Are you a creative, inspirational and talented musician who wants to make a difference to the lives of our students? Do you have what it takes to share your passion for music and enable students to discover their hidden talents and excite them to appreciate the world of music and performance? Joseph Leckie Academy are seeking to appoint an excellent classroom practitioner who is an enthusiastic, innovative and engaging teacher of Music to join a dynamic and expanding subject and faculty. Key Responsibilities: Implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students and support a designated curriculum area as appropriate. Monitor and support the overall progress and development of students as a teacher. Facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential. Contribute to raising standards of student attainment. To share and support the Academy’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth. Support and maintain collaborative relationships with staff and external professionals. The successful candidate must hold QTS or equivalent and an honours degree in Music or related subject. We would welcome applications from teachers early in their careers including PGCE students through to experienced staff. The start date will be confirmed on interview based on current role/position. Our last Ofsted inspection judged the Academy to be good in all categories and for overall effectiveness with some excellent feedback across all subjects and our Pastoral Care. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious candidate to join our dynamic team at the forefront of change and to make a real difference to our drive to continue to raise standards of education in the Academy. If you believe that you have the passion, skills and abilities to make a difference, we would love to hear from you. Please do not hesitate to contact us for more information and a tour around the Music department, Arts and Humanities faculty and wider Academy. Please liaise with Mrs Morgan to arrange this through the email below. We can offer you: - Friendly, caring and supportive staff across the Academy – staff stay here for a number of years and say it is a great place to work and ex-students come back to work in the Academy so please come along and visit us find out what they say… A high focus on staff well-being with staff social events, a new gym, well-being counsellor, well-being co-ordinator for staff, Academy Nurse, monthly staff breakfasts, employee assistance programme and much more… Excellent support and professional development opportunities including opportunities to undertake our own in-house CPD programmes as well as external providers such as National Professional Qualifications at different levels as you progress towards leadership roles. We are a TEEP ambassador School with Level 4 trainers. A highly dedicated and committed Pastoral team at all levels. A well-established, experienced and dedicated faculty with several key posts and support from a range of staff to support staff at all levels. A well established and supportive Induction programme for all staff at all levels including ECT’s. Excellent resources and technology to support learning in Music. A large and expanding Academy at the forefront of change and growth, with high standards and an ambitious desire to better the lives of our students and impact further on our wider community. You will have/show: Practical skills and expertise as outlined in the Job description. A passion and vision for Music and the Performing Arts and the importance to students and their future lives. The ability to motivate and inspire students. Experience of delivering Music at Key Stage 3 and 4. Creative skills and a professional approach. The ability to teach a second subject and PSHE. The determination to support in raising student achievement within the classroom and beyond. The passion to enrich the lives of our students and contribute to the development of Cultural Capital and wider enrichment opportunities to enhance the life opportunities for our students. A clear understanding of the importance of Safeguarding. In addition to your application form, please see the attached job description and person specification and address this in your letter, as well as addressing the question below: Explain how your experience, skills and qualities to date have prepared you for this role and what else you feel you could offer the students and our Academy and your vision for Music and your role within this. Joseph Leckie Academy is an equal opportunities employer and fully committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of students and candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check. Closing date for applications: Thursday 20 th March at 8.00am. Please send completed applications to recruitmentjosephleckieacademy.co.uk