Music Leader

Employer:          Brunswick Park Primary School

Location:             Southwark

Contract Type: Full-Time

Contract Term: Permanent –     MPR/UPR; not suitable for ECTs.

TLR available for a suitably experienced and skilled candidate

Posted:               27 March 2024

Closing Date:     3 May 2024

Interview:          9 May 2024

Job starts:           1 September 2024

We are delighted to offer the opportunity for a skilled, enthusiastic and inspirational Teacher and Leader to join Brunswick Park Primary School as Music Leader from September 2024.

This is a varied, creative and deeply rewarding role for the right person, who will be a competent, knowledgeable, enthused, energetic all-round musician and an inspirational teacher who believes firmly in the importance of music’s role in developing all children’s musical skills and their social and cultural capital.

Brunswick Park is a mainstream Community Maintained primary school that is Resource Based for pupils with autism (ASC).  Our Music Leader is responsible for music curriculum development and implementation and teaches every child from Nursery to Year 6, stages concerts and productions and runs musical groups and clubs, so holds Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), has a proven track record of successful music teaching and is pro-active, well-organised and willing to go the extra mile.

If you believe in the power of music in shaping inclusive school culture and community and enriching children’s lives, have a commitment to personal excellence and are ready for an exciting new challenge, we welcome your application.  Whilst the role is suitable for primary practitioners, if you are a secondary trained music specialist who wants to change phase to reap the rewards of teaching younger children, we would love to hear from you too.

We offer:

•            A vibrant, friendly, positive and enthusiastic learning community where everyone’s successes are celebrated;

•            An inclusive, values-based ethos committed to nurturing and developing the potential of every child;

•            A supportive and stimulating environment where children are well behaved and keen to learn;

•            A committed, motivated and reflective staff team including HLTAs, a Specialist Accredited Practitioner, a learning mentor and an ELSA promote children’s emotional well-being;

•            A strong desire for continued improvement and further development;

•            Excellent professional and career development opportunities including gaining qualifications in Middle and Senior Leadership.

To find out more about the role, a visit is essential. To organise one at a mutually convenient time during the school day, please telephone our staff in the School Office or the Head Teacher directly on 020 7525 9033, or email Dena Dada, School Business Leader, at ddada@brunswickpark.southwark.sch.uk.

To obtain an application pack please email Dena Dada, at ddada@brunswickpark.southwark.sch.uk, download one below, from our website www.brunswickparkprimary.co.uk or telephone the school on 020 7525 9033.

Brunswick Park Primary 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 DBS Check, medical clearances and references.

Closing date for all applications:                Friday 3 May 2024 at 12:00

Interview:                                                          Thursday 9 May 2024