Music Teacher/HLTA

Inspire our lively little learners! We are looking to appoint a Music Teacher/HLTA to support individuals and groups of students to support high standards of teaching and learning in Music and to take an active part in the development of the Music department and the school as a whole.

About Us

Harris Primary Academy Coleraine Park is an Outstanding primary academy and we have high expectations and aspirations for your children. All our staff aim to give every child an exceptional education providing support, care, enrichment and challenge as they come through our doors. We give them opportunities to enjoy their learning and prepare them for future academic success as well as happy lives. We have a unique creative curriculum, a clear vision, high expectations, strong moral values and a love of learning. Our academy is a multi-cultural, multi-faith family where children learn together. They respect and value each other.

We believe all children are special and we "dig for gold" in every child. This means encouraging children to do their very best, not settling for second-best.

The Academy is located in the heart of Tottenham and we are very proud of all of our children and staff. Everyone works hard and behaves well to achieve "exceedingly, abundantly, above all we can think or imagine!'

Main Areas of Responsibility

As Music teacher/HLTA, your responsibilities include:

• To be an exemplary teacher, clearly demonstrating effective
• planning, teaching and organisation, and high standards of
• achievement and behaviour in Music lessons.
• Set appropriate, realistic yet demanding expectations for students
• learning, building on prior attainment/knowledge.
• Identify students who may require learning support and know
• where to enlist help if and when required.
• Be willing to share good practice within and beyond the Music
• department.
• Planning should show clear understanding of the year group
• expectations and lead to progression within lessons and over
• sequences of lessons.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent

Qualifications & Experience

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience of working directly with young people in an education or training environment, supporting the learning of students.
• Knowledge of the relevant aspects of the UK National Curriculum
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to engage children and enable them to perform highly

Next Steps

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please send us an email, or call to arrange a conversation.

Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. This will be helpful for you when completing your application, and throughout the recruitment process.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we may interview and offer to a candidate before the closing date. Please note that we only accept applications submitted before the closing date via our careers website.

Professional Development & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan including access to a virtual GP, electric car scheme, 26 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays) for staff who work across the full year, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefitson our website.

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.