Visiting Music Teacher (Violin)
Brighton College
Brighton and Hove
- Expired
- Salary:
- Rates are according to experience and qualifications
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 21 June 2021
Job overview
Brighton College is seeking to appoint a Visiting Music Teacher (Violin) from September 2021.
Visiting Music Teachers (VMTs) are part time employees of Brighton College who teach individual music lessons often contributing further to the musical life of the school. This might be through involvement in coaching, rehearsing and performing on occasions in support of the full-time academic staff.
The successful applicant will be highly qualified and experienced, with the ability to teach pupils of all ages and abilities. The role may include Early Years and Advanced teaching depending on the skills and experience of the successful applicant. Two full days of teaching are available but candidates offering only one day are also invited to apply. A flexible attitude is key.
Main duties:
• To teach 30 lessons of 35 minutes for each pupil allocated across the academic year (25 lessons for U5 & U6, 27 for Year 8 at the Prep School). Lessons should be generally taught on a weekly basis with at least 12 taught in the Michaelmas term
• To perform to the best of your ability all the duties of the job
• To begin all lessons punctually, informing the Music Administrator of unavoidable lateness or sickness at the earliest possible opportunity
• To dress in a professional manner as expected of any member of the College
• To organise your timetable on a weekly basis in accordance with the Music Lesson Times in advance, and submitting a copy to the Music Administrator for publishing
• To agree any additional hours of teaching with individual pupils, group coaching or any similar work with the Director of Music in advance
• To keep accurate records of attendance in registers provided by the College and to write termly reports for all pupils meeting published deadlines
• To check regularly (at least twice weekly) your College email account and respond promptly to any communication
• Do all in your power to promote, develop and extend the activity and good reputation of the College
• Comply with the proper and reasonable directions, regulations and procedures of the College
• Be loyal to the aims and objectives of the College as laid down in College policies, the Staff Handbooks and other instructions
• You may not, without the Head’s prior written consent, receive any remuneration or reward for work with any pupil of the College at any time.
For full details of the role, please see the Applicant Info Pack.
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About Brighton College
THE SCHOOL
Brighton College is one of England’s leading schools. The College comprises the Senior School, educating 1,181 pupils aged 13–18, and the Lower School, educating 89 pupils aged 11–13.
The Brighton College family of schools also includes Brighton College Prep School, St Christopher’s School, Handcross Park, and from September 2023, Brighton College Kensington, educating a further 1,450 children aged 3 to 13. Overseas, the College has opened Brighton College Abu Dhabi, Brighton College Al Ain, Brighton College Dubai, Brighton College Bangkok and Brighton College Singapore. The first of seven schools in Vietnam opens in Hanoi in August 2023. Brighton College educates over 6000 pupils globally.
The College was delighted to receive record-breaking A-level and GCSE results in 2022. The Times listed us as one of their top schools for our A-level results, with 99% of grades A*-B and a phenomenal 62% of grades at A*, which compares to 15% nationally. One in six Sixth Formers are offered a place at Oxford or Cambridge. At GCSE, our pupils excelled, with 94.13% of grades at 9/8/7. Almost 1100 9s were achieved in the 2022 GCSE exams, with more 9s than all the other grades combined. Not a single paper was failed, with nearly 2,000 GCSEs sat at the school.
The College was recently named ‘England's School of the Decade’ by The Sunday Times. The award was given on the basis of our exceptional examination results as well as our fundamental emphasis on kindness and social engagement.
The Sunday Times also named Brighton College ‘England’s Independent School of the Year 2019’, the second time in a decade the school has won this accolade. The Week magazine named Brighton College ‘Most forward-thinking school in Britain’ for two years running in 2017 and 2018. Tatler magazine awarded Richard Cairns the title of ‘Head Master of the Year 2012-13’, and Brighton College was named UK ‘Independent School of the Year 2013- 14’ at the Independent Schools Awards. The last full ISI Inspection in 2021 on educational quality and compliance awarded the top grade for both pupil attainment and their personal development, and the compliance section of the 2021 report (and the shorter 2018 inspection) confirmed that all aspects of the College’s operation were fully compliant.
There has also been major investment in new facilities over the last ten years. This has seen the construction of five major buildings on the main site, including the new £55m School of Science and Sport which opened in January 2020, which includes eighteen state-of-the-art laboratories alongside a new sports hall, 25-metre swimming pool, fitness centre and roof-top running track. Other recent additions include two new boarding houses, a state-of-the-art Music School and the Yeoh Building, a teaching building which includes 22 classrooms for maths, history, economics, politics and EAL, alongside an innovative Creative Learning Centre, opened in 2017. Our next new building will open in May 2024: this is an exciting development which will include a stunning theatre, a first-class Sixth Form centre, teaching and performance spaces for dance and drama, and modern, spacious classrooms for English, computing and music.
Above all, Brighton is a very happy place where staff and pupils feel fulfilled and purposeful. We are proud to have taken a progressive stand on diversity, equality and inclusion and we are committed to furthering this agenda through our teaching, and all aspects of the life of the school. We are a member of the School Inclusion Alliance and an important aspect of our vision for education is to increase diversity among our teaching staff to enrich all aspects of the life of the College and provide diverse role models for all pupils. We pride ourselves on being a warm, inclusive and respectful community, where our staff are welcoming and positive and our pupils are intellectually curious and kind.
LIVING AND WORKING IN BRIGHTON
The College enjoys its location in Brighton, one of Britain’s youngest cities and one of the most vibrant and progressive in Europe. A recent national survey identified Brighton as the ‘happiest city in the UK’ and it regularly features within the top cities for quality of life nationally. With an extensive beach and seafront, and proximity to beautiful rural areas including the South Downs National Park, the opportunities for recreation and leisure are varied and numerous. Transport links are also excellent, Brighton being within easy travelling distance of London (50 minutes by train), and 30 minutes from Gatwick Airport. Brighton is also a university city, and the College has good links with both the University of Sussex and Brighton University. Our annual involvement in the Pride parade has strengthened existing links with the local community.
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