Post Title: TEACHER OF MUSIC
Reporting to: CURRICULUM LEADER
Scale: MPS/UPS
Disclosure Level: Child Workforce - Enhanced, Children’s Barred List
PURPOSE OF THE POST:
• Teach Music across the 11-16 age range in accordance with the ECT/Teachers’ Standards;
• Contribute to the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant, ambitious and differentiated curriculum in accordance with the aims of the school, the QEGSMAT, and Governing Body;
• Raise standards of student achievement within the curriculum area;
• Promote students' social, moral, spiritual and cultural development;
• Help to develop confident, independent life-long learners;
• As a Form Tutor, monitor attendance, behaviour and progress, ensuring that follow-up procedures are adhered to and that appropriate action is taken where necessary, including contact with parents;
• Contribute to the life of the school community, support its distinctive ethos of being Respectful, Responsible and Ready to Achieve, and encourage students to follow this example.
MAIN DUTIES: TEACHERS’ STANDARDS
Teachers make the education of their pupils their first concern, and are accountable for achieving the highest possible standards in work and conduct. Teachers act with honesty and integrity; have strong subject knowledge, keep their knowledge and skills as teachers up-to-date and are self-critical; forge positive professional relationships; and work with parents in the best interests of their pupils.
A teacher must:
1. Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge students:
• Establish a safe and stimulating environment for pupils, rooted in mutual respect
• Set goals that stretch and challenge pupils of all backgrounds, abilities and dispositions
• Demonstrate consistently the positive attitudes, values and behaviour which are expected of pupils.
2. Promote good progress and outcomes by students:
• Be accountable for pupils’ attainment, progress and outcomes
• Be aware of pupils’ capabilities and their prior knowledge, and plan teaching to build on these
• Guide pupils to reflect on the progress they have made and their emerging needs
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how pupils learn and how this impacts on teaching
• Encourage pupils to take a responsible and conscientious attitude to their own work and study.
3. Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge:
• Have a secure knowledge of the relevant subject(s) and curriculum areas, foster and maintain pupils’ interest in the subject, and address misunderstandings
• Demonstrate a critical understanding of developments in the subject and curriculum areas, and promote the value of scholarship
• Demonstrate an understanding of and take responsibility for promoting high standards of literacy, articulacy and the correct use of standard english, whatever the teacher’s specialist subject
• If teaching early reading, demonstrate a clear understanding of systematic synthetic phonics
• If teaching early mathematics, demonstrate a clear understanding of appropriate teaching strategies.
4. Plan and teach well - structured lessons:
• Impart knowledge and develop understanding through effective use of lesson time
• Promote a love of learning and children’s intellectual curiosity
• Set homework and plan other out-of-class activities to consolidate and extend the knowledge and understanding pupils have acquired
• Reflect systematically on the effectiveness of lessons and approaches to teaching
• Contribute to the design and provision of an engaging curriculum within the relevant subject area(s).