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Head of Music
We are seeking to appoint a qualified Head of Music.
Hours/Weeks: Full-time
Pay: Main/Upper Pay Range
TLR: 2B
The start for this post is September 2020
The role will involve:
● To take overall responsibility for Music (KS3 and KS4 - GCSE and BTEC)
● Carrying out the functions of a teacher in accordance with the Teacher Standards and the stated aims and objectives of The Stanway School and the Department.
● To be accountable for the highest standards of pupil achievement within Music, monitoring and evaluation of pupil achievement and setting targets for improvement.
● Maintaining/increasing current provision of extra-curricular clubs and productions
We're looking for you if you have:
● Qualified Teacher Status
● A degree in the specialist subject
● The ability to teach "outstanding" lessons
● Experience of supporting staff and students in maintaining high standards
(The full details can be found in the attached Job Outline and Role Specification).
What we can offer:
● An exciting opportunity to teach in a successful, oversubscribed school;
● A competitive salary;
● Employee benefits: Pension Scheme, Holiday Pay, Employee Assistance Programme;
● A full Continuous Professional Development Programme;
● Training Opportunities through our membership of The Sigma Trust;
● Brand new Music facilities including: 3 state of the art classrooms (one of which is a small performance space), 6 Music Practice rooms (one of which has recording facilities), multi-use production theatre with investments in lighting and sound in the last 12 months.
Additional Information:
We are a very successful school, which has a 'Good' Ofsted rating and positive Progress 8 scores for the past 4 years. The Stanway School is expanding; all the buildings are new, including brand new performing arts block which opened in September 2018. The performing arts block has enabled the school to increase its provision of Music and Drama at both Key Stages; this is a very exciting time to join our team.
For additional information about our school, please visit The Sigma Trust website http://www.sigmatrust.org.uk/academies/stanway.asp
Please note that applications can only be accepted on the attached Sigma Trust Application form.
Closing Date: 19th April 2020
The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. A disclosure/status check will be sought from the Disclosure and Barring Service for the successful candidate.
Information about the School
About The Stanway School
The Stanway School is a heavily over-subscribed 11-16 comprehensive school with over 1,300 students currently on roll, the vast majority of whom live in Stanway and the surrounding villages to the west of Colchester. The school is a specialist school in Humanities and Maths & Computing. We have undertaken a huge rebuilding programme and the Creative Arts block, the latest phase of our expansion project, opened in September 2018. By 2021, all year groups will be full with 280 students following this expansion of the school buildings. This is an exciting time to join an already successful school that is looking to continually improve practice: staff are enthusiastic and many take part in voluntary research groups into key areas of school life; students are well-behaved and achieve results above expectation; the culture of the school is calm and purposeful.
In March 2012 The Stanway School converted to an academy and in September 2016 joined the newly formed Sigma Trust, a partnership of schools located in North East Essex covering both Colchester and Tendring.
Jonathan Bland
Headteacher
The Stanway School
Safeguarding
The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.