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  • Job start date

    1 September 2022

  • Closing date

    16 May 2022 at 10am

  • Date listed

    26 April 2022

Job details

Job role

  • Head of year or phase
  • Head of department or curriculum

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Inner London Main/Upper Pay Scale

Additional allowances

TLR 2B £4,785

Head of Music job summary

Head of Music
Permanent, full time
Inner London Main/Upper Pay Scale + TLR 2B £4,785
Required September 2022

Join a team that’s as ambitious as you are.

An ambitious and inspiring professional, you believe that teaching is about transforming lives and futures. It’s about ensuring that every pupil, whatever their background or level of ability, enjoys the support they need to achieve exceptional results. So, join our team – and enjoy the support you need to make that difference. Bring your talents to City of London Academy Highgate Hill part of the City of London Academies Trust.

City of London Academy Highgate Hill, opened as a mixed, all-ability, non-denominational academy in September 2017, and is housed in a lovely building with excellent facilities for students, staff and the community. With the support of our enthusiastic students, diligent staff, supportive parents and cohesive governing body, we strive to provide a calm and purposeful learning environment underpinned by high expectations.

We are seeking a Head of Music to join us in September 2022. As a member of our staff you will be instrumental in laying the foundation of outstanding standards of education and creating a stimulating and purposeful environment where our pupils can make excellent progress. It is essential for candidates to be able to teach Music up to KS4 (up to KS5 would be advantageous).

We are one of 21 schools nationally who participate in the MISST (Music in Secondary Schools Trust) Andrew Lloyd Webber Programme. This programme provides instruments and tuition to all year 7 and 8 students. We currently have a busy programme of extra-curricular programmes which includes a Choir and Student Radio. In addition to the above we have numerous performances throughout the year which include a summer production, concerts and residential trips.

You will have high expectations, a commitment to raising standards of attainment and up-to-date knowledge of teaching and behaviour management strategies. We are seeking passionate and driven individuals with good communication and organisational skills and a desire to make a difference to the lives of our pupils and their communities

We are driven by ambition: a clear ambition to deliver world-class results as we combine the heritage and tradition of the Corporation of London with a genuinely innovative, enterprising and entrepreneurial ethos.
We’re also committed to providing first-rate training and development to all our teaching staff, plus excellent career advancement opportunities within this evolving Trust. You’ll find high expectations here too. We expect the kind of exemplary behaviour that allows our teachers to do their jobs as effectively as they can.

If this role is of interest to you and you can contribute to our future success, an information pack is available on our website www.cola.org.uk. Should you require any other details please contact HR at hr@highgatehill.cola.org.uk

For more information visit: http://www.highgatehill.cola.org.uk/

Applications must be made on Tes by the closing date. Please click on the link below to complete the application form for this role.
https://www.tes.com/jobs/employer/-1084149

Closing date for applications is: 10.00am Monday 16th May 2022

Interviews will take place: week commencing Monday 23rd May 2022 or Monday 6th June 2022

City of London Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks and a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the standards which flows from City of London Academies Trust vision and values.

The role is covered by part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

City of London Academies Trust supports Equal Opportunities Employment.

City of London Academies Trust Company Registration No. 04504128.

Commitment to safeguarding

City of London Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, including enhanced DBS checks and a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the standards which flows from City of London Academies Trust vision and values.

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About City of London Academy, Highgate Hill

School type
Free School, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
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School size
675 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

City of London Academy Highgate Hill, opened as a mixed, all-ability, non-denominational academy in September 2017, and is housed in a lovely building with excellent facilities for students, staff and the community. With the support of our enthusiastic students, diligent staff, supportive parents and cohesive governing body, we strive to provide a calm and purposeful learning environment underpinned by high expectations.

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