Teacher in Charge of Music
Kingsmeadow Community School, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE11 9NX7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
4 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
26 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Music
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week Monday - Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 - U3
Additional allowances
TLR 2A
What skills and experience we're looking for
The duties required of all teachers under Pay and Conditions of Service legislation are a necessary part of this job description. This is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post and may be subject to modification or amendment after consultation with the post holder.
Role Specific Responsibility
To provide outstanding leadership within the music department so that teaching and learning is consistently outstanding. To ensure that all young people make at least expected progress in all Key Stages. To continue to develop an innovative, collaborative and progressive music curriculum.
Main Purpose
Ensure programmes of learning are delivered that enable the highest levels of personalised outcomes at all key stages.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
- To ensure the successful delivery of music across the school.
- To promote the vision and direction of music within the school in order to inspire and enthuse students and members of the team.
- To safeguard young people by ensuring that all aspects of Health and Safety are adhered to in lessons.
- To develop appropriate interwoven schemes of work at KS3, KS4 and at Post-16 so that every young person makes outstanding progress in their learning.
- Keep up-to-date with subject development and take part in relevant CPD for this purpose, disseminating to other staff where appropriate.
- To provide regular reports on student performance based on internal assessment data as well as externally verified examination results and to coordinate effective interventions as appropriate.
- To be involved in the delivery of extra-curricular activities.
- To act as a role model to others, demonstrating high standards of professionalism in all aspects of leadership.
- To complete all administrative tasks in a timely and accurate manner. To ensure that appropriate arrangements are made for examination entries and statutory requirements.
- To contribute to wider whole school policy making as appropriate
- To manage the available space and equipment efficiently within the limits, guidelines and procedures
Teaching and Learning
- Planning and ensuring the curriculum delivery for each individual in the class they are responsible for; including personalised learning programmes for individual pupils.
- Maintaining discipline in accordance with the school procedures and to encourage good practice with all aspects of pupil’s outcomes.
- Behaviour management intervention and behaviour support plans when appropriate.
- Maintaining a high quality learning experience for pupils, which meet internal and external quality standards.
- Using a variety of delivery methods which will stimulate learning appropriate to pupil needs and demands of the curriculum.
- Undertaking assessment of pupils as requested by external examination bodies and school procedures ensuring deadlines are met.
- Marking, grading and giving written/verbal diagnostic feedback as required.
- Tracking pupil progress and ensure that detailed records of pupils progress are maintained to inform teaching and learning.
Curriculum
- The development and organisation of the curricular areas to which they contribute.
- Implementing modification and improvement where required.
- Development in liaison with other staff of the curriculum, resources, schemes of work, marking policies, assessment and teaching strategies.
- Working with colleagues to establish aims and objectives for the curricular areas which are relevant to the needs of the pupils and the aims for the school.
- Participation in the monitoring and evaluation of curricular areas in line with the agreed school procedures, including evaluation against quality standards and performance criteria.
Pastoral System
- Actively promoting the building of self esteem of pupils by providing opportunities within the form group to develop positive relationships that enable pupils to develop their social skills.
- Support colleagues by implementing the schools Behaviour Policy.
- Maintaining pastoral records and close contact with parents ensuring pupils needs are met.
- Maintain the school merit system and record details of pupil progress.
- Playing a full part in the life of the school community, supporting its distinctive ethos and encouraging pupils to follow this example.
- Participating in assemblies as required, liaising with the assistant Head Teacher when necessary.
- Attending scheduled meetings as required with pastoral group and assistant Head teacher.
Leading and Managing Staff
- Effective liaison with support staff enabling targeted pupil support where necessary.
- Providing induction and mentoring for new support staff when appropriate.
- Supporting supply teachers when necessary.
- Directing Teaching Assistants in the preparation of resources and display.
- Ensuring staff involved in an off-site visit have completed appropriate planning and risk assessments.
- Organisation of peripatetic teachers
Quality Assurance & Accountability
- Adhering to the schools quality procedures and where necessary assist in implementing additional systems.
- Contributing to the process of monitoring and evaluation of the curricular areas they teach including evaluation against quality standards and performance criteria.
- Reviewing annually methods of delivery and possible improvements to both resources and presentation.
- The continued institutional development in which all staff recognise they are instrumental and accountable for the success of the school.
- Ensuring all data regarding pupil progress is available when necessary including annual reviews.
