Teacher of Music (Head of Department)
St Edmund's School
Surrey
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2017
- Apply by:
- 4 May 2017
Job overview
Required an enthusiastic and inspiring teacher of Music. The ideal candidate will be able to offer Music in the Prep and Senior School and teach up to Year 11 (GCSE). The school has a proud choral tradition. The Director of Music leads a team which includes one full-time music teacher, one part-time music teacher, a group of peripatetic instrumental teachers, and is supported by a Music Administrator. St Edmund’s is an expanding and successful school for 400+ girls and boys aged 2 to 16. The current Director of Music is leaving to pursue external professional opportunities. The position is offered full-time but substantial part-time may be considered. Early applications are encouraged.
St Edmund’s is thriving with numbers the highest in its 140 year history. Average class sizes are small, circa fourteen pupils (and often below ten in GCSE teaching groups). This is an interesting and challenging opportunity to join a successful team during a period of transition. Further general information on the school may be found on the website www.saintedmunds.co.uk.
The school was inspected by ISI in January 2014 and all academic and pastoral areas were graded “Excellent”. Extracts included: … “pupils make a high rate of progress in relation to others of similar ability. Pupils with SEND make excellent progress and achieve as well as their peers … the progress of those identified as academically able is high”; … “small class sizes enable teachers to give pupils individual feedback and support as the lesson is progressing and helps the pupils to move their learning forward”; … “relationships amongst pupils, and between pupils and staff, are excellent with high levels of respect, understanding and regard for each other”; … “The teaching demonstrates the teacher’s secure subject knowledge, using clear learning objectives. It exhibits fun, pace and challenge and an imaginative range of methods is used to keep pupils interested and engaged”; … “Pupils’ high levels of achievement are attained largely as a result of the excellent teaching that is highly effective in promoting pupils’ rapid progress.” The full report is available via our website.
A material change inspection by DfE in May 2015 rated the academic provision and planning for the senior years to be excellent.
A combined information and application form may be obtained from Richard Taylor (Deputy Head Academic) by email at rmat@saintedmunds.co.uk or by phone on 01428 604808. The closing date is Friday 5th May although earlier applications are encouraged. Applications by email are preferred and interviews will take place in the holidays or first half of next term. Please note that the school takes very seriously its responsibility for safeguarding the children in its care and the successful applicant will be required to undergo enhanced CRB/DBS vetting.
Apply by Friday 5/5/2017
About St Edmund's School
St Edmund’s School is a mixed, independent all-through day and boarding school for pupils ages two to 16, located in Hindhead, Surrey.
The school comprises four parts: Little Ed’s Nursery and Reception’ the Lower Prep and Prep; the Senior Prep; and the Senior school.
The school was originally founded in Norfolk in 1874, but moved to Surrey in 1900. It became a charitable trust in 1979.
Values and vision
Since its foundation in the late 19th century, St Edmund’s has had the same ethos: to instil in every child a sense of self-esteem and belonging by building on their own talents, opening their eyes to new ones and giving them focussed and personal support whenever it is needed.
The school focuses on the individual needs, talents and strengths of each pupil, and aims to help children make use of extra-curricular activities to ensure each one receives a holistic education.
Its academic aims include a commitment to providing a broad based curriculum that reflects traditional values and subjects yet with due emphasis on innovation and modern techniques. The school aims to promote confidence, and to encourage pupils to achieve at a level appropriate to their individual abilities.
Headmaster
Adam Walliker
ISI report
“Pupils make a high rate of progress in relation to others of similar ability. Pupils with SEND make excellent progress and achieve as well as their peers… the progress of those identified as academically able is high”.
“Regular and effective reviewing of the curriculum, through the academic committee, ensures that planning is effective and in line with pupils’ needs.”
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