JJOB TITLE: Teacher of Music for Giggleswick Prep and Pre-school
LOCATION: Giggleswick School
RESPONSIBLE TO: Director of Music and Head of Giggleswick Prep School
RESPONSIBLE FOR: Music teaching and development of music across the Prep and Pre-school
HOURS OF WORK: 25.5 hours per week. Term Time Only

OTHER

1. All teaching staff are expected to follow the Staff Code of Conduct and to follow the guidance laid out in the Staff Handbook.
2. Assist with break/lunch duties as part of a duty rota each week.
3. Contribute to the school’s CASE/Activities programme which runs 4-5pm.
4. Other tasks may develop and been added to this role, following suitable training and subject to time available.
5. Be fully knowledgeable of the Health and Safety regulations in the area of responsibility.
6. Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not have been identified. Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from the Head to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.
7. This job description may be amended at any time following discussion between the Manager and member of staff and will be reviewed annually.

JOB PURPOSE

As part of Giggleswick School’s Music Department, this role is specifically focussed on providing teaching and support to the Prep School and Mill House Pre-School but may involve supporting the Senior School where required.

TEACHING DUTIES

• Oversight of the delivery of the academic music curriculum.
• Produce Medium- and short-term planning – The medium-term planning is to be completed half termly, the aims are to be taken from the National Curriculum / School Subject Policy documents. The short-term planning will give more detailed lesson plans based upon the medium-term planning and include appropriate differentiation.
• To deliver two Music lessons to Pre-school pupils each week.
• To teach an academic lesson (approximately 5 hours per week), and an additional lesson (approximately 5 hours per week) focusing on developing skills on different instruments/performances per class, to all Prep School classes.
• All members of staff are expected to attend regular staff meetings, parent-teacher conferences and attend INSET, including at the start of each term.
• The provision of an appropriate and stimulating learning area, including effective classroom organisation, which provides for efficient use and storage of necessary resources so they can, as far as possible, be used and maintained by the children
• Monitoring the children’s work so that learning experiences and children’s progress can be effectively monitored to ensure progression. Write reports on each child across the year (including two full reports with comments per child a year), and reports for transfer to other schools if required.·
• Be appropriate to the children’s individual physical, intellectual, creative, emotional and social needs, ensuring it closely matches the stages of development and abilities of the children; by providing suitably differentiated activities for each child, including those with specific learning difficulties and ‘more able’ pupils.
• Work alongside Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 colleagues to plan a balanced curriculum, and supporting the school’s curriculum map, that develops skills and knowledge.
• The promotion of the highest possible standards of behaviour, commitment and achievement by the children