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Teacher of Music

Harris City Academy Crystal Palace, London, SE19 2JH

This job expired on 13 December 2019 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  13 December 2019 at 11:58pm

• Date listed

  3 December 2019

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £37,368 to £53,120
• Additional allowances:

  As part of the Harris Federation, we can offer you a range of benefits, including:

  Access to a diverse network of phase and subject specialist groups ; Support and mentoring from some of the best leaders in education ; An Inner/Outer London Harris Allowance, plus a performance and loyalty bonus ; Pension scheme (TPS) and access to our Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan, covering a range of health and wellbeing benefits ; The opportunity to work with our amazing students!

Teacher of Music job summary

Inspire the next generation of leaders at Harris City Academy Crystal Palace We are seeking an outstanding Teacher of Music to work within our high performing Academy, this position is open to both NQTs and more experienced teachers. The Music department is a well-resourced curriculum area that delivers a wide variety of extra-curricular activities such as Jazz Band, Choir and African Drumming group. Academic music lessons take place in the music department building which is equipped with a Mac suite, recording studio and multiple practice rooms. Logic and Sibelius software is used from Year 7. GCSE and A-Level uptake is strong with the courses developing the musical skills and interests of students; enabling students to understand and appreciate a range of different kinds of music, across a multitude of cultures and genres. In KS3 all students follow a programme which provides an introduction to music including the elements such as rhythm, pitch and tempo. There is a strong emphasis on music that is relevant to young people including film music, blues and pop music with pupils undertaking performance and composition tasks in each lesson. GCSE and A-level students follow the Edexcel specification. We run a three year GCSE course with students being given ample performance and recording opportunities to mature as musicians during this time. The performing Arts department plan, organise and present various performances throughout the Academy year including an annual musical, performing arts events and fundraising initiatives. It is our vision that the Performing Arts department will be led with someone with a passion for the subject, and the knowledge and expertise to build the department towards its potential. Your opportunity We can offer you the opportunity to advance your career within a supportive academy environment. You will be part of a Federation established in developing practitioners and nurturing excellent future leaders, with unrivalled opportunities for progression; whatever your aspirations as a teacher, middle or senior leader, our Teaching School Alliance provides a range of bespoke courses and qualifications, including our Aspiring Leaders NPQML and NPQSL programmes to help you achieve your ambitions more quickly.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

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About Harris City Academy Crystal Palace

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1258 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Harris City Academy Crystal Palace website
• Email address: careers@harrisfederation.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/harris-city-academy-crystal-palace

Harris City Academy Crystal Palace is a pioneering academy for 1,300 students aged 11-18, and celebrated its 25th anniversary last academic year. The founding academy of the Harris Federation, it has three consecutive outstanding judgments by Ofsted, most recently finding the academy to be outstanding in every aspect in 2014. It is one of the most oversubscribed comprehensive schools in the country and in the top 5% for performance. Come and see us in action: visits to Harris City Academy Crystal Palace are strongly encouraged and very welcome. Please call 0208 771 2261 or info@harriscrystalpalace.org.uk to arrange a time to come in or an informal conversation with the Principal.

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