Director of Music
Sutton Valence Preparatory School
Kent
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2020/April 2020
- Apply by:
- 17 September 2019
Job overview
Director of Music
A Director of Music is required from January 2020/April 2020. We are looking to appoint a well-qualified and inspirational professional to lead the thriving musical life of the School. The successful candidate will be expected to be an excellent musician with good keyboard skills, have high expectations of pupil achievement and behaviour, excellent organisational and time-management skills, and enjoy leading a team of highly motivated specialist peripatetic music teachers. They will have a proven track record of teaching and performing music and will be able to make music accessible and enjoyable for all.
Further details, including an application form, can be found on the School’s website: http://www.svs.org.uk/Senior-School-Working-At-svs or from the Head’s Secretary:
T: 01622 842117 or email leckiea@svs.org.uk
Closing date for applications: 18th September 2019
Sutton Valence School is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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About Sutton Valence Preparatory School
- Sutton Valence Preparatory School
- Church Road, Chart Suttton, Maidstone
- Kent
- ME17 3RF
- United Kingdom
Sutton Valence Preparatory School, situated in the glorious Kent countryside, is a School with great heart. We take pride in our capacity to cherish each child for who they are, whilst at the same time encouraging them to raise their expectations of themselves so they can achieve their true potential. We are a School that values individuality and ensures every pupil enjoys their own, unique journey through the most formative years of their education.
Encompassing Little Lambs Nursery (age 2-4), our Pre-Prep (Reception to Year 2) and Prep (Year 3 to Year 6), SVPS is a vibrant environment that promotes creative freedom, inquisitive thinking and boasts the facilities to truly explore, expand and experience incredible opportunities.
Preparing our pupils for the next step on their educational journey is our priority. Whether it is moving up to our Senior School or gaining a place at a local grammar school, everything we do throughout their prep school career focuses on both enjoyment and achievement. Every child receives the highest quality academic teaching alongside a myriad of opportunities designed to enhance their personal development through an extensive and diverse enrichment programme.
It is our responsibility to prepare our pupils to become happy, fulfilled young people who have the confidence and skills to lead others. We do this is in an atmosphere of mutual respect, warmth and care that extends to the whole family. We encourage everyone to lead by example, to show that we are a community that cherishes and supports each other, whether it is a success that needs to be celebrated or care given when things aren’t quite going as planned. We are very proud of the confident, compassionate pupils we have and of the unique community which lives out our ethos of ‘each cares for all’ on a daily basis.
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