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Teacher of Music
Required for September 2018
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Teacher of Music to join a forward-looking school with an exciting new Sixth Form. The Sweyne Park School is the lead school in the newly established Rayleigh Schools Trust ("RST") and works with a local primary school, providing a 0 - 19 educational experience for the local community. The successful applicant will have excellent subject knowledge and the ability to inspire students and colleagues alike.
The Music department is an exciting and thriving environment for students to experience and explore their musical interests. We offer a range of courses including GCSE Music and A Level Music and Music Technology. Beyond the classroom we have established choirs, instrumental groups and other Sixth Form led ensembles, and are looking to expand our curriculum offer next year.
The Sweyne Park School:
· was graded 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in May 2010
· opened a new Sixth Form in September 2014
· is an oversubscribed school
· is highly committed to staff development, with Investors in People Gold status
· was one of the first schools in the county to gain 'Thinking School' status in 2012
· is equipped with superb facilities and resources
· has a highly talented team of well-qualified, loyal and committed staff.
The school is committed to continual curriculum improvement and the professional development of its staff. Sweyne Park will provide opportunities and new challenges for those who wish to progress their career. If you are an outstanding practitioner who is passionate about learning, we would look forward to receiving your application.
We welcome visits to the school; to arrange this please contact Kerry Wilby on 01268 784721 or e-mail: admin@sweynepark.com. To obtain further information, or download an application form, please visit our website www.sweynepark.com.
The Sweyne Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant's appointment will be subject to satisfactory enhanced clearance by the Disclosure & Barring Service. The Sweyne Park School reserves the right to deploy the successful applicant across schools within the RST.
Closing date: Thursday 18th January 2018
Information about the School
Welcome to The Sweyne Park School, we are a larger than average mixed, 11-18 comprehensive school. The School became an academy on 1st April 2013 and opened its Sixth Form in September 2014.
Our school is a safe and happy environment and central to our school is a belief in respect - respect for yourself, respect for others and respect for the environment. We believe that our focus on respect leads to high expectations and excellent discipline, and this in turn leads to the highest possible achievement for each individual pupil. In December 2018 we were the first Secondary School in the East of England to achieve the prestigious Rights Respecting Gold Award.
At Sweyne Park we are determined to provide first class teaching and learning for all our pupils. This aim is supported by our commitment to recruiting and retaining the very best staff, and our nationally recognised programme of staff training. We do our utmost to ensure our pupils achieve strong examination results and progress on to high quality destinations. We provide a broad and balanced academic curriculum with a wide range of cultural, artistic, sporting and social opportunities.
We are committed to very strong partnerships between home, school and community members. We believe that the whole community can contribute to motivating and supporting pupils’ progress.
In October 2017, the Sweyne Park School and Glebe Primary formed a Multi-Academy Trust, the Rayleigh Schools Trust (“The RST”).