International Music Teacher and Head of Performing Art
About This Role
ENGAGEMENT AND INTERACTION – SCHOOL AMBASSADOR TO INTERNAL COMMUNITY
§ Inspire trust and confidence in students, colleagues and parents;
§ Engage and motivate students;
§ Build a strong teaching team and create the conditions for it to excel;
§ Continually strive to develop the quality of students’ learning;
§ Use the student tracking and monitoring process to advance student learning and enhance professional practice in line with the school's aspirations and priorities;
§ Contribute significantly to school improvement/development planning and promote the learning priorities of the school development plan;
§ Manage the operation of the department/faculty smoothly and seamlessly;
§ Develop and deploy resources to support high quality student learning;
§ Promote the wider aspirations and values of the school.
PLANNING, PREPARATION AND TEACHING
§ Teach students so that they achieve the best they can by:
§ Planning effective teaching programmes which provide exemplary learning opportunities within and beyond the classroom;
§ Implement the embedded arts curriculum created in collaboration with The Juilliard School
§ Positively targeting and supporting individual learning needs;
§ Maintaining high levels of behaviour and discipline;
§ Effectively using homework and other extra-curricular learning opportunities;
§ Establishing a purposeful and safe learning environment;
§ Using modern technology to enhance learning opportunities;
§ Making use of Nord Anglia Education Global Campus online.
§ Make effective use of formative and summative assessment to plan challenging learning opportunities for all students
§ Monitor and record students’ learning to ensure they remain on track to achieve challenging targets
§ Report on progress to appropriate stakeholders.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
§ Support the life of the school beyond the classroom;
§ Lead one or more agreed after school activities each week;
§ Participate in residential weeks and other trips as appropriate;
§ Contribute to whole school learning initiatives during term.
§ Involvement in/supervision of all school productions.
LEADERSHIP
§ Coach, mentor and help develop subject teachers to be the best they can be;
§ Create meaningful accountability for outcomes;
§ Be an outstanding role model;
§ Create transformational change in the faculty.
§ Oversee peripatetic music/dance/drama teacher provision