Head of Music

TES FE News; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A high-performing secondary school in London seeks a part-time Head of Music to lead the music department, develop the curriculum, and support student creativity through a wide range of extracurricular activities. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic and thriving educational environment that values the arts.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Supportive extracurricular programs

Qualifications

• Strong performer in music education with a record of inspiring students.
• Experience managing extracurricular music programs.
• Ability to lead the music department and set high standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and secure an outstanding music curriculum.
• Lead extracurricular music activities and programs.
• Act as a role model for students and staff.

Skills

Classroom leadership

Creativity in teaching

Support for student learning

Theoretical music knowledge

Education

Relevant music degree

Tools

MAC computers

Electric keyboards

Job description

Overview

This role provides the unique opportunity to take leadership of Music in a high performing and high-profile department, working under the Director of Creative and Performing Art. The teaching and provision for Music at the Archer Academy is held with high regard, enabling outstanding opportunities and outcomes for our students.

Creativity and the opportunity to inspire our student’s creativity is core to the values of the school. The role of Head of Music is to secure an outstanding music curriculum, enhanced by a wide range of extracurricular opportunities that enable students to flourish and embrace their talents.

The Music programme focuses on the development of an ambitious offer which stretches and challenges all of our students. The successful candidate must be a strong performer in their own right, in the classroom and/or other platforms, with theoretical knowledge to support students learning. The ability to lead by example is at the heart of our ethos, and the candidate must be a role model for the department and students.

Our curriculum design promotes and protects opportunities for the arts from Year 7, with enhanced provision in Year 9 and across the GCSE choices process. GCSE results are consistently outstanding. In 2024, Music GCSE results saw 46% of students marked 7+, and 100% of students were 5+. In a high achieving school examining in the top 7% of the country, Music was one of the top 3 achieving subjects achieving to target, last academic year. We currently teach from the OCR GCSE Exam Board.

Alongside the curriculum, a rich extracurricular offer further supports our students in realising their potential. Opportunities include Choirs, Orchestra, Jazz Band, as well as enrichments like MAC Composition and Theory Clubs. Our students regularly partake in a variety of performance opportunities including the East Finchley Festival, Whole School Musical (100+ pupils every year), St Jude's Proms, Archella (our very own summer festival) and many other regular school performances.

The school has 5 practice rooms and two specialist classrooms, including one teaching room with electric keyboards and one with 16 MACs. Recently we secured our final round of fundraising to build an additional studio performance space to be shared across the CPA team. We break ground this summer on the new build.

This post offers the unique opportunity to play a key role in further development of our curriculum and extracurricular Music provision in an outstanding school.

This post is offered on a part time basis - 0.8. Please discuss our flexible working opportunities with us.