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Cluster Music Technician
Cluster Music Technician
The Elms Academy03/05/2024
At The Elms Academy, we live by our school motto to ‘be exceptional’. To achieve this, we need the best staff to bring out the best in every single student. For many of our children, this means equipping them with the knowledge, ambition, and skill to attend university and go on to have a meaningful career.We have a relentless focus on high standards, whether this is on the learning in classrooms, our students’ interactions around the Academy, or in raising their aspirations. We don’t overcomplicate things: teachers teach, and students learn. Anything that takes away from this core focus must come second. We believe exceptional learning is about determining the simple things that work, doing them well, and doing them all the time. If you’d like to join us on this mission, please come and visit us – we’d be delighted to welcome you. The Elms Academy is part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life-changing education to children and young people across England. United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check.
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SalaryUL Support Staff pay scaleContractual hours37.5BasisFull TimeRegionLondonJob category/typeSupport StaffDate posted17/04/2024Job referenceREQ001113Attachments
Job description
Job description
Required: September 2024
Hour s: 37.5hours per week/ 40 weeks per year
About The Elms Academy : The Elms Academy & The Hurlingham Academy are co-educational schools with a diverse community situated in the heart of Clapham and Fulham and Hammersmith borough.
In 2022, The Elms Academy’s A level results were among the highest in the country with 40% of students going on to Russell Group universities. At GCSE, The Elms Academy progress 8 score was +0.73, which put us at the top of our borough and considerably above the national average.
In the same year, The Hurlingham Academy’s GCSE results were ranked the highest in United Learning Academies, the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and the school was ranked ninth in the country for progress. A tremendous 93% of students achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths, with 88% achieving grade 5 or above in the two subjects. At the higher levels, nearly half (48%) of all students achieved a grade 7 or above in English and maths.
Our results show that The Elms Academy and The Hurlingham Academy are places where students from all backgrounds thrive academically and socially. All staff at the academy are driven by a strong mission to improve the lives of our students. Our number of pupil premium students is twice the national average. As such, we are committed to fighting inequality through excellent teaching and learning, ensuring all pupils are able to attain the best possible outcomes.
At The Elms Academy and The Hurlingham Academy, we have the highest expectations of students. Real academic rigour is combined with a strong focus on developing the whole child through varied extracurricular activities and trips, working with top employers in London and connections with prestigious universities. Our Grammar Stream ensures the highest standards of academic excellence, preparing our students to achieve top grades at A level. Our lessons are disruption free and follow a knowledge-rich curriculum, and we place a significant emphasis on teachers inspiring their students to love their subject through strong personal subject knowledge and a passion for their subject.
The Elms Academy and The Hurlingham Academy are close-knit and diverse communities that learn together, have fun together and continue on our journeys towards all-around excellence for each individual student year after year. The Academies have cultivated a friendly and welcoming environment for all its staff, with a strong collaborative culture that has community at its heart. Our staff feel empowered, supported and are provided with the highest-quality professional development and effective performance management. We pride ourselves on ensuring that every member of staff is supported to be the best they can and to achieve their career aspirations. Staff wellbeing is prioritised.
About the role: We are seeking to appoint an innovative and dynamic Cluster Music Technician. The work is varied and rewarding. If you are looking for your next challenge, this is an exciting opportunity to help in the delivery of the highest quality music education to young people.
The Person: You will need to be graduate qualified, with a strong knowledge of Microsoft Office software and music software.
The successful candidate will need to be able to work independently as well as part of a team. You will need to be able to work under pressure, have excellent communications skills, and be computer literate.
You should have experience in working with children, preferably in a school environment, have excellent organisational and record keeping skills, good working technical knowledge of a range of sound and recording equipment and have high personal and professional standards. You should be enthusiastic about working within a school environment and be an inspiring role model to our students.
Safeguarding info : The Elms Academy and The Hurlingham Academy are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for all successful applicants.