Teacher of Music

Teacher of Music (Full or Part Time)

(TLR available for a suitable candidate)

Start date:               September 2023

Salary:                       MPS or UPS, Inner London, TLR available for a suitable candidate, plus benefits

Deadline:                 Tuesday 6th June 2023

(The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the closing date.)

We are seeking to appoint a creative, enthusiastic, innovative teacher (and practitioner) who will play a key role in realising our ambition for an excellent music department. This is an opportunity for an excellent and ambitious teacher (and practitioner) who would like to take the next step in their career within a strong Visual & Performing Arts team.

The successful candidate will be able to show the motivation and commitment to design and implement an engaging Music provision for pupils across Key Stage 3 and building towards a Key Stage 4 option in 2024. The school looks forward to joining the Andrew Lloyd Webber sponsored Music in Secondary Schools Trust programme and the successful candidate will be able to shape our transition to this outstanding music provision.

About Compass School

Compass School Southwark is an Ofsted “Good” (2022), four-form entry, mixed, 11-16 free school that opened in September 2013. Founded by a varied and experienced group of Trustees, the school will grow to offer an exceptional education to 600 young people in the heart of Bermondsey by September 2023 when we move into a new state-of-the-art building on its current site. The new building, just a short walk from Bermondsey Tube Station, boosts fantastic spaces for staff and students, including great facilities for music and the arts.

The school will join The Charter School’s Educational Trust from July 2023 and will become The Charter School Bermondsey. This exciting new partnership will bring fantastic opportunities, including access to first rate professional development opportunities.

Vision and Values

We believe that “everyone in the Compass School Community will confidently reach the destination to which they aspire”. This applies to everyone, including our staff team. Our four values of aspiration, integrity, exploration and resilience are reflected in all areas of the school and our work. We are extremely passionate about ensuring that our students meet the challenging targets that we set for them and we strive to be outstanding and innovative practitioners ourselves.

About the role

We are seeking an innovative and enthusiastic leader to join our team. The successful candidate will be joining a motivated staff team that are committed to creating an outstanding provision for our students.

Benefits of working at Compass School

We offer competitive inner London salaries, and reward great teachers with our performance related pay scheme. All staff receive laptops and an annual entitlement to high quality CPD, along with the opportunity to take flexible days off when needed and flexible starts or leaving times. We also operate cycle to work, electric car and childcare vouchers schemes as well as an employee assistance programme.

Accountability

The Head of Music will be responsible for teaching and learning across the department including curriculum intent, implementation and impact across Key Stage 3 and in time, Key Stage 4.

For further information about the school and the Trust, please go to www.compass-schools.com.

If you have any questions, contact us at recruitment@compass-schools.com or 0203 542 6506.

Compass Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding children and all appointments will require an enhanced DBS check.