Teacher of Music

Allerton Grange School; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Allerton Grange School in Leeds, West Yorkshire is seeking a passionate Music Teacher for a permanent post. The role offers MPS/UPS and requires strong subject knowledge and delivery to drive progress within a curriculum-focused environment.

The successful candidate will inspire students, lead and conduct ensembles, support enrichment activities such as concerts and trips, and collaborate with leadership to advance the department and school community.

Qualifications

• Be an inspirational teacher with a proven track record of success.
• Embrace curriculum changes to drive progress and outcomes.
• Inspire, engage and enthuse students, staff and the wider community.
• Strong subject knowledge and advanced theory knowledge (Grade 5 theory minimum).
• Lead/conduct extra-curricular ensembles.
• Contribute to enrichment opportunities such as annual European tour, daily sessions after school, 4-5 concerts a year and trips.
• Support the Curriculum Leader in Primary Transition work.
• Innovative in curriculum contributions with Sibelius, GarageBand and Logic Pro.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality instrumental and vocal music tuition within a curriculum-focused framework.
• Lead and develop extra-curricular ensembles and concerts.
• Collaborate with colleagues to raise progress and outcomes across the department.
• Contribute to enrichment activities and school tours.

Skills

Inspiring teaching

Music theory

Ensembles leadership

Sibelius

GarageBand

Logic Pro

Singing

Tools

Sibelius

GarageBand

Logic Pro

Job description

Teacher of Music

Leeds, West Yorkshire

MPS/UPS

Permanent

Allerton Grange School

ASPIRE, GROW, SUCCEED

Are you passionate about teaching Music and looking for an opportunity to focus on the subject you love?

Would you like to be part of a great team of talented professionals in a curriculum-focused role?

If so, we want to hear from you!

Our Culture

We are proud to be a school delivering an exceptional quality of education. We are true to our core values and enable our employees to engage in challenging and rewarding work, whilst at the same time supporting them to aspire, grow and succeed. We believe that engaged, motivated and happy staff are the foundation of a successful school community.

Our Values

The Allerton Grange values are the behaviours and qualities that are valued in fellow employees and our staff community. At Allerton Grange, we place particular emphasis on the following values, behaviours and qualities. This means we are looking to recruit and promote people who live these values on a daily basis.

• Integrity
• Compassion
• Community
• Humility
• Emotional Intelligence
• Courage
• Critical Thinker
• Collaborative
• Diligent
• A Role Model

The challenge to us all at Allerton Grange School is to continue to improve and grow as a community. We need to unlock the skill, passion and discretionary effort that undoubtedly exists within our teachers in order to reinforce the status of our wonderful profession as well as promote individual wellbeing. We also want to ensure that our teachers feel able to make the next steps in their career but we also wish to create a culture here at Allerton Grange School that encourages them to stay and grow with us.

The successful post holder will:-

• Be an inspirational teacher with a proven track record of success.
• Embrace the current changes to the curriculum and drive up progress and outcomes.
• Have the ability to inspire, engage and enthuse students, staff and the wider community.
• Have a professional drive, energy, determination and aspiration.
• Collaborate and work with key leaders across school to support further school improvement.
• A well established and confident musician including singing.
• Strong subject knowledge and advanced theory knowledge (Grade 5 theory minimum) to assist with high end composition.
• Able to lead/conduct extra-curricular ensembles.
• Willing to contribute to the department's enrichment opportunities such as a yearly European tour, daily extra-curricular sessions after school, 4-5 concerts a year and trips.
• Support the Curriculum Leader in Primary Transition work.
• Innovative in curriculum contribution.Competence in using music software such as Sibelius, Garage Band and Logic Pro.

We will offer:-

• A talented and committed staff team who are supportive of each other. This includes framework for staff voice and a fair workload charter to ensure wellbeing and a good work life balance.
• A Headteacher, Leadership Team and Governing Body committed to creating a school of outstanding practice.
• The opportunity to grow in your teaching practice and work with young people in a truly comprehensive, multi-cultural community environment.
• Excellent professional development opportunities, including a subject-specific CPD model which focuses on subject knowledge.
• Fantastic building resources and facilities.

If you share our values, ambition, have a proven track record, and relish a new challenge we look forward to receiving your application.