Director of All-Through Music
Harris Academy Tottenham, London, N17 9LNThis job expired on 19 May 2021 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2021
Closing date
19 May 2021 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 April 2021
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- View all Musicjobs
Working pattern
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Leadership Scale (Inner London)
Additional allowances
In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package. Please visit the Harris careers website for further information.
Director of All-Through Music job summary
Harris Academy is currently looking to appoint a qualified, experienced teacher as Director of All-Through Music.
Your opportunity
Open up the world of Music to our fantastic students! We are currently looking to appoint a resourceful Director of All-Through Music to join us shaping the delivery of creative, inspiring lessons to students across our primary and secondary phases. The ideal candidate will have excellent subject knowledge and will be creative and passionate about sharing that knowledge with our students.
The purpose of your role will be:
To establish outstanding curricular and co-curricular music provision within the subject area
To be accountable for student progress and development in music across the whole school
To ensure high standards in music through continuously, developing and enhancing the quality of teaching and learning.
To ensure the provision of an appropriately engaging, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students in music
To ensure that all school policies and procedures are implemented and applied consistently by all colleagues in the subject area
To effectively and efficiently manage and deploy teaching/support staff, financial and physical resources across the subject area
Located in the heart of Tottenham Hale, this outstanding academy serves a bustling school community within the surrounding area. With fantastic transport links to central London and a great local amenities, Harris Academy Tottenham provides a thriving place to learn and work. The successful candidate will join a dynamic, committed and friendly team of support staff working with our hard-working faculty staff.
You will have a wealth of opportunities to develop as a leader with the Harris Federation. We can offer you a range of bespoke courses and qualifications through our Teaching School, including our Aspiring Leaders NPQH for aspiring principals.
Succession planning is a key part of our success as a Federation, and we believe that we are at the forefront of developing the next generation of Leaders. We can help prepare you for your next Senior Leadership challenge, investing in your knowledge and expertise through regular support, coaching and a wide range of professional development and training.
What we are looking for
We look for talented individuals who want to be a part of transforming education in London, and helping create exceptional places of learning. Please download the job pack for a full job description and person specification.
Safeguarding Notice
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
Diversity and Equality
We are committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.
About Harris Academy Tottenham
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 19
- Education phase
- View all Through schooljobs
- School size
- 1309 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Harris Academy Tottenham website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- info@harristottenham.org.uk
- Phone number
- 020 3772 4243
About Harris Academy Tottenham
Harris Academy Tottenham opened in September 2014. As an all-through school, it has begun with a Reception in its Primary phase and a Year 7 in its Secondary phase. These phases will grow by a year group each September until it reaches full capacity and it will also have a Sixth Form.
Our Academy is based on an ethos of excellence, encouraging students to fulfil our high expectations through a dedicated and committed approach. We combine the hallmarks of a traditional Secondary education with a progressive curriculum in our brand new facilities.
Academy Ethos
At Harris Academy Tottenham, we instil an ethos of hard work, dedication and commitment to learning, through our Academy values. These are:
To ENDEAVOUR is to strive for your goals, through maintaining the highest expectations of ourselves.
To ENJOY is to take delight and pleasure in the learning process; To gain a feeling of success through relentless passion and drive.
To EXCEL is to achieve your full potential, through mastery of concepts and an ambition to be the best you can be.
At Harris Academy Tottenham, we are innovative, open and collaborative. We would like fellow innovators, passionate pedagogists and creative class leaders to join us during this exciting time. With a dedicated SLT team on hand for support and guidance, there are a multitude of CPD opportunities to thrive on. You can expect to be a part of a fantastic team of dedicated teachers and support staff as well as an attentive, supportive work culture.
Our brand-new facilities allow us to continue expanding our curriculum offer, ensuring students experiences are both varied and enriching. The premises has undergone a comprehensive programme of refurbishment, and reached completion in May 2019. Our new Sports Block opened in May 2019, and has fantastic facilities including a Sports Hall, Activity Studio, Multi Use Game Areas.
Having been recognised as ‘Outstanding’ by OFSTED in June 2017, we are excited to have new members of staff join us in delivering transformative learning experiences. The inspectors commented that ‘learning is the business of the day’ and that sentiment underpins all that we do. Since then, the school continues to grow and strive for the highest standards.
“At our Academy, children will develop their academic scholarship alongside their character; becoming citizens who are a credit to their local community. We provide an extensive extracurricular programme to allow students to develop as a well-rounded person, ready and prepared to embark upon whichever pathway they desire. That is only possible through the partnership that exists between families and colleagues and partners at the academy. We are incredibly proud of the close relationships that develop between colleagues, parents, governors and pupils, and indeed they are central to all that we do.” Lawrence Foley, Principal
Why work at Harris Academy Tottenham?
The opportunity to work a new and exciting academy, judged 'Outstanding' by Ofsted
A calm, well-disciplined yet positive and innovative learning environment
Excellent prospects for future promotion
A fantastic community of parents and children who deserve the best
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