Teacher of Music
King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 9LLThis job expired on 28 April 2024
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
28 April 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
10 April 2024
Job details
Job role
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Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Music
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: ECT Full-time (1 FTE - 32.5 hours per week) or MPS Teacher Part-time (0.8 FTE)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £29,677 - £41,125
What skills and experience we're looking for
The musical life of KEVIGS is one of great richness, music forming a fundamental part of school life. In the curriculum and in the extra-curricular life of the school, there is a remarkable variety of ensembles and choirs, with all genres well catered for.Standards are very high, though equally there is a strong commitment to providing opportunities for musicians at all levels of ability or experience.
There is a full-time Director of Music in the department, a Teacher of Music and several visiting music teachers. The majority of peripatetic teachers are provided through our partnership with the Lincolnshire Music Service.
The Music Block was opened twenty years ago and provides space for state-of-the-art teaching, rehearsal and practice facilities in a superb building. Rooms include two large teaching rooms, two rehearsal rooms and six practice rooms. KEVIGS has very good technological facilities including a newly installed PC-based computer suite, with software including Dorico, Cubase and Focus on Sound. The school’s Edward Street Hall is an excellent venue for concerts with a Kawai Grand Piano. It is the home for most school concerts, as well as St. James’ Church, for major choral and ensemble concerts.
There is a huge variety of extra-curricular music at KEVIGS and a great many ensembles to enable students to engage at whichever level is suited to them. There is an orchestral programme, choral programme as well as varied and immersive jazz and rock projects. There are strong links with St. James’ Church, Louth where many students join the choristership scheme and participate in the wider worship of the school. KEVIGS enjoys a rich choral heritage and many past students have gone on to join national choral ensembles.
Music is studied by all students in KS3, and then becomes an optional subject. Students are able to select the subject up to A-Level and many, over the years, have chosen to study Music at a top conservatoire or university. We are in the privileged position of being able to teach some outstandingly talented musicians.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The School reserves the right to obtain formal and informal background information about an applicant to determine whether they are suitable to work at the School.Online searches and reference checks will be undertaken on shortlisted applicants and at interview all candidates must bring with them their birth certificate and a valid passport to confirm their identity, in addition to certificates confirming education and professional qualifications.An enhanced criminal record check via the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) will be undertaken for the successful candidate, including a check of the DBS Children's Barred List. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with the DBS and at least two satisfactory references. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
What the school offers its staff
Free on-site parking
Free access to on-site gym facilities
Access to online welfare support
Discounted membership at Kenwick Spa and Leisure
Further details about the role
We are looking for a strong practitioner with excellent subject and pedagogical content knowledge who will set high expectations of very able students in order to help them achieve the very best outcomes. Applicants should have a passion for their subject area and the wider, more holistic development of young people. Responsibilities will Include:
Core Teaching
- Plan, deliver and assess high quality lessons across Key Stage 3, 4 and 5
- Teaching Music using quality first teaching strategies
- Design and use robust assessments, including formative and summative tasks to monitor students understanding and progress with a lesson and over time
- To use assessment data to inform next steps in planning • To provide students with feedback on assessments and opportunities to respond to feedback [improving work and setting targets]
- Keep accurate records of student attainment, effort and progress • Attend and contribute to regular department and whole school meetings
- To regularly review and update curriculum implementation documents and assessments
- Communicate with all key stakeholder to ensure student progress and development of the School Action Plan
- Actively participate in ongoing CPD to ensure best practice is at the forefront of all planning
- Use learner profiles and collaboration with our SEN & KESH team to ensure all students are supported to succeed at the highest level
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 King Edward VI Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 960 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- King Edward VI Grammar School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@kevigs.lincs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01507600456
Welcome to KEVIGS
King Edward VI Grammar School (KEVIGS) is an 11-18 school in Louth, Lincolnshire with approximately 960 students on roll. Our ethos is to provide our students with a holistic, academic education that builds a strong foundation for life beyond school.
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