Curriculum Leader of Music

Curriculum Leader of Music

We are working with a school who have a fantastic opportunity for a Curriculum Leader of Music to join their friendly and dedicated music department.  Music and the arts is highly valued in the academy, all students study dance, drama, music and art throughout key stage 3 and all students are encouraged to choose a creative subject as one of their options. As Curriculum leader for music you will work within the expressive arts faculty, and use your passion and expertise for music to create and exciting curriculum and extra-curricular programme, as well as working with other leaders within the faculty to develop “world class” arts education across the academy. 

Our excellent facilities include purpose built, air-conditioned classrooms equipped with keyboards, guitars and classroom percussion, we also have a suite of Mac Workstations for our exam groups, a number of rehearsal rooms and a studio.   Music is a growing subject at GCSE we are keen to build the uptake further and extend the curriculum offer into key stage 5.  All students are currently taught in specialist rooms with access to the full range of equipment. 

The Academy are proud of the unrivalled education experience offered.  You will certainly benefit from forward-thinking and supportive leadership, an encouraging and enthusiastic staff body and enterprising students.  Our academy has state of the Music facilities, fit for all your teaching needs.  Our facilities include a brand-new gym with new equipment which is available for staff to use after school hours and a new sixth form block, opened in September 2019.  

The successful candidate will be an experienced / aspirational professional, who is enthusiastic, influential and committed to working in pursuit of success for the academy and its learners.  If you are highly motivated, respond well to a challenge and have excellent communication skills, this could be the job for you!

Key Duties

To play an active role in curriculum planning and delivery

Be accountable for the learning and achievement of all students

The successful candidate will

Successful middle leadership experience

Experience of teaching Music across the age range, including GCSE and A Level.

Have knowledge of and the ability to implement strategies for raising standards in Secondary Education

Job specifics

Start date       Easter 2021

Salary             MPS/UPS £25,714 - £41,604 and TLR 2b £4,789 (dependent on experience)

Job Role         Full time, Permanent

Benefits of working at this school

£30 million state of the art building with well-equipped classrooms in an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ school

You’ll be working alongside a collaborative, forward thinking Principal and Senior Leadership Team who are here to support and develop you

Unparalleled CPD opportunities with free courses every Thursday catered to your developmental needs

Excellent opportunities to develop and grow in a successful and expanding Academy

Freshly brewed coffee for staff on arrival to the academy every morning

Employee of the month scheme winning shopping vouchers

Fantastic staff benefits that make a difference to your work life balance including access to a confidential professional staff counsellor

Here’s what Ofsted have to say “Together with your leadership team, governors and the trust you have established high expectations for behaviour, teaching and achievement. Leaders have made sure that strategies are in place which have led to improvements in the quality of teaching, learning, assessment and the curriculum. Leaders have high expectations for pupils’ behaviour. Leaders work well with staff to ensure that the school is typically a calm, orderly and purposeful environment.” Ofsted May 2018