Teacher of Music
Isaac Newton Academy
Redbridge
- Expired
- Salary:
- Ark MPS/ UPS (£37,313-£56,157) depending on experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2025
- Apply by:
- 14 March 2025
Job overview
Reports to: Director of Music & Big Band
Start date: September 2025
Location: Isaac Newton Academy, 1 Cricklefield Pl, Ilford IG1 1FY
Salary: Ark MPS/ UPS (£37,313-£56,157) depending on experience
Closing Date: Friday 14th March 2025
Interviews: Candidates will be contacted once shortlisted
Isaac Newton Academy is a non-denominational, non-selective school, welcoming students of all backgrounds from the local community. We opened in 2012 with our inaugural cohort of 180 year 7 students. Isaac Newton Academy is an all through school with students from Reception to Year 13. Our mission is - striving together to be pioneers whose legacy makes a positive difference for our world.
The school was founded on the belief that all students can make dramatic progress within the right environment. Students, teachers, staff and parents are committed to making Isaac Newton a vibrant and inclusive learning community in which everyone can succeed.
We offer a rich curriculum emphasising core academic subjects, whilst providing the facilities, time and specialist staff to ensure students develop across a range of subjects. Music is at the heart of our school, with every student learning an instrument and all secondary students having the chance to be part of our Big Band ensembles.
Our school won Secondary School of the Year in the 2018 Shine a Light Awards for its commitment to developing students’ communication skills and was shortlisted for Secondary School of the Year in the 2018 TES Awards. Our Music Department won the ‘Outstanding Music Department’ award in the National Music and Drama awards and were recently shortlisted for Excellence in Creative Arts at the TES School Awards 2023.
The opportunity
We are looking for an inspirational teacher of music to work alongside the Director of Music & Big Band to be part of and develop one of the most successful music departments in the country.
Our Music department is exceptionally well resourced with two Mac Suites, a large set of practice rooms, a recording studio, three full-sized classrooms and a large department of seven teachers.
Our Key Stage 3 students receive two hours of music teaching per week, one hour of core music and one hour of group instrumental tuition. During KS3 core music lessons we workshop a variety of styles of music from all over the world. We perform and compose as a whole class through singing, drumming and using a range of other instruments as authentically as possible. At KS3, classes become a beat-boxing troop, a choir, music technicians, West African drummers, dhol groups, film composers, protest song-writers, Romantic Orchestras, band members and much more. This curriculum is also geared towards developing students’ musical identity in one or more areas along well-planned and resourced roots of progression from absolute beginner to expert A level proficiency without the requirement for additional peripatetic support.
Our GCSE uptake and results place us in the top 5 comprehensive schools in the country. This year we have over 100 GCSE music students, an incredible number for a school with a cohort like ours, and we are always aiming to attract more.
We have a large A level classes each year in which all students rely on instrumental or vocal skills developed free-of-charge within classroom music lessons.
The successful candidate must demonstrate a growth mindset and deeply believe in the capacity of all children to develop musically. They must be able to teach exemplary KS3, GCSE and A Level music lessons. It would be desirable for the candidate to be a proficient saxophone player.
To get a better flavour of music at INA watch these videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yjtK1sqcgM&t=1s
The successful candidate will:
· be an outstanding teacher with a proven track record of securing excellent outcomes
· have up-to-date knowledge of subject curricula and assessment requirements for Music
· be passionate about Music education and the development of our students
· have a willingness to try new things and develop new instrumental skills.
Attached documents
About Isaac Newton Academy
Isaac Newton Academy is a mixed, non-denominational, non-selective school for girls and boys aged 4-18.
Principal
Morgan Haines
Values and vision
It is Isaac Newton Academy’s aim to equip pupils with the knowledge, learning power and character necessary for success at university and beyond. We:
- set clear, ambitious goals, and rigorously monitor our progress in achieving them
- offer a curriculum emphasising core academic subjects, while providing the facilities and specialist staff to meet and stimulate a wider range of interests
- employ an approach to teaching that instils knowledge, understanding, and a desire to learn
- ensure that all students, teachers, staff and parents commit fully to making Isaac Newton Academy a vibrant learning community.
Why work for us?
Great schools are made of great staff – that is why we strive to recognise hard work and celebrate success. At Isaac Newton Academy our aim is to equip every student with the knowledge, learning power and character necessary for success at university and beyond. Staff at the school are dedicated to ensuring that every child, regardless of their background, has access to an outstanding education and real choices in life.
At Isaac Newton Academy we believe that all students have the potential to achieve outstanding educational outcomes. This is reflected in how we teach and communicate with students. INA offers a friendly community where everyone is supported to be the best they can be. As a new and growing school, you will play an integral role in the evolution of INA.
We work hard to recognise hard work. From complimentary tea, coffee, biscuits and fruit in the learning rooms to staff football teams, choirs and exercise classes, INA is more than a school, it is a community. Staff come together for socials each term and every summer there is a staff residential conference.
- We are Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ in all areas
- We are located a 5 minute walk from Seven Kings station (zone 4), which is only 10 minutes from Stratford on TFL rail (soon to be Crossrail)
- Our vision and ethos run through everything we do
- We are part of the Ark Schools Network
- We have an effective and consistently applied Behaviour Policy
- We offer 10 INSET training days plus 3 Independent Learning days each year
- We offer a unique family dining experience for all staff and students (complimentary for staff)
- You will get the chance to progress your career within a growing school
Ofsted report
Ark Isaac Newton Academy was rated by Ofsted as “outstanding” in 2014.“High standards have been achieved by the inspirational leadership of the principal, members of the leadership team and governing body. The academy has established very high quality teaching where every student succeeds. The impact of the academy’s unique specialisation in music and mathematics is highly evident. The students are very proud of learning a ‘big band’ instrument and really enjoy music making.”
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