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Head of Music

Head of Music

Park View

Tottenham, North London

  • Expired
Salary:
Inner London Pay Scale plus TLR 2b
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2018
Apply by:
22 May 2018

Job overview

‘A good school’ (OFSTED 2017)

Park View is very proud of its Performing Arts Department and this is an exciting opportunity to make a difference in a school which truly values the importance of the arts in the development of young people.

Park View is an 11-16 comprehensive school situated in Tottenham, North London. We have a reputation for providing an exciting and broad education for our pupils, within a happy and caring environment. We are proud of our successes as a genuinely inclusive comprehensive school, and we refuse to accept that there is a limit on what our pupils can achieve. We are ambitious for our school and the professional development of our staff is at the forefront of our plans.

We have an absolute commitment to the Performing Arts and, despite the national curriculum reforms, we will continue to ensure that subjects such as music, drama and other creative arts subjects will always play a central role in our curriculum offer.

We are looking for a talented and committed musician and teacher with the ability to inspire our students to join the school as Head of Music. You will lead the curriculum development of Music throughout the school, with responsibility for the day-to-day running of the department, our extensive and wide ranging extra-curricular music offer and the academic progress of students.

To be successful, you must have experience of teaching across a range of Key Stages, with the ability to raise student achievement and add value within a Creative Arts curriculum, as well as knowledge and understanding of the current Music specifications at Key Stage 4. Excellent subject knowledge and a passion for teaching your subject is essential.

To find out more and apply, please visit www.parkview.haringey.sch.uk 

Alternatively, if you have any questions, please contact Serita Shah on 020 8826 9178, email: sshah@parkview.haringey.sch.uk 

Closing date: 9am on Wednesday, 23rd May 2018.

Interview date: Friday, 25th May 2018. 

Park View is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

About Park View

Park View School is a high-performing community secondary school  in Tottenham, North London.

Our commitment to developing young people into independent, caring, and high-achieving citizens is unwavering, and we are proud to be a beacon of excellence in one of the world's most exciting and diverse local communities. It is our pupils themselves who really make our school a pleasure to work in and they are always our strongest ambassadors.

Headteacher:

Mr Andrew Webster

Associate Headteacher:

Ms Natali Kojik

Our Values & Ethos:

At Park View, we believe that only the highest quality teaching, matched with a broad, balanced and exciting curriculum, will ensure that  young people achieve the success they deserve. We welcome visitors and if you believe you are suited to working with us, please get on touch.

To drive this ethos, our curriculum is built around our 8 Park View Pillars and these Pillars underpin everything that we do as a school. They guide our work as a community to ensure that all pupils, regardless of starting point, will experience success. We have designed an ambitious, cohesive and coherent curriculum that thinks carefully about what knowledge we want our pupils to learn and crucially remember. We value skills that will not only allow our pupils excel academically but will also help them to navigate their lives. We are passionate about our pupils achieving the best possible outcomes but also foster a lifelong love of learning. We pride ourselves on our inclusivity and cultural diversity and have worked hard to ensure that this is fully embedded in our work . Our enrichment offer is vast and a core entitlement for all pupils.

We are a welcoming school, where colleagues are valued and supported. We are looking for the very best people to with work with us and we pride ourselves in providing every staff member with an environment in which they can flourish.

Please visit our socials below to gain a better insight into what Park View School is all about:

YouTube: www.youtube.com/parkviewinternal

X: https://twitter.com/ParkView_school

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parkview_school

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Applications closed