Music Peripatetic Teacher (Piping)
Cargilfield School
Edinburgh, City of
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- Job type:
- Part Time, Casual
- Start date:
- 2 September 2024
- Apply by:
- 31 July 2024
Job overview
Cargilfield is a leading independent IAPS preparatory school in Edinburgh for boys and girls aged 3 to 13.
We are seeking to recruit a passionate and inspirational teacher of bagpipes to join our thriving music department starting from Monday 2nd September 2024.
The ideal candidate will have experience teaching children aged 8-13 years old and be an enthusiastic and experienced teacher.
Duties and Responsibilities
· Teacher of Bagpipes on a one to one and small group basis with pupils at all levels and stages from F4 to F8, motivating them to achieve the highest standards in playing of the bagpipes and chanter.
· Monitor, assess, record and report on the work and progress of pupils. Provide written and verbal reports as required.
· Leading groups of pupils in the School Pipe Band during rehearsals and performances in school and outwith.
· Organise and run smaller group practices during breaktimes with a view to enhancing the children’s learning experience.
Hours vary year-to-year, but approximately two days teaching ideally split over three days. Some flexibility as to teaching days is required in order to coordinate with our Pipe Drumming teacher.
Skills and experience :
Experience –
• Experience of teaching music in a school environment
• Use an appropriate range of teaching and learning strategies
• Good organisational skills
• Good interpersonal skills/effective communicator
Knowledge –
• Knowledge of child protection and safeguarding issues
Personal competencies & Qualities –
• A strong commitment to effective learning and teaching
• Determination to ensure that every pupil fulfils their potential at whatever level
• To be prepared to enter fully and whole-heartedly into the life of the school
• Good communication skills to be able to liaise with pupils, staff and parents.
Cargilfield is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and PVG.
Closing date for applications is noon on 31st July 2024
Interview dates to be confirmed.
To apply please complete the application form attached and
send along with a CV and covering letter to bursar@cargilfield.com.
About Cargilfield School
Cargilfield is the oldest independent boarding and day prep school in Scotland, for more than 300 boys and girls, aged 3-13 years. Each child has an extensive range of opportunities to learn, explore and discover before they leave Cargilfield to join leading senior schools across the UK. Children leave with confident, lively minds, secure values and a sense of identity and community spirit that serves them well for their future lives. We achieve this by delivering a broad and challenging education in a supportive and caring family-led environment.
Cargilfield, founded in 1873, was the first prep school to be established in Scotland. It moved from Trinity in Edinburgh to its current location in Barnton in 1898. A Pre-prep and Nursery Department were added to the prep school campus during the early 1980’s in response to the changing nature of the parental body and the introduction of girls. The school was founded in 1873 by the Reverend Charles Darnell. Darnell’s aim was “to provide a liberal education and teach the merits of hard work and honesty under conditions of happiness and well-being”. This remains at the core of our ethos today.
We pride ourselves on high standards of teaching and a coherent programme of learning from Nursery through to Form 8. This is perhaps best measured by the outcomes for our pupils. We prepare boys and girls for senior schools all over the United Kingdom, offering parents choice in Edinburgh, across Scotland and the UK. In the past five years we have sent pupils to Ampleforth, Cheltenham Ladies’ College, Edinburgh Academy, Eton, Fettes, Glenalmond, Gordonstoun, Harrow, King’s Canterbury, Loretto, Marlborough, Merchiston, Oundle, Rugby, Sedbergh, Shrewsbury, Uppingham, Winchester and Wycombe Abbey.
Boys and girls are prepared for the Common Entrance or Academic Scholarship exams for their senior schools. We are proud of a 100% success rate at Common Entrance and our pupils winning an impressive number of scholarships to schools all over the UK in recent years. Although we admit to a broad range of abilities, we believe that a combination of high expectations with good teaching in small classes (an average class size of between 14 – 16 with a maximum of 18) explains our excellent results. We believe that a wide range of activity is essential for the development of children at Cargilfield. We play sport every day and creative activities such as music, drama, art and design are an important part of our curriculum. We also offer over 50 clubs that take place during the term, either during the day, the evening or boarding weekends.
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