What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you an enthusiastic and committed Music specialist looking to make an impact on young people's lives?
King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls is seeking to appoint someone who believes passionately about making a difference to the lives of every student and who does so with integrity, humility and relentless positivity.
We are looking for a music teacher to provide singing lessons to our students, with infectious enthusiasm and excellent communication skills with an ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with students, colleagues and parents.
The successful candidate will work as part of a strong team and will be willing to participate in all aspects of school life including support for extra-curricular clubs.
What the school offers its staff
Excellent working conditions that include:
• Supportive, enthusiastic and committed colleagues
• Operate in line with school teacher terms and conditions
• Automatic enrolment in workplace pension scheme
• Subscribed to the DfE wellbeing charter
• Additional Trust training day each year
• Access to a range of CPD and training tailored to your needs
• Unlimited access to TES develop
• Opportunities to develop both within the school and across the Trust
• Catering on training days
• Employee assist programme (including counselling services)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Annual flu vaccination (for those who don’t qualify under the NHS)
• Free eye test
• Software to support with role completion e.g. Studybugs, GCSE pod
• Buddy system for first year of employment
• Workroom for all teachers
• Free car parking for all staff
• Free laptop to complete school work
• Free exercise classes
• Free tea, coffee, milk and sugar
• Free access to TES magazine
• Free access to ‘The Key for School Leaders’
• Only one meeting/after school event per week
• Consistent night for all after school activities
• Online parents’ evenings
• Staff recognition programme
• Staff wellbeing committee
• Social events (in school and out of school)
• Reprographics department to undertake printing
Commitment to safeguarding
King Edward VI Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Shortlisted candidates will have online checks undertaken before interview. Successful applicants be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Where a role involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children, it is a criminal offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. KEVI is committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.