Please apply by downloading an application form from The Purcell School website and submit with your supporting statement. CVs will not be accepted.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
We are a secondary school and home to 200 young musicians for 34 weeks a year. Students live and breathe music, living and learning in a community that is unique, open and inspiring. Staff are equally energetic, passionate and committed.
The Head of Department role is crucially important, enjoying close interaction with students and staff. You will personally manage your students’ musical programme, assess their progress and help to look after their wellbeing; you will develop artistic and creative projects and experiences; forge close strategic partnerships with other relevant institutions and individuals; proactively recruit students through networking and outreach activities; manage an outstanding team of teachers; and enhance good relationships with parents and colleagues. As in a conservatoire setting, Heads of Department are senior members of school staff and will need to have the necessary skills and profile to command the respect of students, potential students and colleagues both within school and the music industry more generally. Heads of Department play a leading role in shaping the School’s strategic ambitions and are afforded autonomy over how they run and manage their own departments, under the oversight of the Director of Music.
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