Salary:
MPS/UPS
Job type:
Full Time, Maternity Cover
Start date:
January 2025
Apply by:
29 November 2024
Job overview
Thank you for your interest in the post of Head of Music – Maternity cover here at Abbeyfield School.
We are looking to secure the right person, you will be ambitious for our children and yourself. We would love to hear from you and would welcome your application.
Our Quality First Teaching Charter ensures a focus on high quality teaching and learning supported by an ambitious programme of pedagogical and subject specific CPD. While academic achievement is fundamental, we believe that all staff have a vital role in students’ social and personal development, equipping them with the life and employability skills needed for successful adulthood.
We pursue a rigorous and continuous programme of educational improvement alongside an aim to provide students with a rich programme of extra-curricular activities. Abbeyfield offers a varied curriculum and enrichment opportunities, benefiting from Trust-organised events such as key concept launch days, debate and essay writing competitions, and annual Shakespeare performance days.
High expectations for behaviour for learning are supported by a strong Head of Year and pastoral team alongside a behaviour team of non-teaching staff. There is a strong emphasis on restorative justice and positive behaviour management. ‘Pupils behave well. They are polite and courteous’ (Ofsted 2021).
Stakeholder feedback is regularly sought and informs our strategic leadership. We value our partnerships with the local community and external agencies to support our students and families.
Are you looking to join a school that offers excellent career development opportunities, where you will make a positive difference to young people’s lives every day? We have a thriving sixth form and can offer opportunities for applicants to teach their subjects at both vocational and academic levels. We offer a competitive salary package with benefits including a school house available to rent.
We are looking for the ‘right person’ – someone who isn’t afraid to come forward with ideas and offer fresh thinking, someone who has energy and wants to be part of an exciting and dynamic team and school.
If your answer is yes to the above, then get your laptops or phone out now and apply today. If you would like to discuss this role further, please call me for an informal conversation on 07842 434021.
Kind Regards,
Fiona Aris, Principal
About Abbeyfield School
* Abbeyfield School
* Mereway, Northampton
* Northamptonshire
* NN4 8BU
* United Kingdom
Abbeyfield School, part of the Creative Education Trust, is an 11-18 school, predominantly serving the South East of Northampton. Through teamwork and a shared desire to support and challenge every student, we are building on the 2016 Ofsted ‘good’ judgement and the very pleasing recent outcomes. Our Quality First Teaching Charter ensures a focus on high quality teaching and learning. Alongside academic achievement, we place a high value on students’ social and personal development, equipping them with the life and employability skills needed for successful adulthood.
The school has a wealth of facilities that underpin the wide curriculum including state-of-the-art theatre, science lecture theatre, dance studio, drama studio, super learning centre designed for collaborative teaching, fitness suite, sports field, netball courts, basketball courts, gym, and a full-size sports hall. In the last few years, we have been at the forefront of curriculum innovation and now offer our students an extensive and relevant curriculum choice.
Our mission is to develop the full academic, personal and social potential of each individual student. The School has a growing reputation for success, with our school slogan "Ambitious to Achieve" proposed by one of our own Year 12 students and our 6 school values - Respect, Resilience, Honesty, Responsibility, Creativity, and Independence formed from a staff and student vote. We have high expectations of our students and are an inclusive community welcoming all students from all backgrounds.
This ambition and community spirit throughout the school led to our Northamptonshire Secondary School of the Year Award 2019 (Northamptonshire Education Awards).
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