Head of Music
Dorothy Stringer School
Brighton and Hove
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS plus TLR1a Responsibility point
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1 September 2023
- Apply by:
- 6 February 2023
Job overview
Closing Date: Midday on Monday 6th February 2023*
Interview Date: Week Commencing 20th February 2023
Salary: MPS/UPS plus TLR1a Responsibility Point (£8706)
Starting Date: Sept 2023
Our school is ‘Good’ (Ofsted 2018) and in the Preston Park of Brighton. It is one of the most successful 11-16 mixed comprehensive schools in Brighton and Hove and is consistently over-subscribed. Our curriculum is broad and balanced and offers many exciting opportunities for all students, both in school and out. There are tremendous extra-curricular opportunities at Dorothy Stringer through sport, performing arts, the Junior Leadership Team, Art, on-going links with our partner schools in Africa, the Duke of Edinburgh award, as well as a number of other trips. In short, we believe there is something for everyone at the school.
We are looking for an outstanding and inspirational Head of Music to lead a dynamic department and to further develop a creative and diverse KS3 & KS4 curriculum. Music has a strong role in the school community with KS4 options of Music GCSE (Eduqas WJEC) and Music Practice BTEC (Pearson) for KS4 students. The Music Department has a range of extra-curricular groups and performances and many students in the school take part in additional music lessons.
The Head of Department has responsibility for leading their Department, in fostering a love of the subject at every level and promoting it within the school. The successful candidate will ensure high standards of teaching, learning and achievement. They will employ efficient use of resources to meet the needs of individual students and provide students with purpose and enjoyment through ongoing development of the Music curriculum.
The successful candidate would benefit from a high level of support and become part of this welcoming, thriving and innovative department.
For further details see the Person Specification and Job Description (attached).
HOW TO APPLY
Application is by application form with a supporting letter. Your application should take account of the Person Specification. In line with our safer recruitment Policy, we cannot accept C.V.s.
Please return your completed application to recruitment@dorothy-stringer.co.uk. If you have a problem replying electronically please contact the school on 01273 852222.
*We reserve the right to appoint a suitable candidate before the closing date.
Dorothy Stringer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and comply with the Department of Education Statutory Guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’.
Attached documents
About Dorothy Stringer School
Dorothy Stringer is a vibrant, stimulating and happy community where it is safe to learn and where everyone can excel both inside and outside the classroom. We are ambitious for our students’ progress and attainment and strive to create an environment that promotes a keen enjoyment of learning.
Today’s students face a world that is changing at an ever-increasing pace and we have a duty to prepare them for their adult lives. We value and promote self-discipline, creativity, independence, self-confidence and the ability to work collaboratively with others.
We work to ensure that all our students achieve their full academic potential. However, we believe that school is not just about academic success: we want our students to thrive and to develop holistically. We are immensely proud of the wide range of opportunities we offer outside the classroom in sport, performance, creativity and service.
We excel at nurturing our students in a safe and happy environment and believe that schools need to care for the emotional wellbeing of their students and understand their personal needs. We have created an atmosphere where students can be themselves and they are known and supported as individuals. Students take pride in our school and in their own achievement as well as in the achievement of others.
We are a community which is based on clear moral values and where there is a sense of belonging and identity. We work hard to develop partnerships with parents and carers and to secure their interest, support and commitment. We aim to be a community to which everyone wants to belong and where all feel respected and valued.
Matt Hillier | Headteacher
View Dorothy Stringer High School's Latest Ofsted Report
Dorothy Stringer School Values: https://dorothy-stringer.co.uk/school_values/
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