Head of Academic Music
Warminster School
Warminster, Wiltshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Above the national pay scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2022
- Apply by:
- 19 May 2021
Job overview
Following the promotion of the current post holder to a new role, we are looking to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic, inspirational and well qualified music teacher to join our highly acclaimed Music Department. Participation in Music is extremely high across the School and regarded highly in the local area. The department is very well resourced including a state-of-the-art iMac suite.
The successful candidate will teach throughout the curriculum including GCSE Music & A-Level Music Technology. The successful candidate will demonstrate flair in the classroom and an ability to inspire musicians of all ages.
The person appointed will be expected to play a leading role in the busy co-curricular life of the department. Participation in music is incredibly high with just under half of the school taking part in one shape or form every week. Warminster School has its own salary scale.
The Music department consists of the Director of Music, Head of Academic Music, Graduate Assistant and 13 Visiting Music Teachers. The department is an inspiring and busy place to be with up to 3 groups rehearsing every lunchtime and a full programme at the end of most days. Groups include 3 choirs, a Concert Orchestra (who tour every other year, the next tour is planned for the Rhineland in October 2022), a Jazz Band, Soul Band, String Orchestra, Brass Ensemble, Flute Group, Cello Ensemble, Ukulele Orchestra and multiple pupil-led bands. The music staff are a strong team who regularly enjoy social events.
There is at least one large-scale concert each term, as well as numerous recitals, informal concerts, Scholars’ and soloist concerts. Concerts are highly acclaimed amongst the parent and staff body, with most selling out within 24 hours. Music is housed in a beautiful building incorporating the Chapel and an Apple iMac suite. An inspiring and varied curriculum is offered with trips, practical and composing skills at the centre of learning.
We advise applicants to reply promptly as the school reserves the right to interview and make an appointment at any time during the process.
Steeped in over 300 years of historical tradition and set in a stunning 60-acre campus in the heart of the south west of England, Warminster School is truly a community spirited thriving boarding and day school offering an exceptional all-round education to pupils from 2-18. Warminster offers both A-Levels and the International Baccalaureate Diploma at Sixth Form, as well as being one of few schools to offer the IB Career-related programme.
Prospectus - https://www.warminsterschool.org.uk/welcome/made-in-warminster.
Tour the campus - https://vimeo.com/403546690.
Our application form and Information pack is attached to this advert., or check out our website : https://www.warminsterschool.org.uk/welcome/vacancies. We are unable to accept any TES on-line application forms.
Please contact: Ms Jenni Croft, Headmaster’s PA, via email on jcroft@warminsterschool.org.uk if you have any queries.
Applications should be returned as soon as possible to the Headmaster’s PA or by noon on Wednesday 19 May, 2021 at the latest.
Interviews will take place on Monday 24 May if not before.
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About Warminster School
Warminster is a co-educational boarding and day school for pupils aged 3 to 18 in the South West of England. Life at Warminster is a busy one, filled with academic and co-curricular activity, discovery and adventure.
Our aim is simple: to inspire a life-long love of learning in those around us. So every day we use our expertise, ingenuity and enthusiasm to do just that. All children enjoy and are good at something; a school's job is to help them find and nurture their talents. Our experienced teaching staff continually encourage academic aspiration and learning. We strongly believe that a passion pursued now will offer untold opportunities for the future.
Every child is encouraged to aspire academically and to enjoy their learning. We are proud that our pupils not only fulfill their academic potential but are challenged to develop an intellectual curiosity and to have lively minds. These are habits that last a lifetime.
Young people today face an unpredictable world but there are certain timeless aspects of a genuine education. We place strong emphasis on character and values and we want our pupils to leave as well-rounded, well-mannered, self-confident, articulate and fundamentally decent people with a sense of duty and integrity.
Pastoral care is the most important aspect of any school: a child who is happy and feels safe can flourish and Warminster is committed to providing a secure and supportive pastoral environment. Living and learning with each other requires good social skills and we also place strong emphasis on the importance of ‘social learning’, along with qualities such as tolerance, patience and compassion.
We offer a wide range of co-curricular opportunities and experiences, and foster a culture of enthusiasm, optimism and ‘getting stuck in’. We prepare our pupils for life beyond school - at university and in the world of work. Most of all, though, we are a community, in which each boy and girl is valued and nurtured on the basis of who they are, whatever their age, natural gifts or background.
The International Baccalaureate Diploma is offered as an alternative to A Levels in our thriving Sixth Form. The Diploma provides a range of academic choices within a challenging and stimulating curriculum, together with a wide variety of practical activities which invite creativity, action and service.
Warminster School is located in the town of Warminster in Wiltshire – a peaceful and attractive rural setting, on the edge of Salisbury Plain. With good road and rail links we are a little under two hours from London by train and within easy reach of Bath, Bristol and Salisbury.
For more information please visit www.warminsterschool.org.uk
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