Director of Music
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 14 Mawrth 2026 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 02 Ebrill 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0BP |
| Cwmni: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 0ed8109f-557e-4245-afaa-a44b3d92647d |
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What skills and experience we're looking for
The Director of Music shall provide strategic leadership of the Music Department, including the application of the School’s policies and development priorities to secure high level outcomes for all students studying and participating in Music. S/he shall lead, monitor and evaluate the Music provision, and work with senior colleagues to ensure that Music students are well motivated to achieve demanding personal goals. S/he shall ensure that the Music Department aims for the highest possible standards of educational provision through the setting of rigorous targets which support the Department’s and School’s development priorities. S/he will provide a comprehensive extra-curricular programme of music and be fully involved in all aspects of music provision, including Assemblies, Special Events and Services.
What the school offers its staff
This position involves the leadership and teaching of Music. The person appointed will be responsible for the Music Department. She/he will work with the Senior Team to promote the strategic direction for the Department within the context of a Selective School. The School has a demanding curriculum in which reading and the pursuit of scholarship are seen as of the first importance. The successful candidate will have a strong academic and musical background.
The Music Department at Westcliff High School for Boys (WHSB) has been a high performing Department for many years. We have consistently achieved outstanding results in Public Examinations. The Department has grown considerably over recent years. There are presently four classes taking GCSE Music in Year 10 and Year 11 and, while Sixth Form numbers fluctuate, it is not uncommon for class-sizes to be in the double figures.
Music is central to the life of the School: hymns are sung twice a week, usually accompanied by organ scholars, and each Wednesday there is a musical performance in assembly. There is a busy annual calendar of concerts performed to an exceptionally high standard, including three Chamber Recitals, three orchestral concerts, two Big Band concerts, and regular services. Ensembles and choirs meet each week to rehearse, including the Westcliff Sinfonia (orchestra), Big Band, Jazz Band, Choir, Treble Choir, String Ensemble and Brass Ensemble. There is also a musical production in collaboration with the drama department each year. At least one trip runs every term to see a concert or opera in London. Instrumental and singing lessons are popular, and the department is home to twelve members of peripatetic staff who are line-managed by the Director of Music.
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.
The Director of Music shall provide strategic leadership of the Music Department, including the application of the School’s policies and development priorities to secure high level outcomes for all students studying and participating in Music. S/he shall lead, monitor and evaluate the Music provision, and work with senior colleagues to ensure that Music students are well motivated to achieve demanding personal goals. S/he shall ensure that the Music Department aims for the highest possible standards of educational provision through the setting of rigorous targets which support the Department’s and School’s development priorities. S/he will provide a comprehensive extra-curricular programme of music and be fully involved in all aspects of music provision, including Assemblies, Special Events and Services.
What the school offers its staff
This position involves the leadership and teaching of Music. The person appointed will be responsible for the Music Department. She/he will work with the Senior Team to promote the strategic direction for the Department within the context of a Selective School. The School has a demanding curriculum in which reading and the pursuit of scholarship are seen as of the first importance. The successful candidate will have a strong academic and musical background.
The Music Department at Westcliff High School for Boys (WHSB) has been a high performing Department for many years. We have consistently achieved outstanding results in Public Examinations. The Department has grown considerably over recent years. There are presently four classes taking GCSE Music in Year 10 and Year 11 and, while Sixth Form numbers fluctuate, it is not uncommon for class-sizes to be in the double figures.
Music is central to the life of the School: hymns are sung twice a week, usually accompanied by organ scholars, and each Wednesday there is a musical performance in assembly. There is a busy annual calendar of concerts performed to an exceptionally high standard, including three Chamber Recitals, three orchestral concerts, two Big Band concerts, and regular services. Ensembles and choirs meet each week to rehearse, including the Westcliff Sinfonia (orchestra), Big Band, Jazz Band, Choir, Treble Choir, String Ensemble and Brass Ensemble. There is also a musical production in collaboration with the drama department each year. At least one trip runs every term to see a concert or opera in London. Instrumental and singing lessons are popular, and the department is home to twelve members of peripatetic staff who are line-managed by the Director of Music.
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.