Subject Leader for Music
Preston School Academy, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 3JD22 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
6 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
6 March 2025
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: Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR2a
What skills and experience we're looking for
- To provide leadership and management of the Music department
- To liaise with SLT with regard to student performance in Music to enable all students to achieve their full potential
- To develop, cultivate and maintain a love of Music for students
- To develop extracurricular activities in music such as Orchestra and choir
- To contribute towards the organisation of school productions
- To organise school music concerts
- To cultivate a love of learning for students
- To be committed to continually improving as a teacher & leader
- To carry out the professional duties as set out in the current School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document
- To ensure that Preston & British values are fully embedded in the work of the department
What the school offers its staff
There are many advantages to working for us. Included in your actual annual salary is generous annual leave entitlement, access to a local government pension scheme, sick pay scheme, cycle-to-work scheme, free eye tests and employee assistance helpline. You also have access to an employee benefits platform which offers savings on everyday essentials to special offers on travel, dining, and entertainment.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to jaclyn.surrey@prestonschool.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Preston School Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 983 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Preston School Academy website
- Email address
- jaclyn.surrey@prestonschool.co.uk
Preston School is a highly successful 11-16 Specialist Business and Enterprise Academy in Yeovil, Somerset.
We believe that in order to enable learners to reach their full potential and for their unique talents to be nurtured and developed, there needs to be an on-going partnership and dialogue between home and school that provides the foundation for learning and achievement.
If students are to learn effectively, they need to be healthy, feel safe, and be happy and secure in school; we must all play our part in achieving this. Our objective is to guarantee success for every individual and much of what we do is designed to find the key that unlocks their interests and skills, enabling them to be successful both at Preston School and beyond.
Arranging a visit to Preston School Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jaclyn.surrey@prestonschool.co.uk.
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