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  • Start date details

    January 2025

  • Closing date

    11 November 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    22 October 2024

Job details

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Subject

Music

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£30,000.00 - £46,525.00 Annually (FTE) TLR2A of £3,214 for Music Lead

Music Lead job summary

Biddenham is an 11-19, oversubscribed school that, as we expand, is entering the next phase of its development. Due to our popularity, we need to grow and strengthen our already high performing staff team who, by 2025, will be working with 1600 students. We seek to appoint a well-qualified, professional and enthusiastic Music Lead to start in January 2025.

Music at Biddenham is inclusive, creative and academic. At key stage 3 all students take part in weekly, one hour music lessons and at key stage 4 students can elect to study Eduqas GCSE Music.

Our department consists of three practice rooms, 10 pianos (including a Kawai grand piano), class sets of MIDI keyboards, tuned percussion, ukuleles, guitars, trombones, recorders and fifes. In addition students have access to cloud based music packages on their Chromebooks to support composition and allow working from home.

We also excel at providing inclusive extra-curricular opportunities including choirs and bands, whilst also encouraging student-led music making at breaks and lunchtimes. We offer free and heavily subsidised instrumental and vocal tuition in collaboration with Bedford Music Cooperative. To find out more about instrumental and vocal tuition in schools visit www.bedsmusic.coop.

Our team is dedicated to enthusing passion for our subject with all students. Performing Arts teachers are well supported by our experienced technician and we have an established mentoring programme within the Department for new and recently qualified teachers. All teachers benefit from being part of such a friendly, well qualified and collaborative department.

Above all else, the successful candidate should be enthusiastic about their work with young people and have a genuine concern for their development as individuals. The school sees the form tutor as a key role in the support, development and welfare of the students and teachers are expected to undertake this role with the same standards and commitment as their subject role.

As a school we offer:
A diverse workplace,
Chromebooks for all classroom staff and students,
Exceptional professional development and career progression,
A supportive environment for ECTs allowing them to thrive,
Positive working relationships at all levels (with a healthy dose of humour!),
A supportive leadership team,
A genuine focus on staff wellbeing with an employee support resource,
Cycle to work scheme for all staff.

We are a teaching school hub for Chiltern Training Group. We have established mentoring programmes for new and recently qualified teachers and we will consider applications from those with a related degree wishing to train, as well as ECTs. All teachers benefit from being part of a whole school collaborative teaching and learning approach and excellent opportunities for ongoing professional development.

Biddenham - ‘Opening Minds - Transforming Lives’

Biddenham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, children’s barred list check, references and social media checks.

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.

Applying for the job

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About Biddenham International School and Sports College

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1353 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

School location

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