Director of Music
Edge Grove
Hertfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- £45,000 - £50,000
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2019 or 1st January 2020
- Apply by:
- 7 June 2019
Job overview
We are looking for an inspirational and energetic practitioner to lead and teach music across all School years.
The post also involves the form tutor role.
The successful candidate will be primary or secondary trained with a degree and an appropriate teaching qualification.
The post is offered on a full-time basis.
At Edge Grove we are looking for excellent teaching skills, drive, imagination and the ability to motivate pupils in order to bring out the best in them. The person appointed will work well in a team and show initiative when working with colleagues and pupils.
Our pupils perform in many concerts and our instrumentalists and choirs regularly perform at School events and to external audiences. We have a significant number of pupils who learn to play an instrument with our peripatetic music teachers.
The Director of Music is a high profile and key role within Edge Grove, actively promoting the music department within the School community and encouraging pupils’ interest in music as well as promoting the wider profile of the School. The Department makes a positive contribution to the marketing of the School and is an integral part of events such as Speech Day and Remembrance Day Services.
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About Edge Grove
Founded in 1935, we are a vibrant and successful (IAPS) Day Prep School for boys and girls aged between 3 and 13, characterised by a genuine commitment to the pursuit of excellence. There are currently around 430 pupils at the School and approximately 150 staff.
We are fortunate to be situated within 45 acres of parkland, only 15 miles from central London and conveniently located close to the M1 and M25 motorways. Our wonderful setting and facilities ensure our children are exposed to a wide range of experiences and develop confidence in a challenging, fun and inspirational environment.
At Edge Grove we offer a holistic education by encouraging the development of the whole individual, seeking to find and foster talent whether in the classroom, the art room, in music, on the stage or on the sports field. We firmly believe that all children can and will excel at something.
We encompass the traditional values of good manners and self-discipline coupled with a modern and progressive approach. We offer an education that instils self-assurance and a passion for learning that stays with children for the rest of their lives. Our first class teaching resources, strong academic approach and accessible and enjoyable teaching methods allow pupils to progress individually and reach their true potential in all spheres of school life.
At Edge Grove we are proud of our academic performance and children are prepared for a wide range of senior schools across the country, carefully chosen to suit their academic and extra-curricular strengths. Edge Grove pupils characteristically approach the next stage of the educational journey with confidence and distinction.
Working at Edge Grove offers the opportunity to be part of a vibrant and welcoming community, committed to academic excellence and the highest standards of pastoral care for its pupils. The Governors consider the development of excellence in the education offered to the pupils to be the underlying purpose of activities undertaken by all staff.
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