- Presenting information as may be required by Governors or other agencies.
- Engagement in Appraisal cycle as detailed in school procedures.
Other Duties
- Maintaining the distinctive ethos of the school and playing a full part in all aspects of the school community.
- Maintaining a high attendance and punctuality record.
- Ensuring the schools policies with respect to equal opportunities are adhered to.
- Ensuring their professional knowledge in all aspects of teaching and learning and safeguarding is up-to-date.
- Undertaking any other duty as specified by STPCD not mentioned above.
- Undertaking any other duty which the Headteacher deems appropriate or necessary that are commensurate with the post.
What the school offers its staff
ABOUT KINGSMEADOW SCHOOL
‘Kingsmeadow is a Good school………. Teachers teach about the importance of respect, integrity, compassion, courage, pride and quality. They set a good example and pupils conduct themselves maturely.’
OFSTED Sept 2021
Any welcome that I give here in writing can not do justice to the welcoming atmosphere that is felt on entering Kingsmeadow Community School. We are a community school in every sense of the word. At Kingsmeadow you will find an ambitious, dedicated and caring staff body working with students who have a real desire to work hard and succeed.
At the heart of Kingsmeadow School lies a highly aspirational, academic curriculum of which we are fiercely proud. All students have the opportunity to access the EBACC and around 90% do so. Our sixth form offer is made up of exclusively level 3 courses. We do not limit our expectations of our students and, in doing so, we find that they strive to step up and meet those expectations. Aspiration is the key to success.
The students who attend Kingsmeadow School come from an increasingly diverse community. Using our core values of Integrity, Resilience and Respect, we seek to equip our students with the skills they need to be successful citizens who contribute positively to society, whilst giving them the academic profile they need to be able to open up doors of opportunity in their future. Our strong academic curriculum is supported by a generous Character Curriculum which runs through years 7 to 13. This is delivered through our daily Thrive sessions, which account for two hours of curriculum time per week. These sessions incorporate much of the PSHE, RSE, SMSC and British Values education, as well as our own Character Curriculum. This was all highly commended in our September 2021 Ofsted visit and has moved from strength to strength since then.
As a Google Reference school we use the Google suite across the school. Teachers and students are well versed in using Google Classroom for classwork and homework. Students have good access to technology, with over 400 Chromebooks plus desktops available in school.
I am excited to be leading Kingsmeadow School from September 2024. I will be building on the work that has already been done in improving the school. Moving forward, we have a number of areas for development which we will be addressing, including: working more closely with home and the community; tackling inherently low-levels of literacy; further building resilience through aspiration. I am looking to appoint the right person who can work with me and the senior leadership team in making the improvements that the students and community of Kingsmeadow Community School deserves.
Mark Barrett
Headteacher
Further details about the role
DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
The successful candidate will be joining the Sport and Performance Faculty that supports and challenges our students to be confident, enthusiastic and knowledgeable about our subjects. The Faculty consists of Music, Drama and PE, where all of the staff work together to implement our key strategies.
The music department will consist of 1 full time member of staff who is also the ‘Lead Teacher’ (this role of application), as well as another specialist member of staff who works part time (3 days). We also have a range of experienced, expert peripatetic teachers who have worked with us for many years to advance the skills and experience of students across all year groups in school. The department has access to many outstanding facilities such as specifically designed classrooms with practice rooms attached, access to our main hall for showcase events, and updated ICT technology that links different topics together to ensure rapid learning.
The Faculty works together as a supportive team, using a variety of approaches to ensure that the subject is taught in a lively and interesting way. Key Stage 3 students take part in a broad and balanced curriculum that is specifically designed so all learning is interwoven, allowing students to develop knowledge and understanding of the key concepts throughout music, as well as transferring their skills across topics.
At Key Stage 4, our students complete the BTEC Tech Award Level 1/2 in Music Practice and our students are supported through a range of practical, theory and coursework components. The fast pace within the lessons, alongside meticulous attention to planning and assessment, ensures the students achieve the grades they desire.
You will be joining the Faculty at a really exciting and challenging time with the progress of every student being at the heart of what we do.
MR DAVID HARDMAN
HEAD OF SPORT AND PERFORMANCE
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.
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About Kingsmeadow Community School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
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- School size
- 970 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Kingsmeadow Community School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- cbulman@kingsmeadow.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0191 4606004
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