Teacher of Music
About This Role
We are seeking to appoint a Teacher of Music who will support the department to achieve excellent outcomes for our students. We are looking for the candidate who will possess the key knowledge, attributes and skills to deliver engaging lessons that motivate and enthuse the students at Sir Thomas Wharton Academy to invest in their learning.
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy already has a strong team of professionals delivering high quality learning in and out of the classroom who work together to achieve our Academy vision ‘to deliver exceptional learning experiences that enable all young people to thrive in a competitive world and lead successful and fulfilling lives’. If you feel you would like to be a part of that team and could make a valuable contribution to driving standards and performance to the next level, we would like to hear from you.
A visit to the Academy, so you can meet the Principal and key middle and senior leaders is welcomed, to enable you to discuss the post in more detail.
The ideal candidate will:
- be a driven, proactive, and positive individual with an unwavering commitment to continuously improving their own standards of teaching and learning.
- fully 'buy in' to using IRIS and regular drop-in feedback as a mechanism to improving their day-to-day performance as a teacher.
- have the ability and desire to deliver exceptional teaching and learning.
- be a dynamic practitioner with a relentless desire to drive up educational standards and deliver exceptional outcomes for all cohorts of pupils.
- have excellent subject knowledge and be able to teach music effectively across the age and ability ranges.
- have a track record of delivering clear impact with their own classes.
- be a team player and work closely with other leaders and professionals to develop and implement effective strategies and processes of departmental improvement.
- have a true growth mindset, exceptional work ethic and a sense of humour.
- be committed to the Sir Thomas Wharton Academy vision.
- have the knowledge and experience of the context in which Sir Thomas Wharton Academy operates.