Teacher of Music
| Posting date: | 11 April 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 April 2025 |
| Location: | Torpoint, Cornwall, PL11 2NH |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | b73c331e-23e9-412b-b794-2f14dee4dfc9-1 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, dynamic and motivated teacher of Music to develop an outstanding music provision in Torpoint Community College, located on the beautiful Rame Peninsula in Southeast Cornwall. As the only music teacher, the successful candidate will be a self-starter who strives to achieve and maintain the highest standards. We seek a creative, outstanding practitioner who is confident in teaching at both Key Stage 3 and 4 (GCSE) and is willing to work as part of a wider team to support and deliver an array of performances and enrichment activities. The successful candidate will receive a TLR to lead the development of music at the College, playing a key role in shaping our music provision.
As we work towards creating a Performing Arts Faculty, bringing together Drama and Music, this role offers an exciting opportunity for potential future progression
The successful candidate will:
• map, plan, implement and assess the music curriculum
• be creative and dynamic in the classroom maintaining high standards of teaching and learning across the Key Stages
• have excellent interpersonal skills and a team ethos, as well as being adept at working independently
• have a passion for performance and recognise the Performing Arts are central to a positive culture in schools
• have a ‘can do’ attitude to problem solving.
What the school offers its staff
You will be joining a friendly team of staff in a lovely location on a site that sits amongst its own well-maintained grounds. You will also have access to free parking and be able to participate in a range of staff wellbeing activities and events.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, dynamic and motivated teacher of Music to develop an outstanding music provision in Torpoint Community College, located on the beautiful Rame Peninsula in Southeast Cornwall. As the only music teacher, the successful candidate will be a self-starter who strives to achieve and maintain the highest standards. We seek a creative, outstanding practitioner who is confident in teaching at both Key Stage 3 and 4 (GCSE) and is willing to work as part of a wider team to support and deliver an array of performances and enrichment activities. The successful candidate will receive a TLR to lead the development of music at the College, playing a key role in shaping our music provision.
As we work towards creating a Performing Arts Faculty, bringing together Drama and Music, this role offers an exciting opportunity for potential future progression
The successful candidate will:
• map, plan, implement and assess the music curriculum
• be creative and dynamic in the classroom maintaining high standards of teaching and learning across the Key Stages
• have excellent interpersonal skills and a team ethos, as well as being adept at working independently
• have a passion for performance and recognise the Performing Arts are central to a positive culture in schools
• have a ‘can do’ attitude to problem solving.
What the school offers its staff
You will be joining a friendly team of staff in a lovely location on a site that sits amongst its own well-maintained grounds. You will also have access to free parking and be able to participate in a range of staff wellbeing activities and events.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.