Head of Music
The Forest School Academy Trust
Winnersh, Berkshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- UPS/MPS/NQT • Salary dependent upon qualifications and experience, with the opportunity for additional responsibilities through leading The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
Job overview
We seek a teacher with a deep passion for music to join a successful arts team. Music is an option at GCSE with a proven track record of success and it is growing in popularity. We are looking to recruit a colleague who will be able to enthuse young people in both curricular and extra-curricular aspects of the subject. The successful candidate would instil enthusiasm and encourage students to join our choir and school band.
The Music Department is well equipped with resources and many practice rooms. The boys engagement in music is high and we have seen many musicians within the school go to follow their passion at University.
Staff at the Forest School teach in modern, well equipped classrooms and are offered a tailored CPD programme. Staff are allocated a laptop, have access to the school’s sporting facilities as well as the lively staff social calendar.
The school has continued to invest in new technology with projects including ta brand new school WIFI network, Show My Homework, GCSE Pod, EzyEducation and are just launching our Bring Your Own Device programme for students to support learning and reduce staff workload. In addition, we have invested in our sporting facilities; building a MUGA, upgraded our indoor swimming pool, invested in our gym and we are working with Reading Football Club to further develop our facilities to include an all weather football dome.
Wokingham has been named as the best place in England and Wales to bring up a family due to its good exam results, high quality of childcare provision and low levels of crime, a recent survey has found. The study looked at everything from education, safety and childcare costs to affordable homes, local amenities and green spaces. Read more here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9577542/Wokingham-is-best-place-for-young-family.html
Please call Jaquie Blaney on 01189781626 for an informal discussion or contact her via email on jblaney@forest.academy A job description and our Teaching Staff application form can be downloaded from our website www.forest.academy
Applications will be considered on receipt.
This School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service clearance being received.
About The Forest School Academy Trust
- The Forest School Academy Trust
- Robin Hood Lane, Winnersh, Wokingham
- Berkshire
- RG41 5NE
- United Kingdom
A Welcome from The Forest School Academy Trust
Established in 1957, The Forest is a “Good” (OFSTED July 2021) comprehensive school. Currently we are a single sex boy’s secondary school that will be offering co-educational study from September 2024 with a seven form entry in the main school and an existing co-educational sixth form making a total current roll of 793. Our Sixth Form has been co-educational since 2009.
The Forest School is situated in Wokingham, Berkshire.
As The Forest School's Headteacher, I work with staff, students and parents to foster and sustain positive outcomes for all. My ambition is to ensure The Forest School provides an exceptional inclusive education for every student. Students are encouraged to get involved with extra-curricular activities to extend their learning beyond the classroom and gain new hobbies and interests, ranging from sports clubs to choir practice. Our success is based on the strong sense of community as we celebrate 60 years as a community school, with high expectations and mutual respect for all. We develop the whole person and ensure that every student is fully equipped for life through our core values: Aspiring, Safe, Prepared, Independent, Respectful, Excellent.
These values are for all stakeholders as we recognise the importance of parents and the inclusive community in the education of the next generation. We have a strong academic, sport and creative success, and this is delivered through the high level of curriculum and pastoral support for every student.
Shirley Austin
Headteacher
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