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Part-time Teacher of Music
| Posting date: | 24 May 2025 |
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| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 12 June 2025 |
| Location: | London, E17 9RZ |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7df79c00-6c5d-451a-9947-657bb7756680 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
• Are you an inspirational teacher with a genuine passion for music?
• Do you enjoy sharing your enthusiasm for the subject with students, both within and beyond the classroom?
• Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your skills as part of a creative and inspiring team?
We are looking to appoint a talented and highly motivated part-time teacher of music. As a member of our Performing Arts faculty, you will be delivering an innovative and well-resourced music curriculum which reflects the aspirations and diversity of our community, as well as inspiring students through your classroom practice. Committed to ‘bringing out the gift’ in every student, you will contribute to our extra-curricular provision, which includes our nationally renowned steep pan band, choirs and orchestra.
Keen to build upon our existing examination successes, you will have a bold and ambitious vision of what our students can achieve. Your excellent subject knowledge and innovative classroom practice will help to inspire our students with your own love of learning. You will be committed to maintaining high standards of teaching and learning at Key Stages 3 and 4 and will enjoy the challenge of ensuring that all pupils achieve their full potential.
What the school offers its staff
Walthamstow School for Girls is a wonderful place to work, learn, teach and lead. We are passionate about education being a vehicle for promoting equality for all and our mission is to empower young women to become leaders of the future. We are a truly comprehensive school, proud of our diversity and committed to social justice.
Other benefits of working here:
• One of the lowest teaching time contact ratios in London, demonstrating that we have chosen to invest in our staff
• An understanding that work-life balance is important, including a commitment to staff wellbeing in our School Improvement Plan
• Home and Family weeks: termly non-meeting weeks throughout the year to support with reduced workload and staff wellbeing
• No report writing
• Beautiful school grounds, including staff terrace (in summer!)
• The possibility of flexible working contracts (37% of our staff are part-time)
• Regular wellbeing surveys and wellbeing slots in staff meetings; member of SLT with responsibility for staff wellbeing
• 97% of staff say the school is a happy and enjoyable place to work; 95% feel their professional contribution is valued; 73% feel they have a good work-life balance. This compares very favourably with the TES national Wellbeing report where only 20% of staff felt their workload was manageable.
• Employee Assistance: free 24-hour confidential counselling, help and information service
• Staff organised activities including a running club, yoga and Boxfit exercise sessions
• Cycle 2 work scheme
• Staff working in schools in Waltham Forest, regularly using computers, are eligible to apply for reimbursement towards some of the costs associated with eye tests and glasses
• Free on-site parking
• Lunch or breakfast provided on INSET days
• Free tea and coffee in the staff room
• Staff benefit from preferential admission criteria for their daughters.
Commitment to safeguarding
Walthamstow School for Girls is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
• Are you an inspirational teacher with a genuine passion for music?
• Do you enjoy sharing your enthusiasm for the subject with students, both within and beyond the classroom?
• Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your skills as part of a creative and inspiring team?
We are looking to appoint a talented and highly motivated part-time teacher of music. As a member of our Performing Arts faculty, you will be delivering an innovative and well-resourced music curriculum which reflects the aspirations and diversity of our community, as well as inspiring students through your classroom practice. Committed to ‘bringing out the gift’ in every student, you will contribute to our extra-curricular provision, which includes our nationally renowned steep pan band, choirs and orchestra.
Keen to build upon our existing examination successes, you will have a bold and ambitious vision of what our students can achieve. Your excellent subject knowledge and innovative classroom practice will help to inspire our students with your own love of learning. You will be committed to maintaining high standards of teaching and learning at Key Stages 3 and 4 and will enjoy the challenge of ensuring that all pupils achieve their full potential.
What the school offers its staff
Walthamstow School for Girls is a wonderful place to work, learn, teach and lead. We are passionate about education being a vehicle for promoting equality for all and our mission is to empower young women to become leaders of the future. We are a truly comprehensive school, proud of our diversity and committed to social justice.
Other benefits of working here:
• One of the lowest teaching time contact ratios in London, demonstrating that we have chosen to invest in our staff
• An understanding that work-life balance is important, including a commitment to staff wellbeing in our School Improvement Plan
• Home and Family weeks: termly non-meeting weeks throughout the year to support with reduced workload and staff wellbeing
• No report writing
• Beautiful school grounds, including staff terrace (in summer!)
• The possibility of flexible working contracts (37% of our staff are part-time)
• Regular wellbeing surveys and wellbeing slots in staff meetings; member of SLT with responsibility for staff wellbeing
• 97% of staff say the school is a happy and enjoyable place to work; 95% feel their professional contribution is valued; 73% feel they have a good work-life balance. This compares very favourably with the TES national Wellbeing report where only 20% of staff felt their workload was manageable.
• Employee Assistance: free 24-hour confidential counselling, help and information service
• Staff organised activities including a running club, yoga and Boxfit exercise sessions
• Cycle 2 work scheme
• Staff working in schools in Waltham Forest, regularly using computers, are eligible to apply for reimbursement towards some of the costs associated with eye tests and glasses
• Free on-site parking
• Lunch or breakfast provided on INSET days
• Free tea and coffee in the staff room
• Staff benefit from preferential admission criteria for their daughters.
Commitment to safeguarding
Walthamstow School for Girls is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.