Head of Music/Performing Arts
Moor Park School
Shropshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Full Time Equivalent - £40,153
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1 September 2021 or later
- Apply by:
- 24 June 2021
Job overview
Head of Music/Performing Arts
Contract term: 45% to 75% contract depending on the role (full details are included in the Job Description)
Moor Park is a co-educational independent boarding and day school, situated on the Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire border, accepting children from 3 months to 13 years of age.
Moor Park benefits from outstanding facilities for the performing arts having opened a new Performing Arts Centre in September 2019. The school is looking to drive this part of the curriculum forwards and is able to be creative in how this area of the school is led. Music is at the heart of the school with many staff being passionate about this subject and we are therefore seeking a candidate with the skills and personality to harness the existing energy in this area of school life.
For the right candidate, the role may also include the leadership of and involvement in other areas of performing arts, particularly drama. There is also the possibility of coordination our Saturday Smash programme, which includes a strong performing arts element. Details of this programme can be found on the school’s website.
Moor Park is seeking a candidate who will fit into our culture of educational innovation and excellence. We are a staff room who value excellent and committed teaching and a school where colleagues value energy, innovation and mutually supportive relationships. We are looking to appoint an outstanding teacher and leader, someone who can inspire students across the age and ability range to achieve the best possible outcomes and receive the highest quality of teaching. Our pupils have enjoyed excellent results in various assessments at all levels in recent years including winning scholarships to some of the best senior schools in the country.
Our pupils have enjoyed excellent results in various assessments at all levels in recent years including winning scholarships to some of the best senior schools in the country. The successful candidate will be expected to build on these successes and continue to develop a passion for music and other performing arts amongst our engaging and enthusiastic pupils at all levels of the ability spectrum.
Do read our inspection report from June 2019 for further details.
Terms and Conditions
- The role is for a 45% to a 75% of a full allocation and the basic salary reflects thi
- The full allocation (75%) includes teaching classroom music and drama lessons, a full involvement in Saturday Smash and two periods per week for administration.
- It is hoped that the Head of Music/Performing Arts will be keen to run extra groups in addition to the three included in the current allocation, as well as organise concerts and productions and these will be paid for on a rate of £33.96/hour. Additional groups will need to be agreed with the Headmaster in advance and will be in line with the skill set of the incumbent. Any additional groups would need to be agreed with the Headmaster before communicating with pupils or parents.
- To promote high quality music (and drama) throughout the school whilst ensuring inclusivity by giving access to all
- Aviva APTIS Pension scheme
How to Apply
An Information Pack and Application Form can be found on our website www.moorpark.org.uk
Moor Park, Richard’s Castle, Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 4DZ
Please apply using the schools Application Form and send with covering letter to
Mrs Alice McGarrity
HR Administrator
Moor Park School
Richard’s Castle
Ludlow
Shropshire SY8 4DZ
Email: hr@moorpark.org.uk
Closing Date for Applications 24 June 2021 (midday)
Interview Date 2 July 2021 (subject to Covid-19 Secure arrangements)
Moor Park is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All teaching posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all successful applicants will undergo safeguarding screening, including an enhanced DBS and Barred List check from the Disclosure and Barring Service and a Prohibition from Teaching Check.
References will be sought for Shortlisted candidates prior to interview.
Any queries, please contact Mrs Alice McGarrity - hr@moorpark.org.uk
Covid-19 Awareness
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview, a tour of the school, and will be asked to teach a lesson as part of the recruitment process. Whilst uncertainty around Covid-19 remains we may take the opportunity to conduct initial interviews via a suitable e-video platform.
Attached documents
About Moor Park School
About Moor Park School
Situated two miles out of Ludlow in South Shropshire, in 85 stunning acres, Moor Park is a thriving co-educational school of 220 children from 2-13 years. It also has Tick Tock, which the Independent Schools Inspectorate deemed an ‘Outstanding’ day care provider in 2016, where children can go from as young as 3 months.
Founded in 1964 by Derek Henderson and Hugh Watts, it retains its strong Christian values. The ethos is that children feel valued and cared for, so as to develop as individuals, as well as stimulated and inspired. The result is happy, rounded and grounded children. Family values abound and each child is treated as an individual.
Full and flexi boarding is offered, as well as day school. The Boarding team has been nominated for several Awards at the annual Independent School Awards in recent years. One such nomination was for our so-called Big Weekends; themed weekends designed to be huge fun and give children a flavour of boarding life.
Themes have included Bollywood, Nerf, World Records, Master Chef, Making Movies, Wild West and an ‘Armed Forces’ themed weekend complete with helicopter. Children from 8-13 spend Saturday afternoons and evenings ‘in theme’ and the experience is topped off by a big full English Breakfast on Sunday morning prior to departure. The boarding house is normally completely full for these events.
Academic
In the last seven years, every child that has left Moor Park has successfully passed into their chosen senior school. Destinations vary but really are nationwide and have included Eton, Harrow, Radley, Winchester, Oundle Uppingham, Shrewsbury, Malvern College, Downe House, Marlborough College, Christ College Brecon and Hereford Cathedral School in the last few years. Many leave with an Award to their senior school, be it academic, or music, art, sport, drama or DT. In the last two academic years, 59 Year 8 leavers have won a total of 53 awards, an enviable record.
Moor Park Mindsets
The world is a fast-changing place and we have challenged ourselves to look at the education we provide at Moor Park to ensure that children are given an advantage at secondary school and beyond. Having discussed this as a staff, we decided that children will need to be able to think in particular ways in order to be successful – passing exams, although important, would not be enough. As a result of this we identified six habits of thinking, Moor Park Mindsets: critical thought, curiosity, confidence, creativity, independence and resilience. We then reviewed our entire curriculum and teaching methods through the lens of these Mindsets to ensure that what we teach and how we teach it encourages the right thinking from Nursery to Year 8. This was launched in September 2018. A system is in place to monitor all of this and this enables feedback to be given to children and parents.
Sport
Children start playing team sports from Year 1 and competitive matches from Year 3. Pupils regularly represent the county in various sports, including rugby, cricket, hockey, netball and football and in recent years, the girls Under 13 hockey team have twice been national finalists. Our equestrian team has also already found success in both local and national events.
Music
Music is an integral part of life at Moor Park. A new Performing Arts Centre was opened in September 2018 incorporating an ensemble room, cutting edge music technology in the classroom and a recording studio. Most of the children have music lessons and the school boasts an Orchestra, Jazz Band and Brass Ensemble and a myriad of other groups. There are four choirs, ensuring the every child can take part whilst the more able are pushed on.
Drama
Benefitting from the addition of a dedicated drama studio in the new Performing Arts Centre, drama became a taught subject in the curriculum for Year3 and above from September 2018. There are six school plays every year, including the jaw dropping Year 8 production in the summer.
Art and DT
The inspirational ART and DT departments produce work of the highest quality every year and Moor Park wins more than its fair share of scholarships, particularly in art. The DT facility is larger than many secondary schools.
Facilities
The facilities at the school complement the superb work and commitment of the staff. The astro-turf, purpose built junior boarding house, new Performing Arts Centre, new swimming pool changing rooms and a new library opening in April 2019 are all examples of investment in recent years.
The spectacular setting gives ample opportunity for playing outdoors, be it in the woods, on the assault course or the 9 hole golf course.
An oasis of peace and calm, a little land locked island, it is a school of high achievement. Children leave Moor Park but Moor Park never leaves them.
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