Teacher of Music

The Langley Academy, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 7EF

6 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2023

• Closing date

  5 June 2023 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 May 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Music
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - Open to full-time, part-time or job share
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: £29,344 - £44,919 (M1 to UPS3)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you looking to share your love of music with enthusiastic students, within a secondary school that has fantastic music facilities and regular opportunities for popular performances? Our strong Performing Arts Team works collaboratively and we are looking for a creative teacher to join us to ensure our music provision is of exceptional quality. You will be aided in this by immediate access to:

• State of the art facilities– including a fully refurbished & dedicated Music space for September 2023, with new Mac suites, 2 soundproofed teaching classrooms & dedicated practice rooms
• Opportunities for regular performances – highly popular annual school events include Winterfest, a summer show, school production and ‘Langley’s Got Talent’
• Strong external links with Slough Music Service & Inspire-works
• Passionate students – Music is a popular subject and a number of our students have gone on to study at university
• Excellent resources including a full class set of ukuleles, a samba kit and djembe drums

What the school offers its staff

Our school

• ‘Students have outstanding attitudes to learning. Behaviour is excellent’ Ofsted
• An inclusive, diverse, and welcoming school community
• A vibrant, buzzy open plan environment
• Strong, supportive leadership team – mentoring and 1-1 coaching from leaders across the Trust
• State-of-the-art building and facilities – built in 2009 and extended in 2020
• Part of the Arbib Education Trust providing access to unique resources and pioneering museum learning, including on-site museum exhibitions

Our perks

The wellbeing and professional development of all our colleagues really matter to us. Our wide-ranging staff benefits include:

• Work-life balance – innovative approach to providing flexibility around how you work, as well as social activities, early finish Fridays and a day off in term time
• Enhanced funding for personal development - to support our learning culture
• Ways to save - including staff discounts from Vivup and access to private healthcare
• Healthy body and mind - free on-site gym, cycle to work scheme, free annual flu jab, free professional counselling, and wellbeing resources

Further details about the role

For more information, visit our website: https://www.arbibeducationtrust.org/99/join-us

For an informal chat or to arrange a school visit, contact our HR Lead: tara.mackay@langleyacademy.org

Commitment to safeguarding

We have a strong culture of safeguarding where it is in our DNA, where we ALWAYS, without hesitation, act in the best interests of the children and students in our care. This is underpinned by high quality practice and policy. Please follow the link on our website for wider safeguarding information:- https://www.langleyacademy.org - Safeguarding

Applying for the job

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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Upload additional documents

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Teacher of Music JD & PS.docx - 268 KB (opens in new tab)

Langley-Academy-Prospectus-2022-23.pdf - 3.97 MB (opens in new tab)

TLA Teacher Candidate Pack.pdf - 5.02 MB (opens in new tab)

About The Langley Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1140 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Langley Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: tara.mackay@langleyacademy.org
• Phone number: 01753214474
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-langley-academy (opens in new tab)

The Langley Academy is a popular, oversubscribed, forward-thinking school offering a broad and rich curriculum.  Providing the backdrop to our success are the state-of-the-art facilities, including our museum learning school, fully equipped theatre, extensive sports facilities and our science pods designed to deliver outstanding practical science. Our vision To provide an exceptional education for every child in the Trust through high aspirations, the belief that anything is possible, and the pioneering use of museum learning encouraging curiosity, exploration and discovery. Here at the Langley Academy, there is no ceiling to achievement. Anything is possible! Our ethos ‘One community. Many ideas. Everyone’s Future’

Arranging a visit to The Langley Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email tara.mackay@langleyacademy.org.

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