Music Teacher
Wolgarston High School
Penkridge, Stafford
- Expired
- Salary:
- £22,917-£38,633
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2019
- Apply by:
- 15 October 2018
Job overview
Teacher of Music
Required from January 2019
We are seeking to appoint an ambitious, enthusiastic and talented Teacher of Music to help develop our Music Departments within Penkridge Middle School and Wolgarston High School. You will be expected to teach across the age range of 9 - 18 years and to help expand the extra-curricular provisions. You will need to be highly motivated with a vision to inspire students to enjoy Music both in and out of the classroom.
You will be working with excellent staff and will play a leading role in developing the Music teaching for students across the two sites that are only 0.8 miles apart. The successful candidate will be based at Penkridge Middle School for four days and Wolgarston for one day. This exciting and challenging post requires a hardworking, conscientious and energetic individual with a clear vision of the teaching of music.
We place a high value on professional development and are looking for a colleague who wants to engage fully in all aspects of school life. All our teachers have been trained in visible learning and both schools are at different stages of the official visible learning accreditation.
The schools are part of the Penk Valley Academy Trust along with 3 other schools based in the local area: Marshbrook First School, Princefield First School and St John’s (CE) First School.
The successful candidate will be:
· A high quality teacher
· Committed to high quality teaching and learning for students of all abilities
· Passionate about Music
· Able to contribute to the growth of the department
· Innovative, dynamic and forward-looking
· Willing to give time to extra-curricular musical activities
· Have the ability to travel across sites (Wolgarston High School & Penkridge Middle)
Application forms, job description and specification are available on the school website.
Closing date for the receipt of applications is Monday 15 October 2018
Interviews are expected to be held on Monday 22 October 2018
Completed application forms should be returned to Donna Harrison (HR Assistant) via email d-harrison@wolgarston.staffs.sch.uk or by post to Wolgarston High School, Cannock Road, Penkridge , Stafford ST19 5RX
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About Wolgarston High School
- Wolgarston High School
- Cannock Road, Penkridge, Stafford
- Staffordshire
- ST19 5RX
- United Kingdom
Wolgarston is a fantastic school, we’ve developed a reputation locally for delivering some of the very best results at GCSE, A-Level and BTEC. But it’s not just our results that speak for themselves. Students leave Wolgarston as better people. People who are ready to make a positive contribution to the world, respectful of those around them and resilient enough to take on the challenges that life may bring.
We are proud of our academic ethos and high standards. Academic success is always the product of hard work, expert teaching and the nurturing of inquiring minds. At Wolgarston, alongside all other schools in Penk Valley Academy Trust, we follow the research-based approach to teaching and learning described in Professor John Hattie’s Visible Learning.
This meticulous attention to delivering and sequencing high-quality lessons mean that students know precisely where they are on their learning journey and can develop the habits needed to be successful and independent. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum with a strong focus on traditional subjects and the facilitating subjects that open up the doors to the best universities and employers.
This deep learning is complemented by our strong enrichment programme. We offer an excellent range of educational visits and international learning opportunities and regularly welcome a variety of guest speakers to speak in our purpose-built lecture theatre. We play host to awareness days for all of our students covering such themes as cultural diversity, our community, careers and sports.
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