Teacher of Music
Foxford School And Community Arts College
Coventry
- Expired
- Salary:
- TMS/UPS TLR 2A allowance available for suitable candidate taking on responsibility in Faculty
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 12 December 2016
Job overview
Required for January or Easter 2017 - an enthusiastic teacher of Music to join a flourishing Creative Arts Faculty delivering arts education in purpose built facilities.
Teaching will include Music at Key Stage 3 and BTEC Music to examination level (currently BTEC/GCSE) at KS4. The Music department is well resourced with a wide range of instruments including a class set of Clarinets and Cornets for wider opportunities instrumental teaching, keyboards, guitars and percussion instruments. The main music room also houses a suite of Apple Mac computers using GarageBand, Logic Express and Sibelius.
The successful candidate will also be expected to teach a second subject outside the faculty.
Students have the opportunity to take part in a variety of extra-curricular activities in music. At present these include a vocal group, keyboard club, guitar lessons and Dhol ensemble. A mixed instrumental ensemble is led by a second member of staff. The person appointed should be willing to develop these and strengthen the presence of music within the faculty and whole school.
We are looking for a Music specialist who has a wide-ranging interest and knowledge of music and is able to deliver interesting and lively lessons incorporating composing, performance, listening and appraising. Work within a collaborative performing arts department, contributing to our annual musical and other cross -curricular projects. As a teacher the person appointed will need to be keen to contribute to our teaching and learning developments, both within the faculty and whole school.
Foxford is an 11-18 multicultural school which is known for its friendly, supportive ethos and ambition. We are a forward thinking and busy school with lots of links to the community
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About Foxford School And Community Arts College
- Foxford School And Community Arts College
- Grange Road, Longford, Coventry
- West Midlands
- CV6 6BB
- United Kingdom
Foxford School and Community Arts College is a co-educational maintained secondary school situated in Longford, Coventry. The school is for pupils aged 11-18 and features a sixth form with capacity for 150 students. Foxford School and Community Arts College has a catchment area spanning the West Midlands, including the towns of Broad Heath, Holbrook and Bell Green.
The secondary school is maintained by Coventry City Council and accommodates over 1,000 pupils.
Headteacher
Ruth Williamson
Values and vision
Foxford School and Community Arts College hopes to provide reliable support to all students, regardless of ability. This is reflected in the inclusivity of the school’s values, which promote the idea that success, academic or otherwise, can be achieved through varied means. The Coventry school also recognises the importance of cooperation with parents and carers. It believes people are capable of change.
The secondary school is a specialist arts college and places an emphasis on providing creative opportunities for students.
Ofsted report
“Senior leaders have a clear determination and relentless focus on improving progress for all pupils. Their strong leadership, along with effective governance, is resulting in school improvement. They have instilled a culture of higher expectations in school. As a result, the quality of teaching and pupils’ outcomes, their behaviour and attendance, are all improving. School data and inspection evidence shows that the pace of improvement is gathering momentum.”
Read Foxford School and Community Art College’s latest Ofsted report
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