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Teacher of Music

Hoe Valley School, Woking, Surrey, GU22 0NH

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• Earliest start date

  15 April 2024

• Latest start date

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  12 April 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 March 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Music
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £ Competitive

What skills and experience we're looking for

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Qualifications & Competencies

• A bachelor's degree at a 2.1 or higher in a relevant discipline
• Evidence of other relevant CPD qualifications
• Qualified teacher status through a PGCE, GTP or other international equivalent
• Music-related discipline at A-level standard or equivalent

Experience

• Excellent subject knowledge in relevant disciplines
• Experience of teaching all year groups from years 7 to year 13.
• Experience of designing and delivering exciting, challenging and personalised lessons
• Evidence of holding high aspirations for young people
• Evidence of delivering excellent outcomes for students
• Experience of giving high quality formative and summative feedback

Skills and Attributes

Alignment with HVS Values:

C - Courtesy : model the calm behaviours expected of others in terms of consideration, professionalism, trust and respect

I - Integrity : fair and honest, trustworthy, committed to earn success through hard-work

R – Resilience: Not giving up when times are tough, demonstrating endurance

C - Community : A strong sense of responsibility to the community to improve the quality of the local environment for its residents

L - Leadership : show leadership in thought and action, being open to new ideas and overcoming adversity to achieve success; communicating effectively

E - Enthusiasm : a positive attitude towards life, passion, curiosity and a lifelong love of learning

• Excellent organisation skills with the ability to multi-task and effectively prioritise
• Strong attention to detail where only the best is good enough
• Excellent interpersonal skills with strong levels of numeracy and written and oral communication
• Able to adapt to find practical solutions to problems
• Ability to remain calm, good humoured and strategic in challenging contexts
• Commitment to the ethos of the School

Safeguarding

• Two satisfactory written references including from current/most recent employer
• A satisfactory Enhanced DBS check

What the school offers its staff

The School

“Hoe Valley School is an inspiring environment at the heart of its community where every student’s experience is personalised. Our students will learn to think independently, pursue their ambitions and achieve to their highest potential.”

Hoe Valley School is

• An oversubscribed secondary school which opened in September 2015 to serve the local community of South Woking
• Rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in June 2018
• Delivering innovative and exciting lessons to years 7-13
• Committed to ensuring our students leave us with excellent academic outcomes, the skills to be ‘work-ready’ and the traits of excellent global citizens
• Following the national curriculum offering an extended day allowing time for additional Maths and English along with time for all students to complete their homework during the compulsory day
• A Google School with ICT fully embedded in all curriculum areas
• Growing its new STEAM focussed academic Sixth Form, which opened in September 2023
• Committed to learning which is relevant with links to the ‘real world’ of business, higher education and the local community
• In a state of the art new School completed in September 2018 on Egley Road, Woking
• Committed to supporting our staff to have a good work / life balance by offering longer school holidays, bespoke CPD programmes, minimising paperwork and meetings and ultimately by trusting our staff to deliver excellent outcomes

The Role

We are looking for a passionate, talented and rigorous Music teacher to join our dedicated faculty. The successful candidate will have the exciting and unique opportunity to shape a KS3, KS4 and KS5 curriculum, which is bespoke, challenging and fit for the needs of 21st Century life.

We are looking for an inspirational teacher who embraces creativity, innovation and wants to be a part of a passionate Performing Arts team. They will be an inspirational teacher with a proven track record of leading students to achieve outstanding results, sharing the School's vision and the belief that all young people can achieve at high levels.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES (IN ADDITION TO TEACHERS’ STANDARDS)

Teaching and Learning

• To teach Music at any level, within the age range of 11-18
• To contribute to the design of the curriculum to ensure it is exciting, relevant, challenging and personalised
• To ensure that all students are making good or outstanding progress and that teaching and learning is of a high standard
• To contribute to CPD across the School and share best practice via sharing planning and resources and following an 'open door' teaching policy
• To ensure Music has a high profile across the School through offering vibrant and exciting learning opportunities
• To ensure that resources are organised and available to promote a purposeful environment for teaching and learning to take place, through a mix of traditional teaching techniques, integrating ICT where appropriate and via work ready based projects.
• To ensure that classrooms within the faculty present a stimulating environment through the display of students’ work and other exemplar materials
• To lead intervention programmes during the School holidays, before / after School or during weekends as required
• To deploy other adults effectively within the classroom, involving them, where appropriate, in the planning and management of student learning

Progress and Attainment

• To ensure assessment, feedback and monitoring is SMART, accurate and clearly moves students’ learning on across all teachers within the faculty
• To standardise marking with colleagues both within the School and with partner schools
• To rigorously analyse student data to inform planning and intervention programmes
• To lead and attend internal and external meetings as required
• To feedback to students and parents / carers in line with the School policy

Behaviour and Safety

• To collaborate closely with parents to ensure that they are aware of their child's progress, engaged in their development and in supporting them in their vision for the future
• To ensure the absolute safety of all students on and off site
• To model and enforce excellent standards of behaviour within and beyond the faculty
• To monitor students achievement, attendance, uniform, punctuality and behaviour and to respond promptly to issues in line with the school’s policies
• To participate in the School’s pastoral system as required

School Improvement

• To support the School’s marketing and recruitment plan through attending events, contributing to marketing materials and via high quality interactions with feeder primary schools
• To embody the School’s values both on and off site
• To coach and mentor colleagues as appropriate
• To take on any other duties as reasonably required by the Senior Leadership Team

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 Hoe Valley School

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 743 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Hoe Valley School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: hr@hoevalleyschool.org
• Phone number: 01483662627
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hoe-valley-school (opens in new tab)

There could not be a more exciting time to join the team at Hoe Valley School. Graded 'outstanding' by Ofsted in June 2018, we are located in a brand new building full of state of the art equipment and facilities. This includes an athletics track, 7 Science labs, brand new Design Technology studios, faculty hubs for collaborative planning and a stunning Drama Studio. Our new Sixth Form opened in September 2023.

Valuing and retaining our talented staff is our top priority and we prioritise their work / life balance. We offer additional holiday time, discounted gym membership at the adjacent Sportsbox, bespoke training programme and free on site parking. As a Google School we also embrace technology to reduce paperwork and speed up administrative tasks.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful appointments are subject to satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Arranging a visit to Hoe Valley School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@hoevalleyschool.org.

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