Head of Music
St Wilfrid’s Catholic High School & Sixth Form College, A Voluntary Academy
Wakefield
- Expired
- Salary:
- TMS & TLR2a
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 22 April 2021
Job overview
An extremely rare and exciting opportunity has arisen at St Wilfrid’s as Head of Music.
We are seeking a colleague who has the drive and ambition to further develop the Music Team and deliver outstanding progress and outcomes for our young people. As a Middle Leader you will be supported and challenged, so that as well as contributing to students’ success and that of the School, you are personally developed in your career. The colleague appointed will also contribute significantly to School events and our School Productions, alongside the Performing Arts Team.
The Music Team works closely with Performing Arts; collectively there are 4 colleagues. They work incredibly hard to ensure that students’ learning, educational experiences and extra-curricular activities are stimulating. Music is a thriving subject which is popular at GCSE. Peripatetic instrument lessons are provided with an impressive take-up. All GCSE Music students take the AQA qualification. The Department is housed in its own suite of classrooms with a Departmental Office.
St Wilfrid’s Catholic High School & Sixth-Form College is a mixed voluntary Academy for 11-18 year olds, based in North Featherstone in West Yorkshire. There are currently 1,534 students in attendance. The school opened in 1963 and has a proud history. We were judged as Good by Ofsted in June 2016; we were also judged as Good by the Diocesan Section 48 Inspection in April 2017.
We are proudly part of the Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust which comprises of three Secondary Schools and twelve Primary Schools.
We can offer:
• A bespoke CPD programme based on career stage
• Opportunities for Secondary collaboration within both the Trust and the Diocese
• Motivated and hard-working students
• A School which is ambitious and aspirational for all
Visits to the school are welcomed and will follow all appropriate health and safety guidelines.
Not suitable for Newly Qualified Teachers (NQT).
Informal discussions about the role are welcomed too; please contact Mrs Jenny Doherty (Headteacher’s PA) on 01977 691027 or email jdo@st-wilfrids.bkcat.co.uk
Further information about our School can be found by viewing our Virtual Open Day information: www.visitstwilfrids.org and www.visitstwilfridssixth.org
To apply for this post, please see the attached documents, complete the Application Form and sent it to Jenny Doherty (Headteacher’s PA) via email: jdo@st-wilfrids.bkcat.co.uk.
Closing date: 9am on Thursday 22nd April 2021.
All of our staff uphold the Core Values and Catholic Ethos of the School. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS clearance in line with our Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Policy.
Attached documents
About St Wilfrid’s Catholic High School & Sixth Form College, A Voluntary Academy
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- St Wilfrid’s Catholic High School & Sixth Form College, A Voluntary Academy
- Cutsyke Road, Featherstone, Pontefract
- West Yorkshire
- WF7 6BD
- United Kingdom
St. Wilfrid’s Catholic High School and Sixth Form College, with its distinctive Catholic identity, seeks to ensure the development of all students’ spiritual, moral and academic potential, based on its commitment to Christ and His teachings.
As a community, the school is committed to the common good, which is achieved through the fostering of a co-operative and caring ethos, both with St Wilfrid’s, parishes, family and the wider community.
Such an approach is based on the Christian principle of personal dignity and worth where each person’s rights and responsibilities are recognised and respected, and their individual talents nurtured.
These talents include the search for academic excellence within a secure learning environment, where the needs and potential of all pupils are addressed and where achievement, both individual and collective, is celebrated.
We are incredibly proud of our community, students, supportive parents, staff and governors. All of us work together to make St Wilfrid’s a safe and enjoyable place to learn.
At St Wilfrid’s we have high standards at the heart of all we do. We encourage our students to achieve the best they can across every area of school. A rich and broad curriculum provides high-quality education and a wide range of extra-curricular activities.
Our aim is for our students to be confident, caring, resilient young adults with a desire to learn and achieve the best they can, in all they do.
We welcome students of any faith or of none, but our faith has a positive influence on our approach. We are building a community of young adults who recognise and appreciate the value of each other’s company while growing in knowledge and faith. Students feel a sense of responsibility and care for others and are willing to give something of themselves for the happiness and the improvement of the broader community.
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