Assistant Team Leader For Music
Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Buckinghamshire, HP6 5HA
- Expired
- Salary:
- TLR 2.3 (£2,667 per annum)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required from September 2018
- Apply by:
- 26 February 2018
Job overview
For September 2018, we are seeking to appoint an ambitious and talented musician to this rewarding post in an 11-18 grammar school with 1300 students including a co-educational Sixth Form. Dr Challoner’s is regarded as one of the leading grammar schools in the country. Music, both curricular and extra curricular, plays a very important part in the life of the school and the successful applicant will have a lead role in developing this further.
We are looking for an experienced teacher with first-class musical credentials, able to lead by example, to be organised and creative in their approach in the classroom, and to manage others in terms of academic music methods and results.
We offer:
- engaging, able and well-motivated students
- an innovative approach to learning
- outstanding facilities in every subject
- a friendly working environment
In return, the successful applicant will be expected to:
- Take on the responsibilities of Assistant Team Leader, working with the Director of Music to plan the direction and future plans for the department as a whole
- Play a full and active part in the extra-curricular life of the Music Department and school
- Run large-scale projects and ensembles as directed by the Director of Music
- Be an excellent administrator
- Be an excellent accompanist, sharing recital duties with others in the wider music team
- Act as a deputy for the Director of Music when required
Applications from candidates who have experience and strengths in one or more of the following areas would be particularly welcomed:
- Chamber music
- Composition
- Examining for A-level, or GCSE exam boards
An interest in Music Technology would be useful but not a necessity, although an awareness of the A-level might be required in future years.
Full details including an application form are available on the vacancies section of our website.
Closing date: Noon on Monday, 26th February 2018.
Interview date: Tuesday, 6th March 2018.
Please note that earlier applications would be welcomed and shortlisted candidates may be interviewed before the closing date.
To apply for the post, please email a completed application form to Alison McAloon (Head’s PA and HR Officer). Email: employment@challoners.com
DCGS is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all its students.
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About Dr Challoner's Grammar School
- Dr Challoner's Grammar School
- Chesham Road, Amersham
- Buckinghamshire
- HP6 5HA
- United Kingdom
Founded in 1624, Dr Challoner’s Grammar School is an academy grammar school based in Amersham, with 1370 students (of whom 450 are in the co-educational Sixth Form). We have around 160 teaching and support staff and draw our intake of 180 boys who join the school in Year 7 from the Chiltern area of Buckinghamshire. Boys take the Buckinghamshire Transfer Test.
Challoner’s was the third secondary school in the country to be judged Outstanding under Ofsted’s new Education Inspection Framework when inspected in November 2019, with the inspectors noting that the school has a culture of teamwork, loyalty and aspiration, and that staff feel exceptionally well supported.
We are proud to be the Teaching School Hub for Buckinghamshire, a function we fulfil through the Astra Teaching School Hub. Astra's status as a School Centred Initial Teacher Training provider (SCITT), training over 50 teachers each year, also ensures Challoner’s is at the cutting edge of curricular and pedagogical developments in education.
Our ethos is ‘Excellence with integrity’, underpinned by our core values of:
- Aspiration;
- Kindness;
- Resilience;
equipping our students to flourish in the future, whatever that may hold. We are committed to our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Charter, by which we strive to create a safe environment for everyone, where kindness, respect and equity are visible characteristics amongst all members of the school community.
We believe that the learning habits developed by students are just as important as the knowledge and understanding they acquire during their time at school. An enthusiasm for learning permeates the school and drives a common desire to excel that is shared by students, staff and governors. DCGS is an active member of a number of organisations including the Association for Character Education and the International Boys Schools Coalition. We have hosted national conferences on learning as well as supporting many local schools. Professional development is given a high priority.
Staff often remark that Challoner’s is a great place to work. Recent feedback from staff includes:
- People really value each other
- There’s a great sense of community
- There’s always someone here to make you smile
- DCGS has allowed me to learn and develop so much
You’ll find a lot more information about the school on our website www.challoners.com (which we hope encapsulates that intangible ‘feel’ of the school), and about the Astra Teaching School Hub at www.astrahub.org. If you would like to know more, please feel free to contact us by phone or email.
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