Head of Music

at  Unity Schools Partnership

Samuel Ward Academy
Head of Music
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: MPR/UPR (£30,000 to £46,525) + TLR £3212
Start date: September 2024 or January 2025
Samuel Ward Academy is looking to appoint a dynamic teacher to lead the Music Department. This is an excellent opportunity for an inspiring leader with the ambition and vision to grow a strong department.
We are looking for a teacher of the highest calibre who has an excellent understanding of the subject and the ability to motivate, challenge and inspire our students. The successful candidate will be a highly skilled, innovative, creative and enthusiastic practitioner with a determination to achieve the highest outcomes. Already an excellent teacher, you will be ambitious to become an excellent leader as well.
The successful candidate will benefit from an excellent CPD offer including the possibility to pursue formal qualifications. You will join a school with a highly visible and supportive SLT, a sensible to approach to workload and a calm, respectful working environment. The team you will lead are highly committed, supportive and innovative- and you will be able to lead them to even greater success.
Samuel Ward is a successful 11-18 co-educational academy. We are situated in pleasant surroundings on the western edge of Suffolk, within easy reach of Cambridge and Bury St Edmunds. We benefit from excellent facilities; our new £10m building opened in April 2019. We were inspected by Ofsted in November 2022 and were pleased to be graded a good school.
We continually strive to be better and the successful candidate will have a key hand in shaping an exciting future. We take staff wellbeing very seriously. Unity Schools Partnership operate a two week October half term break with other holidays remaining in line with national patterns. The school day has been extended slightly to ensure we deliver the same amount of in-school time over the year.
Candidates are encouraged to visit our website to learn more about us and to see our Staff Well-being Charter.
We would be delighted to show prospective applicants around during the school day. When you meet our staff and students we are sure you will want to be part of our community. If you would like an informal discussion prior to submitting your application then please contact 01440 760333 or kfranks@samuelward.co.uk
Closing date: 9:00am, 14 June 2024
Interview date: W/C 17 June 2024
Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.
In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs. Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post.
Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.
We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, we’ll facilitate this wherever we can – whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. We’re keen to ensure we’re designing an organisation that works for everyone, so we particularly encourage applications from different under-represented groups.
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Please refer the Job description for details