Guardian UK Jobs – Teacher of Music

About the job

The Stockwood Park Academy

Teacher of Music

We have a wonderful opportunity for a Teacher of Music to join our team. We are happy to appoint a newly qualified teacher or a more experienced colleague, wishing to work with us. We have fully equipped music rooms and everything you need to bring your classes to life. We welcome applications from ECTs beginning their career and more experienced colleagues looking to develop further. At The Stockwood Park Academy, we offer a school that will genuinely invest, support and develop you to become an outstanding practitioner and enable you to keep climbing the career ladder. If you are ambitious about excelling in your career and taking on additional responsibilities, we will give you the opportunities that you crave.

It is incredibly important to us here at The Stockwood Park Academy that all our staff are valued, listened to, mentored, challenged and given adequate opportunities to develop. As a Teaching Trust, we offer exceptional teacher training and high-quality professional development programmes catered to your needs. Consequently, we have many success stories of staff that have joined us and been given excellent CPD and training that has allowed them to climb the career ladder.

SECTION 1 – GENERAL TEACHING DUTIES

To maintain and build upon the standards achieved in the award for QTS (Secondary) as set out by the Secretary of State.

Teaching & Learning

• To manage pupil learning through effective teaching in accordance with the Department’s schemes of work and policies.
• To ensure continuity, progression and cohesiveness in all teaching.
• To use a variety of methods and approaches (including differentiation) to match curricular objectives and the range of pupil needs and ensure equal opportunity for all pupils.
• To set homework regularly, (in accordance with the School homework policy), to consolidate and extend learning and to encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own learning.
• To work with SEN staff and support staff (including prior discussion and joint planning) in order to benefit from their specialist knowledge and to maximise their effectiveness within lessons.
• To work effectively as a member of the Department team to improve the quality of teaching and learning.
• To set high expectations for all pupils, to deepen their knowledge and understanding and to maximise their achievement.
• To use positive management of behaviour in an environment of mutual respect which allows pupils to feel safe and secure and promotes their self-esteem.

Monitoring, Assessment, Recording, Reporting, and Accountability

• To be immediately responsible for the processes of identification, assessment, recording and reporting for the pupils in their charge.
• To contribute towards the implementation of IEPs as detailed in the current Code Of Practice particularly the planning and recording of appropriate actions and outcomes related to set targets.
• To assess pupils’ work systematically and use the results to inform future planning, teaching and curricular development.
• To be familiar with statutory assessment and reporting procedures and to prepare and present informative, helpful and accurate reports to parents.
• Keep an accurate register of pupils for each lesson. Unexplained absences or patterns of absence should be reported immediately in accordance with the School policy.

Subject Knowledge & Understanding

• To have a thorough and up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the National Curriculum programmes of study, level descriptors and specifications for examination courses.
• To keep up to date with research and developments in pedagogy and the subject area.

Professional Standards & Development

• To be a role model to pupils through personal presentation and professional conduct.
• To arrive in class, on or before the start of the lesson, and to begin and end lessons on time.
• To cover for absent colleagues as is reasonable, fair and equitable.
• To co-operate with the employer in all matters concerning Health and Safety and specifically to take reasonable care of their own Health & Safety, and that of any other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work.
• To be familiar with the School and Department handbooks and support all the School’s policies, e.g. those on Health and Safety, Citizenship, Literacy, Numeracy and ICT.
• To establish effective working relationships with professional colleagues and associate staff.
• To strive for personal and professional development through active involvement in the School’s appraisal system and performance management procedures.
• To be involved in extra-curricular activities such as making a contribution to after-school clubs and visits.
• To maintain a working knowledge and understanding of teachers’ professional duties as set out in the current School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document, and teachers’ legal liabilities and responsibilities relating to all current legislation, including the role of the education service in protecting children.
• To liaise effectively with parent/carers and with other agencies with responsibility for pupils’ education and welfare.
• To undertake any reasonable task as directed by the Head of Department.
• To be aware of the role of the Governing Body of the School and to support it in performing its duties.
• To train in basic first aid.
• To be familiar with and implement the relevant requirements of the current SEN Code of Practice.

To consider the needs of all pupils within lessons (and to implement specialist advice) especially those who:

• have SEN;
• are gifted and talented;
• are not yet fluent in English.

N.B: Every subject teacher will be expected to have pastoral responsibilities – detailed separately.

Section 2 – Additional Duties For This Post

This job description will be reviewed annually and may be subject to amendment or modification at any time after consultation with the post holder. It is not a comprehensive statement of procedures and tasks but sets out the main expectations of the School in relation to the post holder’s professional responsibilities and duties.

Safeguarding

‘We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.

The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.

Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as: “Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”

The definition of ‘children’ includes everyone under the age of 18.