Teacher of Music (0.6 FTE)
Stowmarket High School, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1QRThis job expired on 4 January 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
April 2024
Closing date
4 January 2024 at 10am
Date listed
29 November 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Music
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS
Teacher of Music (0.6 FTE) job summary
The Music Department produces several impressive events each year and runs a range of ensembles, including rock band, choir, singing ensemble and orchestra. The team of visiting teachers provide lessons on piano, violin, brass, singing, guitar, bass guitar and drum kit. Results at KS4 are consistently 100% and the BTEC music course is well established. It has a well-resourced music room where all students have access to keyboards and Apple Mac computers running GarageBand. The course for both KS3 and KS4, encompassing listening, performance and composition, has been in place for a number of years and all pupils achieve a high level of skill. The department is supported at events by a keen pupil-led team and there is a real sense of pupil involvement.
This is a part time role (0.6 FTE). The successful candidate will be inspirational and must have the ability to teach KS3 and KS4. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on this oversubscribed school and to ensure excellent curriculum outcomes for our students.
Stowmarket High School is situated in picturesque mid Suffolk with excellent commuter links to Cambridge, Ipswich and Norwich.
In return for working at Stowmarket High School, staff are assured of a welcoming environment with supportive colleagues and a strong focus on staff induction and ongoing professional development, a consistent and supportive approach to behaviour for learning together with inspirational and dynamic leadership.
Other staff benefits include:
Opportunity to work with a dedicated and committed team of professionals
Commitment to staff well-being & work life balance
Ongoing Professional Development opportunities within the Trust
Visits to the school are welcome. To arrange a visit, please contact Michele Miall, Headteacher’s PA at: m.miall@stowhigh.com
Please submit your application as soon as possible, as the closing date for this vacancy may be altered if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Stowmarket High 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 required to have an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.
About Stowmarket High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 901 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Stowmarket High School website
Stowmarket High School is situated in picturesque mid Suffolk with excellent commuter links to Cambridge, Ipswich and Norwich. We are an inclusive 11 – 18 Academy and part of Waveney Valley Academies Trust. 6th Form is currently not being offered. Construction of a new school is now complete on our current site and we have moved into our new state of the art school.
In return for working at Stowmarket High School, staff are assured of a welcoming environment with supportive colleagues and a strong focus on staff induction and ongoing professional development, a consistent and supportive approach to behaviour for learning together with inspirational and dynamic leadership.
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