Teacher of Music
Mercia School, Sheffield, S7 2DYThis job expired on 19 February 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
19 February 2023 at 11:59pm
Date listed
23 January 2023
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- View all Musicjobs
Working pattern
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- 1.0 FTE
Contract type
- Maternity or parental leave cover - 1 Year in the first instance. The successful candidate will be in the driving seat for any future growth, expected in 2024
Full-time equivalent salary
- Teacher's Pay Scales
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Teacher of Music, with the skills and knowledge to teach pupils with challenge and passion.
At Mercia School, lessons are:
- Exceptionally challenging for all pupils, no matter their ability or need
- Taught in a traditional way that gives pupils time to practise and master content
- Crucial to raising aspirations so all pupils have a successful career and a happy life
- Preparing pupils for the challenges at GCSE and A-level, from day one
Your role will be to teach excellent lessons, promoting a love of music and committing yourself wholeheartedly to the vision of the school. You will also contribute to the elective programme. We are a dedicated team and we want to recruit someone who can help us deliver an unrivalled curriculum.
What the school offers its staff
We passionately believe in promoting the arts, sport, languages and STEM through our thriving elective programme, as part of our extended school day. These experiences coupled with our curriculum, broaden our pupils’ horizons. The character traits our children present are very important to us. Therefore, we give our pupils the opportunities to show commitment, determination, resilience and independence, whilst expecting them to be kind and compassionate to one another. Our children open doors for one another, they say ‘please’ and ‘thank you.’ They address teachers with respect. During Family Lunch, they serve one another and show appreciation and gratitude. This is all part of the Mercia way.
I expect that teachers teach from the front with excellent subject knowledge. Our classrooms are arranged in rows with pupils learning core knowledge. We value our teachers’ passion for developing their specialism by ensuring they have time and energy to be reflective of their teaching. A whole school team approach to improving practice ensures we have high levels of consistency, which allows us to drill down to the minutiae that matter.
Alongside this, we offer a strong commitment to reducing workload, with staff timetables directed to ensure efficient management of time, allocated CPD time and a robust feedback policy which avoids excessive marking. We do what we can to ensure teachers have time and energy to teach.
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 Mercia School
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
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- School size
- 787 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Mercia School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- gdarlow@merciaschool.com
- Phone number
- 01145539080
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