from Waterloo

19 and 137: from Battersea

11: from Liverpool St

452: from Vauxhall

Car

Unfortunately there is no parking on site for visitors. There are parking spaces on surrounding roads subject to RBKC meters.

T: 020 7730 1652

E: sarah@gardenhouseschool.co.uk

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