Director of Music (Trust wide Lead Practitioner)

Are you a passionate musician who inspires creativity through example? Do you want to be part of shaping the future of education in a Trust who will invest in you?

We might have the role for you.

Our School

An all-girls school in the heart of Tower Hamlets, steeped in achievement and accolades, providing inspiration and opportunity to provide a platform for student achievement. 

• 1497 students on roll 

• OFSTED rated Outstanding since 2010

The Music team at Mulberry School for Girls is a small team of collaborative and creative professionals. 

Our Community

We are committed to supporting young people to overcome the barriers that poverty and social exclusion create, ensuring that all students are able to achieve their full potential. This has inspired us to build up a broad network of partnerships, incubating and invigorating student experience, opportunity, drive and success. 

There should be no barriers to a child’s future and society should, and can, be a level playing field. Aspiring for this to be reality we promise to:

• Emphasise high quality subject teaching, reinforced by excellent support for learning and intervention.

• Deliver inclusion services that assist personal development.

• Provide excellent pastoral care so no student goes unsupported.

• Continually develop strong leadership and have high levels of expertise in education.

Our partners

We want our students to have access to the same professional connections which young people from more privileged backgrounds can utilise. To make this a reality we have a wide range of external partners in higher education, business, industry, the arts and the sciences who contribute extensively and fundamentally to our extra-curricular activities.

• Bank of America Merrill Lynch

• Barts Health NHS Trust

• British Film Institute

• London Stock Exchange Group

• Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd

• National Theatre

• The Prince’s Trust

• Southbank Centre

• WOW Foundation

• University of Cambridge 

The Role

As the Trust grows over the next three years to its strategic objective of 7-10 schools (across all sectors- primary, secondary, UTC), there is a need to develop system leadership across our schools, focused on collaboration, social and professional capital, networking, sharing best practice and developing people through outstanding training, development and support. The Trust is also outward facing and continues to receive requests to support schools outside the Trust, which we are firmly committed to doing. 

The Lead Practitioner role is based at Mulberry School for Girls, where much of the work will reside. This is also a Trust wide role which provides an exciting new opportunity to perform strategic work across all Trust schools. You will be part of a Trust wide team of colleagues who will also:

• Work with the Director of Education on leading the roll out of subject peer reviews.

• Contribute to professional development and training across our schools.

• Be responsible for standardisation and moderation of work and assessments across schools

• Create arts subject networks for the trust, including termly teaching and learning newsletters and half termly arts subject network meetings

• Support the development of digital learning in the subject area

• Work with principals on any bespoke programme of support required in an individual school

• Assist in developing middle leaders through areas such as the curriculum and OFSTED preparation and updating staff in the latest policy and practice.

• Be responsible for whole trust wide projects, developing a regular series of concerts to showcase student performances and developing an annual Music Festival across the Trust

What we’re looking for

We want someone who is positive, dynamic and has a genuine love for learning. You will be a musician and a qualified teacher with expert subject knowledge. You will be someone who models and exemplifies consistently outstanding practice and pupil progress in order to develop and enhance the teaching practice of others.

You will have an unshakeable belief that all children deserve an excellent school environment and your work will have a significant positive impact on students’ personal development, well-being and achievement.

We want someone who enjoys working with senior management on a process of continuous improvement, ensuring that the school continues to deliver ever better outcomes for students. Just because we are already successful, doesn’t mean that there isn’t still room for creative innovation. 

The ethos at Mulberry is a key strength of the school and we are seeking to recruit a passionate and creative professional.

Bringing Down Barriers to Success

We are proud to inspire our students through a diverse and representative leadership team and welcome applications from all of the communities we serve. 

If you have the experience and passion to energise Tower Hamlet’s next generation of leaders, creators and innovators, then we want to see how we can support you in that pursuit.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and ethnic minorities who are underrepresented amongst senior teaching staff. We want the best staff and we know that means a diverse staff.

Encouraging a happy and healthy work environment

We take staff wellbeing seriously at Mulberry Schools Trust, here are just some of the great benefits for all staff.

• Local Government Pension scheme

• Employee assistance programme and support

• Free breakfast 

• Free gym onsite 

• Paid sabbatical opportunities

• Free onsite parking

• Subsidised staff restaurant with outdoor roof terrace

• Annual programme of conferences and Trust wide events with high profile speakers

• Cycle to work scheme

• Annual service award

• Long service awards 

How to Apply

You will need to complete the application form attached or the online TES application form which includes your letter of application explaining why you are the perfect person for this rare and exciting opportunity. Please be aware that we can’t accept any CV’s for this post. 

Please complete your application directly online via TES. If you have any questions about the role or the process, please get in touch with us at hr@mulberryschoolforgirls.org. 

Closing Date: Thursday 29th April 2021

Interview Date:  The interviews will be a remote process and will take place w/c 4th May 2021

Start Date: September 2021