Head of Music

Location: Parkway & Dovedale

Hours of work: Full Time

Contract: Permanent

Salary: MPS/UPS – salary is negotiable, up to £46,525 + SEN £2,539 + TLR2b £5,637

A potential recruitment bonus is also available for the right candidate.

‘Think Differently to inspire young people to overcome all barriers and achieve their dreams.’ Vision

• Do you want to have an impact on some of the most vulnerable children’s lives in Birmingham?
• Do you want to work in an organisation that recognises the benefits of a good work/life balance for their workforce?
• Do you want to work in a school that invests heavily in CPD and allocates additional training days to develop their staff?

If you have answered ‘yes’ to all these questions, join our team! We are seeking a talented individual with experience of teaching music to a high standard, who can provide strong leadership to the music department so that teaching and learning is consistently good or better. Whilst previous experience of working in a specialist setting may be beneficial, many of our staff come from a mainstream background. Full and comprehensive training will be given to support the transition.                      

As a creative person, with a passion for music, you will have excellent subject and pedagogical knowledge.  Ideally, you will have experience of developing and leading other creative disciplines.

Many of our young people have gaps in their education. You will need to have a creative approach to teaching to reduce the impact of educational disadvantage, enabling all our Young People to access learning and make expected progress.

We are looking for a resilient and dynamic teacher who can inspire young people. You should be able to develop and support the needs of the whole young person and be committed to enabling all young people to thrive. You must demonstrate tenacity coupled with recent experience of working in the education sector with KS3 and KS4 pupils. You should have a track record as a consistently good/outstanding practitioner. You must be willing to work across all our centres. 

James Brindley is a stand-alone Academy based in a wide variety of locations across the City of Birmingham. During a school year, we educate over 3,000 young people for periods ranging from a few days in hospital to several years in one of our teaching centres. Many of our young people have complex medical needs and many have been out of education for a significant period prior to joining the school.

We offer a full-time curriculum to young people from EYFS to KS5 and our aim is always to enable them to ‘close the gap’ and to exceed expected progress during the time they are with us.

Visits for potential applicants, to Parkway, can be arranged on request. If you would like to visit, prior to applying, please email vacancies@jamesbrindley.org.uk

Please ensure application forms are signed if sending via email. 

If you have provided an email address, correspondence will be sent via e-mail. 

If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 14 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes as well as your inbox in case any correspondence has been delivered there. 

Online Search 

An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview. 

Closing date: 9.00am, Monday 20th May 2024

Interviews to be held on Friday 24th May 2024 at Parkway centre

Start date: September 2024

For further details please visit our website at: 

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James Brindley Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this. Please be aware that this post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance check and any offer of employment is made conditional of this. You will also be required to register and pay for the DBS update service and ensure that documentary evidence is produced to ensure annual compliance and updates. You will also be required to provide written consent for the employer to access this information at any time. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.  

James Brindley Academy, Bell Barn Road. Birmingham, B15 2AF

Telephone: 0121 666 6409