Music Teacher

Are you looking to share your love of music with enthusiastic students, within a secondary school that has well-resourced Music facilities and regular opportunities for popular performances? If the answer is yes, we have the opportunity for you!

Start date: November 2023

Contract length: Full-time, initially until July 2024

Location: Rawtenstall, Lancashire (BB4)

School: Ofsted graded “good” Secondary school

The successful candidate will be aided into ensuring the Music provision is of exceptional facilities by immediately gaining access to:

ü  State of the art facilities – including a fully refurbished and dedicated Music space for 2023, with new Mac suites, 2 soundproofed teaching classrooms and dedicated practice rooms.

ü  Opportunities for regular performances – highly popular annual school events.

ü  Passionate students – Music is a popular subject and a number of their students have gone on to study Music beyond school.

ü  Excellent resources including a full class set of ukuleles, a samba kit and djembe drums.

Responsibilities:

ü  To teach the classes allocated, and provide a well-planned, challenging and purposeful learning environment for all students. 

ü  To support and carry out policies and practices to promote positive student behaviour and achievement in Music.

ü  To set homework on a regular basis and mark student work in line with faculty policy.

ü  To assess, monitor, record and report on student achievement in line with Academy and Curriculum Area policy, including attending parents’ meetings.

ü  To assist in the identification of student special educational needs, and support the work of the Learning Support Team, including participation in the writing and review of individual education plans. 

ü  To share in the development of course outlines, syllabuses, and schemes of work in Music.

ü  To make effective use of student performance data, and student and staff target-setting; and provide relevant information to the Head of Faculty, Raising Standards Leaders and Senior Leadership Team.

What next?

If you are interested in the above role, please click the link below to apply with your up-to-date CV attached and a member of the Lancashire Secondary Branch will be in touch to discuss your application further.

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