Subject Leader Music in London

Summary

We are looking for an outstanding, experienced qualified teacher to join Harris Academy Clapham as Subject Leader for Music.

About Us

From our opening in September 2020, our academy is a place where ‘everything is possible’. By this we mean that:

• every student is supported to fully develop their academic and personal talents. We help students to go on and achieve their dreams
• we work with our families to support all our students, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities
• we are a supportive part of the Lambeth community, working with our neighbours and others as best we can
• every member of staff is supported in becoming the best that they can be, including their future career prospects and ambitions.

It is our vision of ‘everything is possible’ that underpins the five values that staff and students at the academy uphold:

1. endeavour – to relish challenge, never give up and learn to take sensible risks
2. self-belief – to believe that they can and will go on to achieve their ambitions
3. honesty – act with integrity, treating others the way they would like to be treated
4. excellence – not settling for second best or for the easiest option
5. having a global view – understanding their place in the world and how they can make it a better one.

A central core of our ethos is to fully develop students’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural well-being. We ensure that our students understand their role in making the academy and their community a safer and better place. We do this in a wide variety of ways. including after-school activities, during lessons, school visits and working with a range of external organisations such as local and national charities.

Main Areas of Responsibility

The purpose of your role will be:

• To establish world-class provision within the subject area, including enrichment provision in music. This particularly has a focus on the curriculum: planning, sequencing, implementation and impact. The subject must have a clear progression model in place.
• To be accountable for student progress, their high-quality work and a depth of vocabulary. This includes meeting targets for subject areas which are agreed by the Principal and Governing Body.
• To ensure high standards of teaching and learning across the subject area through a relentless focus on subject pedagogy, relevant research and keeping teachers up-to-date with the latest developments in the subject.
• To ensure that all academy policies and procedures are implemented and applied consistently by all colleagues in the subject.
• To effectively and efficiently manage and deploy teaching/support staff, financial and physical resources across the subject area, with the support and working alongside the SLT.
• To ensure that literacy and numeracy support the delivery of the subject in a planned and cohesive way.

Qualifications & Experience

The successful candidate will have:

• Graduate in relevant subject and DfE recognised Qualified Teacher Status (or equivalent qualifications)
• Successful teaching experience at secondary level – knowing your subject inside out
• Understanding of theory and practice of effective teaching and learning
• Knowledge of National curriculum requirements at KS3, KS4
• Minimum of three years’ teaching experience
• Experience of delivering high quality INSET to teaching staff within subject area
• Proven success in raising achievement as a subject leader or classroom practitioner
• Successful experience of processes of monitoring, evaluation and review that provide performance data that can be used to improve the quality of teaching and learning
• Strong level of ICT skills and experience of how new technologies can be used to raise achievement, including the use of interactive white boards
• Recent experience of involvement in innovative curriculum development
• Ideas of how Language, Literacy and Numeracy can be used across the curriculum to raise standards
• Experience of embedding innovative strategies for improving teaching and learning
• Experience of managing and implementing change successfully

Next Steps

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact us via e-mail, or call to arrange a conversation.

Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. You will need this when completing your application.

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.

Rewards & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level to senior leadership.

We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.

In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits.

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Before applying, please review our Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.