Head of Music

Sedgehill Academy is a vibrant, inclusive 11-18 academy on an exciting journey of school improvement with United Learning. We offer an outstanding education in a warm and supportive environment, uniting high academic achievement with strong development of character. We have high expectations for all our students and reject the view that success in life is pre-determined or that our talents are fixed.

We are seeking staff who are driven and ambitious, and who want to make a difference to the academy and the community we serve to make Sedgehill Academy become the school it deserves to be.

Joining Sedgehill Academy means being part of a school that

·       Is successful and fastpaced.

·       Is exciting and innovative;

·       Is making a difference;

·       Has high expectations;

·       Has strong leadership and management;

·       Treats all staff as professionals, making a large investment in professional development;

·       Uses people’s strengths to develop themselves and others;

·       Has excellent resources;

·       Lives inclusion.

·       Has integrity, we practice what we preach

·       Is warm and welcoming

Being part of United Learning also means that staff benefit from shared expertise, CPD opportunities and resources.

We take the professional development of our staff seriously. As a new member of staff in the school you will have a full induction programme as a well as access to in-house and external training to support you on your journey to be an exemplary teacher, leader or outstanding member of our support staff.

Job title:        Head of Music

Salary:            United Learning Salary PT1 – EPT2 plus TLR 1b

Closing date: Monday 17th April 2023 – Midday

The role

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated, experienced, and innovative experienced Head of Music to join an ambitious and successful Music department.

Are you the person to stretch, challenge, support and inspire our students in and outside of the classroom?

You will play a highly visible role in the improvement of teaching and learning of all students, ensuring the highest standards of teaching, learning and in the subject area.

About You

The Head of Department takes a major role in ensuring that the programmes of study within our dynamic Music Department are designed to meet statutory requirements, provide appropriate pace and challenge for all students and include regular opportunities for assessment and review. 

The successful candidate will have outstanding subject. We are looking for someone with a work ethic that focuses on student outcomes and with a deep commitment to on-going formative assessment, who is eager to engage appropriate CPD.

In return we are offering a highly attractive salary, along with the benefits of being part of United Learning, opportunities to share good practice and collaborate with colleagues across every phase of education.

United Learning

Sedgehill Academy works closely with United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England. United Learning schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Subject specialists, a Group-wide intranet, a custom curriculum and an online learning portal all help share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance. It's an ethos called ‘the best in everyone’. By joining Sedgehill School, you will have access to the wealth of knowledge, resources and opportunities available through this partnership.

Please note that when submitting your application, you are applying for a role at Sedgehill Academy, not United Learning.

We are working hard to become a more diverse organisation – which is key to our commitment to bringing out the best in everyone. We welcome applications from everyone committed to this ethos and would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in the Group as a whole. We always appoint on merit. We are open to discussing flexible working options.

For more information please contact:

recruitment-sel@unitedlearning.org.uk