Outstanding School Head of Music
Outstanding School requires Head of Music to run a popular and thriving department. Excellent rate of pay plus TLR.
* Head of Music
* Required to teach Key Stage 3-4 Music
* Full time, permanent position
* Fantastic facilities including music practice suites and performance centre
* Excellent pay and TLR
* Development pathways include promotion to SLT after a successful period as Head of Music
Core Purpose
Raise standards of teaching, learning, levels of progress and exam performance within the Music and Performing Arts area.
Responsibilities
* Monitor progress of all students within the subject area, ensuring that performance is in line with the school's aspirational targets.
* Ensure that students with special educational needs are making appropriate progress and that their needs, as set out in their IEP (if applicable), are being met.
* Take action in support of the subject teacher when underachievement is identified, ensuring that all interventions are logged. Initiate dialogue with the relevant tutor, Year Leader, Head of 6th form, Director of Studies, special needs staff or Deputy Headteacher (Teaching and Learning) as necessary.
* Take the lead in maintaining discipline and good order within the department. Support departmental staff with individual cases of indiscipline as necessary, using a wide range of strategies. Seek advice from the relevant Year Leader, and obtain their support if required.
* Ensure the highest quality of classroom teaching through an insistence on the school's teaching and learning policy being applied by all members of the department.
* Support the development of teaching skills through classroom observation, coaching and the dissemination of good practice.
* Encourage departmental staff to go on development and training courses, through effective use of the staff development budget.
* Implement the school's appraisal policy to every member of the department in a timely fashion.
* Ensure that continuity of learning occurs in the event of the absence of the normal subject teacher.
* Foster a positive atmosphere of teamwork within the faculty as Head of Music.
* Deploy support staff as effectively as possible, within the constraints of their job description (where applicable).
* Set the highest possible personal example through your own professionalism.
* Construct an effective Departmental Improvement Plan, in line with the School Improvement Plan. Ensure that this is put into effect.
* Attend faculty/departmental meetings in accordance with the school calendar; clear agendas must be established which focus on teaching and learning, and outcomes of meetings should be recorded.
* Maintain and develop a departmental handbook, which at least contains schemes of work and policies.
* Prepare, review and revise as necessary those schemes of work which include appropriate differentiation and meet all National Curriculum and public examination specification requirements.
* Induct new members of staff into the department ensuring that appropriate mentoring is supplied.
* Act as mentor to student teachers within the department.
* Authorize spending of the department's capitation in accordance with the school's financial procedures, ensuring that spending is appropriately targeted and properly accounted for.
* Assist with the recruitment procedures when departmental staff are being sought.
Equal Opportunities
We are an Equal Opportunities employer and are committed to the highest standards of safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of children, young people and adults.
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