Teacher of Music
Heart of England School
Solihull
- New
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 21 October 2024
Job overview
TEACHER OF MUSIC
PART TIME 0.4 with the possibility of additional hours if required
Monday and Tuesday essential - Required as soon as possible
Fixed-term with the possibility of a permanent position in the future
We seek a committed musician who is looking to work in a thriving Music department, in a school where professional development and wellbeing are central to our philosophy. This position would be ideal for a Musician seeking to balance freelance work with a teaching post.
Currently, we deliver A Level Music in both Year 12 and Year 13, have 50 students studying for GCSE Music and our Key Stage 3 classes have 1hr per week music provision. Our students experience both academic and creative value that we believe Music inherently offers. Music has worth and Music is valued: it is not a bolt on at Heart of England.
If the possibility of additional hours interests you, we may be able to accommodate teaching hours in a second subject, delivering music sessions to smaller groups in our new Nurture centre, or providing interventions. Please contact us for an informal discussion if you have any questions.
Heart of England School is committed to keeping children, young people and vulnerable adults safe. The post holder is responsible for promoting and supporting a culture of vigilance with regard to safeguarding the welfare of the children, young people and vulnerable adults for whom she/he is responsible or come into contact with.
The process of application is as follows:
- Completed application form
- A letter outlining your suitability for the post
Deadline for applications: Monday 21st October
Interviews: w/c 28th October
Applications to:
G Bennett
Acting Principal
Heart of England School
Gipsy Lane
Balsall Common, Coventry CV7 7FW
Email: office@heart-england.co.uk
Tel: 01676 536702
Attached documents
About Heart of England School
- Heart of England School
- Gipsy Lane, Balsall Common, Coventry
- West Midlands
- CV7 7FW
- United Kingdom
Located in Balsall Common, a village in the West Midlands, Heart of England School is a co-educational secondary academy. The school has around 1300 pupilss, 250 of whom reside in the school sixth form, making it larger than the average secondary school. The vast majority of teaching takes place on-site, but the school does make use of a limited amount of off-site provision for students with certain educational needs. Heart of England School converted to academy status in 2011, but the school is not part of any wider academy group.
Headteacher
Mrs Jacqueline Hughes-Williams
Values and Vision
Heart of England School enshrines a number of core principles in its values statement. These include the values of honesty, encouraging pupils to be open with both themselves and others, determination, in academic and personal endeavours, courage, to experience new things while at school, humour, as part of the joy of learning, and kindness, towards their teachers and their peers. The curriculum at Heart of England School is designed to be diverse and inclusive, presenting a range of opportunities for pupils of all backgrounds and academic abilities.
Ofsted
“Students make outstanding progress in the sixth form, reaching standards which are well above the national average in most subjects. There is a rising trend in the percentage of students, including the more-able, gaining the highest grades in both A- and AS-level subjects. Students eligible for free school meals do just as well as their classmates.”
The full report into Heart of England School can be found here.
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