Music Teacher (Primary)
Cuckoo Hall Academy, London, N9 8DRThis job expired on 24 February 2020 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2020
Closing date
24 February 2020 at 9am
Date listed
31 January 2020
Job details
Job role
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Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Full-time equivalent salary
- £28,724,.79 to £44,540,.07 per year (full-time equivalent)
Music Teacher (Primary) job summary
Purpose of the job:
Cuckoo Hall Academy is looking to appoint an inspirational music teacher to help us raise the profile of music across the school and provide high quality music education and extra-curricular opportunities.
The successful candidate must enjoy working in a large multi-cultural school and share the school’s vision of making a real difference to the lives of our children through equality of opportunity, raising aspirations and fostering a love of learning.
The Academy:
Cuckoo Hall Academy is a welcoming, friendly and inclusive school, where children are happy, well-behaved and have a desire to learn. The teaching staff are supportive and forward thinking and the school is dedicated to the development and well-being of its staff and children.
Main Responsibilities
Teaching and Learning Responsibilities require teachers to comply with the following factors:
1. Focus on the teaching and learning of music
- Teach music lessons in all year groups
- Ensure lessons are engaging, motivating and of the highest standard
- Assess pupil progress in musical knowledge, skills and attitudes
2. Lead on the development of the music curriculum across the school
- Work with colleagues to create a knowledge and skills music progression document
- Review and improve the music curriculum when required
- Ensure aspects of the music curriculum links to class learning journeys
3. Embed the school’s curriculum principles
- Ensure the music curriculum embraces the school’s curriculum principles of: enquiry based learning, equality of opportunity, awe and wonder and sustainability
4. Exercise professional skill and judgement
- Demonstrate great teaching across the primary range
- Willingness to share best practice with colleagues
- Maintain personal expertise and attend relevant training
- Uphold the school’s vision, values and ethos
5. Engage in extra-curricular activities
- Arrange a variety of music opportunities ensuring a high level of participation by a wide range of students
- Liaise and work with other music professional to enhance the school’s music offer
- Deliver some of the extra-curricular music opportunities
- Organise and attend out of school musical opportunities for children within the school
6. Collaborate on School Performances
- Work with colleagues to support with any musical input required for school performances
- Take responsibility for conducting and directing ensembles where appropriate
Post-threshold teachers
Post-threshold teachers are required to demonstrate substantial and sustained achievements and contribution to the school. They provide a role model for teaching and learning, make a distinctive contribution to the raising of pupil standards and contribute effectively to the work of the wider team. They take advantage of appropriate opportunities for professional development and use the outcomes to improve pupils’ learning.
The information given in this job description is intended to provide an understanding and appreciation of the workload of this particular job and its purpose within the school. The job description outlines the main duties and responsibilities under broad headings only, as it is not possible to specify every item in detail.
The Headteacher may from time to time review your duties and responsibilities to meet the changing needs of the school.
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.
About Cuckoo Hall Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 561 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- Email address
- recruitment@chat-edu.org.uk
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