Head of Music
Lewes Old Grammar School
East Sussex
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS + management allowance
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01/09/2019
- Apply by:
- 20 March 2019
Job overview
Are you a passionate, talented and inspiring Head of Music or looking for a promotion from your current Teacher of Music role? If so, we would love to hear from you. Lewes Old Grammar School (LOGS) is an extremely friendly and caring school with a family ethos. We believe in work life balance for our pupils and staff and in treating everyone as individuals.
The successful candidate will be a suitably qualified and experienced Music Teacher with the ability to teach Years 7 to 13, covering KS3, KS4 and KS5. Our Music department is small but ambitious. We take advantage of our central location to Lewes and the churches and public spaces available to us to us and strive to offer our pupils as wide a range of performance opportunities as possible.
Our Music department has undergone significant investment over the last three years and will continue to benefit from the overall renovation and development of the school site over the next year.
We are able to offer this role as a full time position or as a part time (0.6) role.
Please download an application form and the full job description for further details. CVs alone will not be accepted.
Please contact the recruitment email address (hr@logs.uk.com) if you require further information after reading the application pack.
LOGS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the DBS. We are an equal opportunities employer.
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About Lewes Old Grammar School
Lewes Old Grammar School is an independent, co-educational, all-through school in East Sussex. The historic town of Lewes has a population of 17,000 and is known for its annual bonfire festival.
The school can trace its roots to an educational foundation started by Agnes Morley during the reign of Henry VIII. At its last inspection there were 509 pupils on the school roll, between the ages of 3 and 18.
Headmaster
Robert Blewitt
Values and vision
Lewes Old Grammar School is committed to creating an environment where each individual is known and cared for. Students are supported to achieve their academic potential. Teachers strive to develop young people who are at ease with themselves and confident to face the challenges of life.
Central to the school’s vision is the conviction that each child is an individual who has valuable capabilities. The curriculum provides opportunities that teach students how to think, rather than simply what to think. Questions are valued above answers and the pursuit of excellence is valued above standardised performance.
ISI report
“As pupils moves through the junior school they read with increasing fluency and understanding, they listen well and follow instructions diligently. Pupils speak confidently, they can reason and argue coherently and are able to talk about their work with ease. They develop strong writing skills, seen in both factual and creative writing.”
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