Part-time Teacher of Music
The Highcrest Academy, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 7NQThis job expired on 26 April 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
26 April 2023 at 9am
Date listed
29 March 2023
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Music
Working pattern
- Part time: Ideally 0.4, but possibly 0.2
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS plus a discretionary bursary for direct application, paid over two years
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking an outstanding Music teacher with a proven track record of success and raising pupil outcomes to join our growing Performing Arts Department. The successful candidate will have the ability to deliver quality-first teaching, that drives achievement and inspires a love of learning. You will be able to demonstrate experience of achieving positive outcomes for pupils, as well as being passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people. As a committed team player, you will have excellent organisational skills and the natural ability to motivate both pupils and peers.
This is a new post in the established, well-resourced Music department which delivers a wide variety of extra-curricular activities such as Band, Choir, Music Tech clubs, and Musical Theatre performances. Academic music lessons take place in the music department building which is equipped with new music computers loaded with Cubase and multiple class sets of instruments, and student practice rooms. GCSE, peripatetic and extra-curricular uptake is growing with students seeking more and broader high-quality musical experiences.Are you a team player and passionate about education and
social mobility? Do you want to be a pivotal part of improving opportunities
for students, increasing their learning and social experiences? Do you want to
work in an environment which prioritises staff and student health and
well-being? Then please apply now!
Please note we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis; therefore, early applications are encouraged.
What the school offers its staff
Highcrest offers both an excellent induction and support programme for ECTs and an innovative and extensive CPD package for more experienced teachers. This provision of training has been praised as outstanding by an external assessor and highlighted in the local press. For ECTs, we provide weekly CPD meetings with experienced members of staff, time-tabled and protected Mentor Meetings on a weekly basis, subject knowledge time with departments and an extensive personalised CPD plan.
“Staff feel very well supported by senior leaders. According to staff, they feel valued because senior leaders are approachable…”. Ofsted Report February 2020
A thriving and friendly academy in the heart of the community, with staff recognition schemes, free gym and staff sports teams, to counter the free breakfast, “Friday Treats” and on-site coffee shop! We also offer the possibility of shared staff living accommodation and on-site parking.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Highcrest Academy is fully committed to safeguarding children (policies on web). All members of staff are in a “regulated” role under the Vetting & Barring Scheme and have to be DBS cleared prior to employment.
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About The Highcrest Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1059 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Highcrest Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- office@highcrestacademy.org.uk
"The school has a warm and welcoming atmosphere" and "Pupils at The Highcrest Academy happily live up to the school's motto of 'aspire and achieve'." Ofsted 2020
All who work at the academy reinforce our six virtues linked to our motto (Ambition, Sensitivity, Purpose, Integrity, Resilience and Eloquence), helping us instil a culture of excellence that runs throughout every strand of our Academy.
Situated in the leafy Chilterns and within easy reach of Central London, Highcrest is culturally and academically diverse and is the only academy in Buckinghamshire that caters for students of ‘all abilities’. Some of our students need all your support, whilst others need to be challenged and stretched. Our inclusive and successful House system, a wide range of clubs, visits and trips helps to bring our whole school community together. There are approximately 1,000 students on roll, including the Sixth Form. Recent additions to our site include a gym and restaurant/coffee shop for both staff and students, as well as a purpose-built Sixth Form Centre.
A thriving and friendly academy in the heart of the community, where your well-being is paramount. We offer staff recognition schemes, free gym and staff sports teams, plus a paid Well-being Day for all staff. There is also the possibility of shared staff living accommodation and on-site parking.
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