Teacher of Music

We are seeking to appoint an exceptional Teacher of Music to join The Technology and Arts Team at Moseley School and Sixth Form, a successful faculty and popular amongst the student body. We are looking for someone who is motivated to make a significant difference to the life chances of our students. Ideally you will have the ability to offer a range of peripatetic music lessons which would be beneficial to our students, but this is not an essential criterion. The post has arisen due to continued growth in Music and the current post holder moving onto a new role.

The current position holder has moved the subject forward. Over 120 students take peripatetic music lessons and as a school we fully subsidise these lessons. This has led to students taking part in local and national music performances, broadening horizons, and providing life changing opportunities. Music is an integral part of performing arts and last academic year the school production won an award which was written by our Head of Drama.

The music room was relocated for September 2023 into a purpose-built room with brand new music equipment and computers to facilitate the growth of the subject.

We are looking for a passionate Teacher of Music who is determined to inspire students with the subject. The successful candidate will work in a highly motivated and dedicated team, which is committed to providing excellent learning opportunities for young people.

We warmly welcome applications from both experienced and newly qualified teachers.

As a dedicated and enthusiastic Teacher of Music you will have a clear passion and knowledge of the subject and an excellent understanding of the curriculum and specifications.

Your priorities will be to develop, plan and deliver challenging and engaging lessons for all learners. The Performing Arts curriculum for Music and Drama aligns with our RAISE values and is supported by well-resourced specialist teaching spaces.

 Our perfect teaching candidate will:

·        Qualified to degree level in a relevant subject.

·        Relevant teaching practice and training with the subject area

·        Ability to inspire and motivate students.

·        Ability to lead and work collaboratively.

·        Have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.

Core Purpose:        

Ensure that students make positive progress against prior attainment, by ensuring that teaching is consistently of a high quality, progress is monitored, and appropriate measures are taken to address any areas of underachievement.

Responsibilities for all teachers:

·        Meet the relevant Teachers’ Standards

·        Promote the values and aims of the school.

·        Follow all relevant school policies.

·        To be aware of, and assume the appropriate level of responsibility for, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and to report any concerns in accordance with the school’s safeguarding policies.

·        Create and maintain effective partnerships with parents and carers.

·        Treat students, parents, and colleagues fairly, equitably and with dignity and respect

·        To comply with the school’s Health & Safety policy and statutory requirements

·        Plan lessons and sequences of lessons, ensuring lessons have pace and variety, that learning is personalised to meet individual learning needs and that teaching caters for the full range of learning styles of students.

·        Ensure that teaching reflects the diversity of backgrounds of students and promotes mutual respect.

·        Contribute to regular curriculum review to help maintain a relevant, stimulating, and innovative curriculum provision.

·        Take responsibility for personal continuing professional development to ensure that knowledge and skills are kept up to date with respect to subject(s), pedagogy and curriculum developments plus wider school, local and national issues.

·        Assess progress of students in line with policy and records to ensure regular feedback and encouragement is given to students to take responsibility for their own learning.

·        Instigate measures to address the causes of identified underperformance and monitor the effectiveness of those measures.

·        Submit assessments to the school database, and complete students’ reports for parents’ consultation deadlines in school calendar, ensuring they provide an accurate record of the progress of each individual and meeting high quality standards.

·        Complete registers to monitor attendance and punctuality and take action to address any issues.

·        Utilise appropriate behaviour management strategies in lessons in line with school policy.

·        Participate in lesson observation and other measures to monitor delivery of learning outcomes and quality of teaching and implement measures to address any improvement issues identified.

·        Participate in the appraisal process, identifying personal professional development priorities which will impact on students’ learning.

We welcome visitors to the school. Please contact us if you would like to arrange a visit. 

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 21st May 2024.