Assistant Head of Performing Arts with Responsibility for Music
Honley High School, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 6QJThis job expired on 10 May 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
10 May 2024 at 9am
Date listed
7 May 2024
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Music
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR2a £3,213
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you a passionate, hardworking and focused teacher who understands how to build a culture and ethos that promotes excellence, equality and high expectations of all pupils? Do you believe that you can secure outstanding outcomes for all students in a safe, vibrant, and happy school? Are you passionate about Music and the Performing Arts and making this accessible to all students? Can you work collaboratively and lead a strong company of actors as a musical director? If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.
What the role involves in a nutshell:
- Work collaboratively with the Head of Performing Arts to provide a vision for developing Performing Arts across the curriculum.
- Play a key role in supporting the Head of Department to ensure outstanding outcomes for students in all areas of teaching and learning, curriculum provision, standard of attainment and behaviour and safety within the curriculum area.
- To deliver high quality curriculum provision through effective teaching and learning of Music
- Deliver BTEC Music Practice (Y10) and GCSE Music (Y11 legacy)
- Plan work in accordance with the curriculum area programmes of study to ensure progress and the personalised learning needs of every student.
- Set appropriate and demanding expectations for students’ learning, motivation, and presentation of work.
- Communicate clear purpose and vision for developing Performing Arts across the curriculum to colleagues within your department and within the school.
What the school offers its staff
What will you get in return?
This is a fantastic opportunity to assist in leading a creative and friendly team under the direction and with the support of the Department Head and Head of School at Honley High School.
You will also benefit from fantastic support from the central Trust team, the school improvement team, and your fellow leaders of the other schools in the trust. With expertise on hand to support you in areas such as curriculum design, you’re free to do what you do best at this wonderful school. At Honley you’ll find a strong foundation where you can make a real difference to the lives of up to 1300 children and young people and our local community.
Benefits
- Automatic enrolment to the Teacher Pension Fund
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Free on-site Gym
- Regular wellbeing activities
- Regular social activities and sports
If our school sounds like a place in which you could really make a difference, then we’d love you to join us.
Please see our Job Pack below, for further details.
HOW TO APPLY
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Could we be a good fit for each other? If you’d like a chat about the role, or have any questions ahead of making a formal application, we’d be delighted to hear from you. Please contact our Personal Assistant to the Senior Leadership Team Nicola Pogmore via n.pogmore@honley.tlt.school who will be able to arrange this.
If you’re ready to apply, please complete our application form and return it to recruitment@tlt.school by the deadline.
SAFER RECRUITMENT
We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff and volunteers are expected to behave in a way that supports this commitment and are subject to an enhanced DBS check. Please be aware that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. If you are shortlisted for interview, we will undertake an online public search in line with guidance from the Department for Education and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About Honley High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1271 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Honley High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@tlt.school
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