Head of Expressive Arts Faculty
George Green's School
Tower Hamlets
- Expired
- Salary:
- Inner London Allowance
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September start or earlier
- Apply by:
- 20 May 2021
Job overview
George Green’s School’s is a values-driven organisation. Our ambition is to be an exceptional school, characterised by high expectations, inclusion and anti-racism. We want every young person at our school to live happy, safe and economically secure lives. We expect every one of our students to be a change-maker, with an uncompromising commitment to social justice. Everybody who works at George Green’s School believes in our mission to teach our students to be the best possible people they can be.
We are already a UNICEF Rights Respecting School Gold award winner, which means that the rights of the child are at the heart of everything we do. We already have very high levels of academic success, with excellent exam outcomes in Key Stage 4 and 5, and we are restless for further improvement. We are a traditional school with a traditional approach to the curriculum and behaviour. Most importantly, we are a happy school, where children from a wide mixture of backgrounds, thrive and flourish on a daily basis.
We want our students to be the best people they can be, so only the best is good enough for them. We are seeking a Head of Expressive Arts Faculty (Music Specialist) who has the following characteristics:
• A complete and unwavering commitment to the George Green’s School values and the power of education as a tool for social transformation
• Academic expertise in their subject area
• Highly intelligent with an appropriately strong academic background
• A strong practitioner, who is inquisitive about pedagogy, learning and teaching
• The personal courage to learn from mistakes
• Emotionally intelligent
• Highly professional
• Kind, caring and nurturing
• Energetic, passionate and a committed to hard work
• Committed to safeguarding
Aside from an opportunity to transform lives, a career at George Green’s School has many benefits. These include:
• A first-class CPL programme, including dedicated weekly CPL sessions and the opportunity to take part in NPQML and NPQSL programmes
• An early, paid start for NQTs
• A large A level cohort
• Embedded strategies for supporting the work-life balance of staff, including our marking policy
• Excellent amenities on site, including a gym, secure cycle storage and free parking
• A fantastic and convenient London location
If you believe that you are the exceptional we are looking for at our exceptional school, we would love to hear from you.
Application pack and form available to download from the school’s website www.georgegreens.com
Closing date: 9am, Thursday, 20th May 2021
Interviews: Interviews will take place in the school.
George Green’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff, external agencies and volunteers to share this commitment. Any appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS Check.
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About George Green's School
- George Green's School
- 100 Manchester Road, Isle of Dogs
- London
- E14 3DW
- United Kingdom
George Greens’ School was founded 184 years ago by George Green, a local businessman and philanthropist. The site on which the school now stands – and a number of other properties in the area - are owned by the charitable trust, established by George Green. The trust uses the income that derives from its properties to support enrichment opportunities for students attending the school.
At the time the school moved to its current site in 1976, it was very much smaller than it is today and much of the current building did not exist. Over the years, however, with the numbers of prospective Year 7 parents putting George Green’s as their first preference regularly outstripping the numbers of places available, the school took the decision to embark on a building programme - which not only increased its overall capacity but also maximised disabled access.
A number of years ago now, George Green’s also welcomed into the school a number of students with complex and additional needs, from a local special school, which was closing – ensuring, through judicious use of the additional funding made available at the time, that these students were and remain fully integrated into the daily life of the school.
The school is very ambitious for its students. The school is part of the ‘Teach East London Teaching Schools Alliance’ (Morpeth and Bonner Group) as well as ‘The Isle of Dogs Collaborative’ comprising GGS and all the primary school on the Isle of Dogs. This enables us to be actively involved in education debate and development on a wider scale.
At the core of the school is the ‘Rights Respecting’ status. Pastoral care is excellent at George Green’s School. Students receive high levels of care, guidance and support from both the school and outside organisations resulting in strong personal development.
In addition, the school has also, over more recent years, enjoyed very good financial and other support from the many businesses operating out of nearby Canary Wharf – and from the many community organisations with which it has partnered. Local companies, such as Barclays, provide us with reading partners, mentors and allow us to take students to their HQ to see work environments. We work closely with many partners, such as ‘Think Forward’, who awarded us Best School/Firm Partnership, commending us for ‘some of the best examples of business engagement within the programme’.
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