Music Teacher (Maternity Cover)

At Towers, we believe that, with access to a knowledge rich curriculum, unwavering high expectations of conduct and behaviour, an excellent welfare system and the very best teaching, our students can be exceptional.

Why teach at Towers?

At Towers, we believe every child deserves access to high quality teaching and a knowledge rich curriculum. Our rigorous behaviour system ensures teachers have the freedom to teach without disruption and our detentions are run centrally by the Leadership Team. We value teachers’ time and follow a streamlined assessment policy we call Closing the Gap (see our blog) so that teachers can plan responsively to the needs of the students in front of them rather than spending hours marking. We firmly believe that subject knowledge underpins good teaching and therefore support our staff to engage with research and further reading as part of ongoing CPD, renewing, refining and updating their expertise continually.

If you have passion for evidence in education, if you share our uncompromising vision of high expectations and if you believe that every child has the right to be successful, then Towers is the school for you.

As our popular, oversubscribed school continues to grow, we are looking for great people to join our team. This is your chance to be part of something amazing, part of a team making a genuine difference in the community.

Why work at Towers School?

• We have the loveliest students!
• We believe in evidence informed approaches to teaching and assessment
• Teachers are seen as the subject experts delivering a highly academic curriculum
• Our subject teams plan their curriculum together and teach from fantastic knowledge booklets
• We have truly high expectations of conduct and consistent behaviour system which ensures teachers have the freedom to teach without disruption
• Our SLT are supportive and highly visible
• Staff well-being is a priority with: whole class feedback rather than marking; centrally run detentions; sensible use of data
• Investment in professional development leads to high quality, evidence informed CPD
• We stand together as one community in everything that we do
• Staff, students and parents are all ‘Proud to be Towers’

We are one community, both in and out of the classroom. Standing shoulder to shoulder, we celebrate successes together and, when things don’t go according to plan, we work together to find solutions. We take our jobs seriously but still find time to laugh. Our students see how much we care through our thoughts, words and deeds. We are greater than the sum of our parts and we are looking for people who want to contribute to our collective improvement, and to be part of a community which challenges the status quo.

Join us

Music Maternity Cover

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and skilled teacher to join a dynamic and successful Performing Arts Faculty.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed teacher of Music to teach primarily across Key Stage 3 with potential for Key Stage 4-5 should the candidate be able to demonstrate prior experience or ability. A wide knowledge of musical elements and an appreciation of the various styles of music is essential as our teaching and learning is underpinned by a belief in the power of a knowledge driven curriculum. Applicants should have an interest in pedagogy and the science of learning, understanding the fundamental principles of knowledge acquisition and how best we, as teachers, can structure students' learning. Experience in delivering both practical and theoretical aspects of Music would be advantageous and a background in singing and/or playing instruments is preferable.

As a Performing Arts team, we are driven by our commitment to providing outstanding creative and cultural opportunities to all of our pupils and our school's wider community. Our extra-curricular provision is at the heart of Towers School and the successful candidate will be expected to contribute to this whole-heartedly. 

Every academic year, our whole school musical is a huge event. We also run showcases and concerts, as a Faculty, requiring a shared commitment from the whole team. Our clubs and enrichment opportunities will form a key part of the successful applicants role and we are therefore looking for an individual who is passionate about Music inside and outside of the timetabled curriculum. We are able to offer the successful candidate exciting CPD opportunities as a school working towards a Platinum Artsmark Qualification. 

We reserve the right to interview as applications are received and to make an appointment before the published closing date.