Teacher of Music
St Columba's School
St Columba's School, Kilmacolm
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- Expired
- Salary:
- Aligned to the SNCT scales plus enhancement
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- August 2019
- Apply by:
- 22 April 2019
Job overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic teacher to join our Music Department. The staff team consists of three full-time teachers, and the department is highly regarded within the school community.
Results at all stages to Advanced Higher Music are excellent. Students wishing to take their studies forward have been awarded places at respected Music Institutions.
The successful candidate will be a passionate, skilled and inspirational Teacher of Music keen to promote excellence within the Music Department. He/she will be a competent pianist and accompanist (good sight reading skills essential), highly organised, meticulous in their lesson planning and committed to encouraging and supporting pupils to set goals and achieve their ambitions. He/she will be expected to teach across all age ranges from Transitus (Primary 7) through to Advanced Higher in Senior School.
The post is aligned to the SNCT scales, reviewed in April each year and with a further St Columba’s enhancement. Fee restriction of 50 per cent is granted for the education of the children of members of the teaching staff after one year’s service.
The successful candidate will be expected to contribute fully to the extra-curricular life of the School including participating in and leading choral and instrumental ensembles.
Staff at St. Columba’s School benefit from a comprehensive Professional Review and CPD programme at whole school and departmental level.
Letters of application and CVs with the names and email addresses of two referees should be sent to the Rector by noon on Tuesday, 23 April 2019 either by email to recruitment@st-columbas.org or by post to The Rector, St Columba’s School, Duchal Road, Kilmacolm PA13 4AU. Interviews are expected to take place during the week commencing 29 April 2019.
Please note that applicants must be registered or eligible for registration with the General Teaching Council of Scotland. The appointment will be subject to membership of The Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme. Probationary teachers are welcome to apply.
Candidates are welcome to contact Ms Yvonne Carey, Director of Music, to discuss the post informally by email to ycarey@st-columbas.org.
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About St Columba's School
St Columba’s is an HMC, non-denominational School founded in 1897, initially as a School for Girls. It has been co-educational since 1982 with equal numbers of boys and girls. The current roll for the entire School, from Nursery to Senior VI, is 670. The Junior School is situated a quarter of a mile from Senior School and has a roll of just over 250.The School currently holds Investor in People status at Gold level.
The first thing you notice at St Columba’s is the warm welcome. This is in part the result of our size. Teachers know each pupil by name. Indeed, recognition of the individual is an important feature of the School’s vision; considerable effort is made to create an environment which allows us to identify and nurture the unique talents and skills of each student, and encourage all of them to realise their full potential. Our success is evident not only in the excellent academic results achieved, regularly placing St Columba’s as one of the highest performing schools nationally, but in the impressive young people whom you will meet in our classrooms, at an international debate, or on a rugby field: they are polite, articulate and quietly self-assured.
There has been significant investment in facilities, including the opening of an additional Junior School building in 2001. Between 2014 and 2016, a number of major developments of the School’s facilities have been undertaken including: the refurbishment of the Science building; the replacement of the Astro turf hockey pitch; and a major development of the Junior School grounds. The extension to the Senior School which opened in October, 2016, includes a pastoral care suite, a new library, 13 new classrooms and faculty bases. Taken together, these developments represent a significant investment in the future of the School.
In June 2011, St Columba’s was inspected by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education. The report which is exceptionally positive is attached separately.
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