Peripatetic Music Teacher (Singing)
Gordon's School
Surrey
- £28.11 per hour
- Expired
- Salary:
- £28.11 per hour plus holiday pay
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2020
- Apply by:
- 10 July 2020
Job overview
Hours: At least 6 hours teaching per week, term time only
Salary: £28.11 per hour plus holiday pay
Reports to: Head of Music
Start date: September 2020
Main Purpose of the Job
To teach singing as agreed with the Head of Music to children between Year 7 and Year 13 and to guide each pupil to develop their musical skills and technical proficiency.
Duties and Responsibilities
• To fulfil the timetable commitment by regular attendance.
• To be able to advise students about suitable repertoire and to teach and encourage good technique, posture and style including music reading, aural perception theory and musicianship.
• To be prepared to teach ABRSM and LCM (musical theatre) exam syllabi.
• To prepare students for GCSE and A level recitals.
• To run a vocal ensemble with direction from the Head of Department.
Safeguarding Responsibilities
• To comply with safeguarding policies, procedures and code of conduct
• To demonstrate a personal commitment to safeguarding and student/colleague wellbeing
• To ensure that any safeguarding concerns or incidents are reported appropriately in line with policy
• To engage in safeguarding training when required
• The job holder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom s/he is responsible, or with whom s/he comes into contact, will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with the School’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy at all times.
• If in the course of carrying out the duties of the role, the job holder identifies that a child is suffering, or likely to suffer, significant harm either at school or at home, s/he must report any concerns to the school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead or the Head Teacher so that a referral can be made accordingly to the local authority social services.
Person Specification
Relevant experience / knowledge:
• High level of technical performance skills
• Experience of teaching
• Experience of creating and adapting musical arrangements in a variety of styles and genres
Personal skills
• Ability to inspire and enthuse students about music and vocal performance
Gordon’s School is a State Boarding and Day School and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment – applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate screening including a DBS check.
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About Gordon's School
Gordon’s is a non-selective, co-ed, 11-18 school of circa 1000 students. Unusually for a state school it offers residential boarding facilities to 280 students. Founded in 1885, its historical links with General Charles Gordon have shaped the ethos and sense of tradition that is present within the school today.
Gordon’s places a strong emphasis on standards, academic success and high expectations. Great importance is placed on the quality of teaching in the classroom because of the belief that schools are first and foremost centres for learning.
In the sixth form there are over 350 students taking BTEC and A Level courses. There are five residential boarding houses and six day boarding houses for students. This allows for a high level of care and individual support, excellent staff/student relationships, backed by a structured learning and teaching environment, with high standards of courtesy and self-discipline.
In the school there is a wide variety of sporting and co-curricular activities. Daily over forty clubs offer a range from traditional games, rock-climbing and horse riding to tap dancing, music and drama. The Combined Cadet Force and The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme are particularly popular and successful. One unusual feature is the marching Pipes and Drums band, which plays at ceremonial occasions at school and for outside events, when the students wear their ‘blues’ - a form of military uniform featuring the Gordon’s tartan.
School facilities are excellent and include over fifty acres of playing fields, a state-of-the art fitness centre, sports hub including all-weather pitches and coffee shop, and refurbished music and drama block.
The school is situated in fifty acres of Surrey parkland a few miles from the M25, M3 and M4 motorways. Day boarders come mainly from the local villages of West End, Chobham and Lightwater. Residential boarders come for all parts of the United Kingdom and around ten percent from overseas.
The Ofsted Inspection of November 2014 reported, “Gordon’s is an outstanding school in every respect”. Ofsted inspected 27 areas, 26 of which were given grade 1. In particular: -
“Teaching and learning are outstanding”
“The curriculum provision is outstanding”
“Standards are outstandingly high in national tests and GCSE”
“The effectiveness and efficiency of the boarding is outstanding”
“The quality of care provided by the school for the pupils is exceptional”
“Leadership and management are outstanding”
All of this is a tremendous testimony to the hard work and commitment of both students and staff – and is part of the reason why Gordon’s is the most over-subscribed state school in Surrey with over five applications for every place.
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