Head of Music
The Queen's School
Chester
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- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January or April 2023
- Apply by:
- 5 October 2022
Job overview
The Queen’s School is looking for an inspirational and energetic Head of Music to lead and drive Music across the whole school from KS2 to KS5. We are looking to recruit a Head of Music from January or April 2023.
The successful candidate must have the ability to teach A-Level and GCSE Music as well as a commitment to developing a love of music in our youngest pupils.
They will be enthusiastic and passionate, with the ability to inspire pupils to achieve the highest possible standards academically and personally.
The Music Department
In addition to the Head of Department, the Music department at The Queen’s School consists of one full time teacher (Y6-13), one Head of Department (Y5-13), one part time teacher (KS1, Y3 & Y4) and a music technician. In addition, an experienced visiting team of 10 peripatetic staff teach instrumental, vocal and music theory lessons. The school hosts Associated Board music examinations every term.
Extra-Curricular
Our current extracurricular music provision includes the following: Infant and Junior Choir, Senior Choir and Chamber Choir, Junior and Senior Orchestras, Ukulele group, Rock and Pop group and several chamber ensembles including Clarinet Ensemble, Flute Ensemble, Brass Ensemble and String Ensemble. We work closely with the drama department and recently delivered a fantastic musical production of "Matilda" involving a cast of girls from Years 7-13, and “Wonderland” with all Year 5 and 6. Regular events include a Queen's School Festival of Music, a summer concert, Cabaret evenings and choral performances at services throughout the year including the Christmas service at Chester Cathedral.
Remuneration
Salary will be determined according to experience.
Pension: The School will comply with its legal obligations in relation to the provision of access to a pension scheme and will automatically enrol you in a pension scheme as and when required by law. Full details will be provided to you with your first salary payment.
Interview and Appointment
• Please notify the school if you have any disability for which special arrangements need to be made for either the interview or if the position is offered.
• Candidates should be aware that the appointment will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
• Successful candidates will also be asked to confirm that they are medically fit to carry out the duties associated with this post.
• Employers have a legal duty to verify that new employees are eligible to work in this country, under the Immigration Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Therefore, the successful candidate will be asked to produce their passport and/or visa before commencing work.
• It is also our policy to ask to see original certificate(s) of qualification(s) upon acceptance of the post. A photocopy will be retained for our records in both cases.
General
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Application
The application form and a letter of application, which should be no more than one side of A4, should be addressed to the Headmistress, Mrs S Wallace-Woodroffe, by 9am on 5th October 2022 and emailed to recruitment@thequeensschool.co.uk
Interviews will be held during the week commencing 10th October 2022. If you have not heard from us by 7th October 2022, please assume that your application has not been successful in this instance.
It is The Queen’s School policy that feedback will not be given following application. Please note that applications will only be considered on the school’s application form.
For further information, please visit our website www.thequeensschool.co.uk
Attached documents
About The Queen's School
Welcome to Queen’s
The Queen’s School is a leading selective GSA Independent day school providing education for around 450 girls between the ages of 4 and 18 years.
The school is highly successful, with a strong and consistent emphasis on the needs of individual pupils that focuses on enabling pupils to challenge, question and develop. The Queen’s school is well known for its excellent pastoral care, which is a hallmark of its community and underpins the academic focus that characterises the school. The vast majority of our pupils go on to attend their first choice university, including medical and Oxbridge places, and leave the school as confident, articulate and well balanced young women.
The school is situated close to the centre of the thriving, historic city of Chester and a few minutes cycle ride or drive from the unspoiled countryside of Cheshire, Wirral and North Wales. Manchester and Liverpool are within easy reach, and London is 2.5 hours away via train.
The ISI awarded the school the highest standard of “excellent” in all categories in its most recent inspection.
The History of the School
The Queen’s School was founded in 1878. The school's pupils achieved considerable distinction from the outset. Of the sixteen girls who joined The Queen's School on its opening day in 1878, two would go on to win places at Cambridge - the first of many in a long and honourable tradition.
The school would subsequently provide Chester with its first female solicitor, its first lady mayor, the first woman to receive the Freedom of the City, the first woman president of the Freemen and Guilds in over 800 years and the first female cathedral provost in Church of England history.
The School buildings were erected with the financial assistance of several leading Chester families, on land on the Chester City Walls provided by the Duke of Westminster. This site still exists today as the main part of the Senior School. Further buildings have been constructed or acquired so that the school now inhabits a mixture of Georgian and Victorian buildings as well as more modern ones. The Queen’s Lower School was originally based in two large Victorian houses on Liverpool Road, Chester. It still occupies this site but has expanded in recent years.
Although much has changed since The Queen’s School was founded, our values-driven approach to education has remained the same and the school’s motto of “Honour Wisdom” still rings true and resonantly today.
Working at Queen’s
The Queen’s School has an outstanding reputation for staff and pupil welfare and staff career progression is important. Continuous professional development opportunities are offered, as is specific support for Early Career Teachers as part if the ECF. The school is a member of the Girls’ Schools Association network of schools, enabling access to a wealth of support, information and training.
Teachers at The Queen’s School are ambitious for themselves and for the school, but mainly for their pupils, getting to know them as individuals to set challenging but achievable targets. Across all year groups, there is an expectation of excellent results. At the Senior School, this includes the preparation of students for entry to highly competitive courses, including Oxbridge.
The Queen’s School invests proactively in technology to support teaching and learning, and an extensive and well-populated Virtual Learning Environment is well used by all pupils and staff at both the Lower and Senior Schools. All pupils in the Senior School have individual iPads and all teachers (Lower and Senior Schools) are provided with individual iPads to enhance their practice.
All members of staff are expected to contribute to the school's extracurricular programme, which mainly operates at lunchtimes and after school, and to support the marketing and admissions departments when necessary.
The Queen's School participates in a pension scheme with Legal and General and the Government Childcare Voucher scheme, offers discounted school lunches, reimburses parking costs for staff and offers a pro rata 50% fee reduction for staff members who would like their daughter/s to attend the school.
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