Head of Department - Music

Newhouse Academy are seeking to recruit a Head of Department - Music to join our dedicated and talented team. This is a great opportunity for a passionate, skilled and inspirational aspiring or existing leader to make a substantial contribution to the next stages in our improvement journey and make our academy one where they are proud and content to teach.

We are looking for a great practitioner who:

• Is one of “Our People”
• Holds qualified teacher status, with Music as a specialism.
• Has a proven track record of driving high standards so that students succeed at both Key Stages 3 and 4.
• Is a committed team-player who can inspire others to raise the aspirations of students through an exciting and ambitious curriculum.
• Has values in line with the academy’s priorities of Aspiration, Integrity and Respect.

We are delighted by the recent Ofsted report, which graded us as ‘Good’ for Leadership and management, Personal development, and Behaviour and attitudes. These are the first Good descriptors the academy has achieved in 16 years and we feel it really shows our improvement journey and the team we have become. This fantastic achievement followed GCSE results from summer 2023 that led to Newhouse Academy being placed ‘top of similar schools nationally’, by the Fischer Family Trust, based on improvements in Progress 8 from 2019.

We are a comprehensive secondary school and Part of the Hollingworth Learning Trust. The emphasis for the academy is ‘Our People’, where we have concentrated on simply just doing the right thing for our staff and students. Together we have developed an “Our People” curriculum based around James Kerr’s book Legacy. This has led to a real focus on our student’s personal development, alongside a curriculum that values every subject area.

In addition, we currently have a new-build underway that will provide state- of-the-art facilities for our Music, Performing Arts, SEND, Technology, Science and PE departments. Set to open in Autumn 2024, the new building will also provide fabulous dining facilities for students and staff alike.

As part of our drive to increase staff wellbeing, teachers receive more than 10% of non-teaching time on their timetable. There is dedicated CPD time each week and staff are then given time to implement this into their lessons. We have 2 staff members who lead on wellbeing (having some fun) and run initiatives such as the staff café, staff breakfasts and earlier finish times.

If you have a strong character, energy, credibility and the ability to inspire; if you self-reflect and can motivate and challenge others; we’d love you to join us in being part of our journey.

“Doing the right thing for our people”

We actively welcome visits and would be delighted to show you around our Academy, so you can fully appreciate our learning environment and meet our team. If you would like to arrange a visit, please email Rebekah Duffy on recruitment@newhouseacademy.co.uk.

Hours: Full time equivalent

Salary: MPS 1 to UPS 3 - Plus TLR 2a £3,214

Contract type: Permanent

Start date: Autumn term 2024

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 21st May 2024 at 12.00pm

Interviews: Likely to be Thursday 23rd or Friday 24th May 2024

To apply for this position, please complete the application form and any supporting documents and email them to recruitment@newhouseacademy.co.uk by the closing date.

Newhouse Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment. The information requested for applicants is considered to be objectively justified to comply with government guidance on safer recruitment in such areas. Appointment to this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring check.

The Hollingworth Learning Trust operates a Smoke Free Policy for all employees that applies to any building and associated grounds within the immediate vicinity of the building, which is wholly owned, leased or operated and occupied by the school.