Head of Music
Harrow International School, Shanghai
Shanghai,China
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- August, 2018
- Apply by:
- 24 May 2018
Job overview
Candidate profile
The Head of Music is responsible for developing the ethos of music for the Lower, Prep and Senior Schools. The Head of Musicwill oversee the smooth running of the department including maintenance and updating of curriculum, supporting all full time and part time staff including visiting music tutors.
The successful candidate plays a key role in the development of Music at Harrow International School Shanghai. The school is looking for a candidate who would relish the challenge of developing music. The Head of Music will be expected to consistently demonstrate a commitment to academic excellence, and the development of the ‘whole student’. This role should be able to work independently and collaboratively in the Lower, Prep and Senior sections of the school and can also exhibit the following features:
Essential
Experience in teaching music within Lower, Prep and Senior curriculum.
Familiarity with the British National Curriculum for Music.
Experience with 'Musical Futures' style teaching.
Experience in the imaginative use of ICT within the music curriculum.
Good keyboard skills.
Desirable
Experience working in an independent school.
Experience working in an international school.
Experience in leading musical activities with every year groups.
Department Profile
Music is taught as a core subject across the entire school. Music is offered as an option at GCSE and A level and the department currently follows the Edexcel specification.
The Head of Music has oversight for music across the entire school. A team of visiting music teachers offer private individual lessons on a wide range of instruments. The visiting music tutors also assist in the running of the Prep and Senior School Wind Band and Pre-Prep Violin Ensemble. The Head of Music is a choral specialist, who will direct choirs in the whole school and will oversee the smooth running of the department including maintenance and updating of curriculum, supporting all full time and part time staff including visiting music tutors.
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About Harrow International School, Shanghai
Harrow School Shanghai is a co-educational day school for students aged from 18 months to 18 years. The teaching is based upon the EYFS Framework and the English National Curriculum, culminating in IGCSEs for Removes and Fifth Form (Years 10 and 11), and A levels within the Sixth Form (Years 12 and 13). With a world-renowned reputation for its rich heritage of educational excellence, unique traditions and inspiring Leadership and Service programme, Harrow boasts a state-of-the-art campus with outstanding facilities, all located within 35 minutes of the epicenter of one of the world's most exciting and dynamic cities.
Harrow Shanghai is the fourth international school in the Harrow family of schools, joining those in Bangkok, Beijing and Hong Kong, alongside the historic Harrow School and its near-neighbour, John Lyon School, in London.
The School is organised as follows:
- Early Years -Pre-Nursery, Nursery and Reception
- Pre-Prep-Years 1- 4
- Prep -Years 5- 8
- Senior: Shells, Removes and Fifth Form (Years 9–11) and Sixth Form (Year 12-13)
The School is located in a modern custom-built facility, which accurately reflects the cosmopolitan city of Shanghai. The School combines elements of educational philosophy, practice and traditions from Harrow School in London within the context of the international minded-set of a diverse student body in Shanghai. It is envisaged that the School will eventually grow to a roll of approximately 950. As with the other Harrow Schools, Shanghai’s vision, 'Leadership for a better world', is realised by means of a characteristically Harrow approach to schooling which demands of students and teachers high academic attainment, involvement in a rich array of extra-curricular activities, and engagement in high quality pastoral support structures, particularly the House system. Students are assigned into Houses where their which their academic and all-round well-being is monitored, nurtured and supported.
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