Teacher of Music & Commercial/Music Technology
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and well-qualified modern music teacher to join our busy and successful music department.
Tring Park is one of the country’s leading vocational and academic schools, situated in glorious Hertfordshire countryside, under an hour from London. The School has 350 boarding and day pupils, aged 7 to 19.
Tring Park offers a wide range of benefits including a pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, free school lunches during term time, an employee assistance programme, free onsite parking and enhanced maternity and paternity schemes.
About the role
Tring Park School for the Performing Arts offers a uniquely blended education that combines teaching pupils in KS3, GCSE, and A-level class settings with extraordinary vocational training in the performing arts, where pupils spend half of their working day in practical music, dance, and drama sessions. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to deliver music lessons and sessions across both strands of the school. Your ability, or your aspiration, to teach Music Technology A Level, and to deliver vocational sessions to our Commercial Music Course students, will be advantageous.
The contract is part-time and permanent with 3 days per week (0.6 FTE). Salary is £26,871.08 per annum (1 FTE salary £44,785.13 pa).
Main Duties
- Assist in the delivery of the music curriculum from KS3 up to A-level, including the A-level Music Technology course (Edexcel).
- Assist in the delivery of the vocational Commercial Music Course.
- Take responsibility for an agreed part of the planning of the music curriculum.
- Use a variety of teaching methods which keep students challenged and engaged, including stimulating their intellectual/musical curiosity.
- To mark students’ work, giving appropriate, timely, and constructive feedback.
- Maintain a ‘teacher planner’ and curriculum planning documents, including the recording of attainment and effort marks, prep/homework set, and student attendance.
- Be accountable for the attainment, progress and outcomes of pupils you teach.
- Use relevant data to monitor progress, set targets, and plan subsequent lessons.
- To research new topic areas, maintain up-to-date subject knowledge, and devise and write new curriculum materials.
- Have working knowledge of Music Technology DAW applications such as Ableton/Logic Pro/Cubase, and score-writing applications such as Sibelius/Muse-Score.
- Have excellent classroom management skills and maintain standards of discipline according to the school’s codes of conduct and in line with the school’s rewards and sanctions programmes.
- Be a dedicated team-player, who strives for excellence, supports colleagues, takes initiative and leads students by example.
- Contribute significantly to the programme of concerts, performances, and the provision of music for high-profile events.
- To rehearse ensembles in preparation for performances.
- To prepare reports on students’ progress, and attend parent consultations when required.
- Enhance the quality of teaching and learning through sharing resources and good practice, lesson observation, collaborative teaching, mentoring and active participation in continuing professional development.
- Actively promote the well-being of all pupils and be familiar with, and uphold, all Safeguarding and Child Protection procedures of the school.
- To liaise with administrative, academic and pastoral staff as necessary.
- Adhere to and promote all the school’s policies and procedures.
- To attend staff meetings, in-service training and conferences regularly to keep up to date with new initiatives in industry, teaching and training.
- To undertake any other reasonable duties at the request of the Principal.
Person Specification
Essential
- Degree-level qualification and demonstrable academic achievement.
- A high level of practical and theoretical musicianship.
- A knowledge of Commercial Music and Music Technology.
- Experience of planning and teaching in a secondary music setting – this role is suitable for either ECTs or experienced teachers.
- The ability to promote good progress and outcomes in their students.
- The ability to manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment.
- A high level of ICT competency.
- Positive values and attitudes, reliability, integrity, a clear commitment to working as a team.
- A commitment to equal opportunities and inclusion.
- Highly effective oral and written communication skills with both children and adults, including parents and carers.
- Good time management skills.
- A commitment to professional development.
- Clear commitment to implementing whole school/staff policies relating to the safeguarding of children.
- Competent piano/keyboard skills (desirable).
Additional Information
Tring Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration form relating to any criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.
Tring Park School aims to create an inclusive culture that encourages and values diversity within its workforce, building on the differences individuals bring, enabling the School’s ongoing success. We seek to embrace diversity drawing on a wide range of views and experiences to provide equality, fairness and respect for all in our employment whilst observing our commitment and responsibility to current legislation.
Please note: for information on how we will use your personal information during the recruitment process, please see the Staff Privacy Notice on the School website.
Apply
Step 1. Complete Application Form
Step 2. Apply via email
If you would like to apply for this role, please email us the Application Form along with a cover letter.
Tring Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration form relating to any criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.
Tring Park School aims to create an inclusive culture that encourages and values diversity within its workforce, building on the differences individuals bring, enabling the School’s ongoing success.
We seek to embrace diversity drawing on a wide range of views and experiences to provide equality, fairness and respect for all in our employment whilst observing our commitment and responsibility to current legislation.
For information on how we will use your personal information during the recruitment process, please see the Recruitment Privacy Notice.