Residential Practice Supervisor
The Purcell School
Bushey, Hertfordshire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 17 March 2019
Job overview
Celebrated throughout the world as a centre of musical excellence, The Purcell School is the most vibrant, exciting and exhilarating place to work or study. We are a close-knit community dedicated to nurturing some of the world’s most talented young musicians and we recognize the unique privilege it is to work with these incredibly gifted students.
This is an exceptional opportunity for a graduate musician to work closely with some of the country’s most gifted students and most eminent teachers. The musical side of the role offers the chance to gain experience at the highest level in many areas, any of which would prove valuable in a future career in teaching or performing music. Experience will be gained by observing world-leading practitioners, assisting senior Purcell staff in administration, performing and teaching; and hands-on teaching practice, with supervision, in small groups or one-to-one where appropriate. The role will be flexibly built around the particular skills and interests of the successful candidate. In addition to the regular supervision of practice, it could include any of the following:
Conducting choirs, orchestras, ensembles; playing an instrument with students; singing; assisting on productions; assisting in the library, practice rooms, music office, recording studio, composition suite, outreach and academic music departments; teaching additional aural, harmony and theory; accompanying students at concerts in London and elsewhere; taking a proactive role in the creation and delivery of curricular and extra-curricular projects.
We want our boarders to feel that they enjoy living here and strive to provide outstanding pastoral care and support. Each of our four boarding houses is supervised by at least two resident staff, with other staff involved in a non-residential capacity. The successful candidate will support Houseparent(s) with the day-to-day care of boarders, overnight cover, and will respond positively to the needs and interests of our students. He/she will play a significant part in ensuring that our young musicians are safe, happy and healthy.
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About The Purcell School
The Purcell School is a world-famous boarding and day school in Bushey near Watford, which aims to provide a rounded education with music at its heart.
The school was founded in 1962, and is Britain’s oldest specialist music school. There are currently over 180 pupils aged from 10-18 years, of whom about 30% come from abroad. Over 75% of pupils are boarders. The sixth form currently comprises around 90 pupils with approximately 25-30 pupils joining the school each year specifically for the Sixth Form. The majority of pupils progress to music conservatoires, many of them on scholarships, while a small number each year elect to go to university, often to Oxbridge or Russell Group institutions.
The school has an enviable reputation for the quality of its musical education and performance. Students enjoy individual tuition on one or two instruments, or in composition, from some of the very best teachers available. They take part in over 200 orchestral, choral and chamber concerts, and have opportunities to perform regularly at venues including the Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room and St Albans Abbey.
In addition to their musical studies, students study for GCSE and A Level. The range of subjects on offer includes all three sciences, art, drama, English literature, modern languages, history and music technology. All pupils take GCSE and A-level Music.
Our students are the liveliest, most committed and self-motivated young people you could hope to meet. Every day, the School’s corridors echo with the sound of extraordinary music as our students prepare for concerts both here at School and in the most prestigious venues in London.
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