Head of Music (Maternity Cover)

Torquay Girls Grammar School, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7DY

5 days remaining to apply

Start date details
April 2025 (exact start date to be agreed with the successful candidate)
Closing date
3 December 2024 at 9am
Date listed
12 November 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: Fixed term - Up to one year - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale: MPS/UPS
Additional allowances: TLR 2A (£3,583)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Role

An opportunity has arisen for an inspirational teacher and leader to join our team as Head of Music, to cover a maternity leave. Our Music department is a vibrant environment for students to learn music through both practical and theory. Students engage with music in various ways, whether through the curriculum at KS3 and KS4, individual music lessons given by specialist music teachers, or engaging with performance opportunities such as our annual Carol Service.

This a full-time maternity cover contract, starting in April 2025 (exact start date to be agreed with the successful candidate). The salary for this role is MPS/UPS plus TLR 2A (£3,583).

If you would like to arrange a school visit, please contact Sarah Forster, Headteacher, via Louise Rumbelow, Headteacher's PA (lrumbelow@tggsacademy.org) or if you have any questions in relation to the role or the recruitment process, please contact Abigail Henwood, HR Manager (personnel@tggsacademy.org).

What the school offers its staff

Our School

Torquay Girls’ Grammar School is a girls’ 11 to 18 selective Single Academy Trust (SAT) in Torquay, Devon.

Our status as a SAT means that we have the freedom to implement a curriculum intent which focusses on the whole child: to equip students for a future in which they have the academic qualifications, character skills and self-esteem to make decisions that lead to long, happy and content lives.

Our school is founded on our core values which apply to our whole community: equality; open minded; kindness; collaboration; and well-being.

In November 2023, we achieved Ofsted 'Outstanding' and we are also 2nd in Devon and 6th in the South West for academic results.

The school has a long history of success with committed students, staff and trustees. If you were to join us, you would become part of an outstanding school which values every individual within our school community.

Further details about the role

To Apply

Please follow the link to the Tes application form and apply via Tes, including your supporting statement detailing why you are the best candidate for this role, along with describing your skills and experience.

The deadline for applications is 9:00am on Tuesday 3rd December 2024. The interviews for this role have been provisionally scheduled for Thursday 12th December 2024.

Thank you for your interest in this role and our school. We look forward to hearing from you!

Commitment to safeguarding

TGGS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All roles are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and it is an offence to apply to this role is you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

As part of our safer recruitment procedures, references will be taken up for all shortlisted applicants, and online searches will be completed. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, including a Child Barred List check, and other relevant employment checks.