Part-time, self-employed, Visiting music teacher (brass)
Exeter School
Devon
- New
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- Competitive rates
- Job type:
- Part Time, Casual
- Start date:
- February 2025
- Apply by:
- 20 January 2025
Job overview
Exeter School is the leading co-educational day school in the Southwest, educating over 1,000 pupils aged 3-18. The school is looking to appoint a part-time, self-employed, visiting music teacher (VMT) and is seeking well-qualified and enthusiastic applicants to teach in this thriving department.
Applicants will have appropriate instrumental experience, have knowledge of technique for all brass instruments, appropriate understanding of the theory of music and have experience of working with young people of all abilities, from beginner to Grade 8+.
Our music department has an outstanding reputation and offers specialist classrooms, 18 practice rooms, and a concert hall. There is a rich annual programme of contemporary and classical concerts, at school and throughout the region, enabling pupils of all ages to experience the thrill of live performance of both established works and their own compositions. We enjoy regular performances at Exeter Cathedral and a number of local churches in our full programme of annual musical events., amounting to over 20 concerts per year. It is expected that VMTs will play an active role in preparing their pupils for these events.
The three academic staff and twelve of the instrumental teachers coach and rehearse orchestras, seven chamber ensembles, eight choirs, two brass ensembles, five jazz bands, and a samba drum troupe. The array of opportunity means that 25% of pupils are involved in at least one of our 35 bands and ensembles, and over 20 different musical instruments are played across the department. The Exeter School Music Partnership scheme (ESMUP) takes our pupils out into the community, teaching music to pupils in local primary schools. 27 professional instrumental teachers teach almost 500 35-minute instrumental lessons a week in 17 practice rooms. Pupils are given 60 lesson time slots a week to choose from.
The closing date for applications is noon on Monday 20 January 2025. We anticipate that interviews will be held on the afternoon of the 28 and 29 January. Applications must include a completed Exeter School application form. For safeguarding purposes, a CV alone is not sufficient. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and may close the role before the advertised closing date if a suitable applicant is found. Therefore, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible. To arrange a discussion about the role please contact hr@exeterschool.org.uk.
Exeter School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from any appropriately qualified person. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Employment is subject to the receipt of two satisfactory references provided specifically for this post and addressed to the school, and to satisfactory DBS clearance.
This post falls into the category of Regulated Activity. Exeter School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Specific qualifications, experience and/or training should be made clear on your application, and all will be advantageous in the application process. The school is willing to provide access to training courses for the successful candidate.
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About Exeter School
Exeter School is a co-educational Independent school for boys and girls between the ages of three and eighteen. The school is selective from Year 3, with pupils have a broad academic profile and potential. Exeter School is committed to developing the character of our pupils which underpins all that we do. The school ethos is rooted in virtue ethics and promotes aspiration and flourishing in all, aiming to equip pupils with the practical wisdom they will require to navigate the challenges and opportunities of a fast-paced and ever-changing world, whilst celebrating their unique talents and individuality.
As a selective school intellectual achievement is valued along with a wide range of extra-curricular activities, which are enjoyed by pupils and staff alike. Pupils are cared for through a highly effective, nurturing pastoral system which allows them to flourish as they go through the school and, of course, beyond it.
Our Purpose
Aspire and Flourish
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