About The Role
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 aimin...