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Head of Music

Head of Music

St Catherine's College

East Sussex

  • Expired
Salary:
TMS / UPS + TLR 2b (£4,653)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
Easter 2020
Apply by:
16 January 2020

Job overview

We are St Catherine's College - preparing students to stand shoulder to shoulder with their peers, locally, nationally and globally.

We are proud of our College, our talented and highly motivated staff and students.  Our staff team work tirelessly to ensure that teaching is the best it can be and everyone has a role to play in this.  We support each other and there is an open, friendly and collegiate atmosphere where new members of the team are welcomed and supported.

We seek an inspirational Head of Music with the ability to lead and develop excellent Music teaching at St Catherine's College.

This vacancy has arisen as our current Head of Music is relocating out of the county and will be leaving us at Easter.

You should have the ambition to create outstanding opportunities through Music and have the energy, drive and enthusiasm to lead projects through to completion.

The Music Department is a very successful department within the school.  Most pupils gain or exceed their target grade.

The Head of Department has a specialist classroom with additional practice rooms.  Music equipment includes sets of keyboards, a range of percussion instruments, iPads, a selection of guitars and ukuleles and a gamelan.

We have a school choir and a school band who perform at our Christmas carol concert and our summer performing arts concert.  The Music Department is also involved in a number of performances in the community.

We know it's a competitive market and are proud of what we can offer:

Excellent career development opportunities

A geographical location, being situated near Sovereign Harbour, Eastbourne's award winning Marina.  It is part of several miles of beautiful coastline, including the South Downs National Park, the white cliffs of Beachy Head and 1066 country

A friendly, supportive and caring staff team

CPD, starts immediately upon employment

A fabulous staff room with complimentary tea and coffee

A cafe that serves at breakfast, break and lunch using freshly sourced ingredients

Teachers' Pension Scheme

Free Flu Vaccine

Banked cover system promoting work/life balance

Highly visible supportive senior leaders

Same day centralised detentions

Great Students - you can make a massive difference to them

Do you know that property prices in East Sussex are lower than in some other Counties of the country

We are an Investors in People Award School, which means that we invest heavily and value the development of all our staff

We are an inclusive Church of England School with the benefits of being part of the Diocese of Chichester Multi Academy Trust


Completed application forms and letters of application should be sent directly to the college and arrive by no later than noon on thursday 16 January 2020.  Please note that applications will be considered as they arrive, and the College reserves the right to make an appointment before the expiry of this advert.

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About St Catherine's College

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We are St Catherine's College. We are a Church of England Academy that has children at the heart of everything we do.

Our smart, well behaved pupils are happy and proud of their school. We are a high achieving school with children who are well prepared for their next steps in life.

We are fixed upon progress for all. Pupils benefit from smaller classes in English and Maths, as well as additional support when they need an extra boost to accelerate their progress. We are blessed with excellent teachers who are happy and stay here. The teachers, the tutors and our expansive pastoral team work with each child to help find their 'missing piece' so that they can reach their God-given potential.

We are different, and what sets us apart is that we are the only Church of England Secondary School / Academy in East Sussex. Parents send their children here because we insist upon high standards and firm boundaries, all underpinned by our Christian foundation.

We are a college that teaches and explores the value of resilience. This resilience is in part why our students are more likely to stay on and succeed in further education than their peers nationally.

We are creative and maintain a broad and varied curriculum with Art, Dance, Drama, Music, Food Technology and Motor Vehicle all featuring in our curriculum as we recognise the value of developing the whole child experience. Beyond a rich mix of Sport, Drama, Dance and Music, we also offer chess, gaming, our Mandarin Academy, host the Pauline Quirk Academy and offer so much more...

We are St Catherine's and it is our mission that every child achieves his/her God-given potential. We aim for every student to rise to challenges, to enjoy learning and to feel a sense of belonging.

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