Head of Music - Surbiton, United Kingdom - United Learning

United Learning
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Job Title:

Head of Music (Girls' Preparatory School)**The Head of Music will be responsible for the organisational and administrative tasks of the department.


Primary Reporting Line:
Director of Music


Secondary Reporting line:
Head of the Girls' Preparatory School


Start Date:
September 2023


Tenure:
Permanent, Full-Time


Remuneration:
Competitive - based on the Surbiton High School Pay Scale, plus TLR


Application Deadline:8:00am, Thursday 5 January 2023


Interviews to be held week commencing:9 January 2023


Key Responsibilities:


_ Teaching and Learning _

  • To lead by example model outstanding teaching and learning and be fully involved in curricular and cocurricular Music.
  • To lead the Department in pursuit of continuous improvement through innovation, strategic planning, and sharing of best practice.
  • To monitor the quality of teaching and learning through regular observations of department staff, work scrutiny and pupil feedback.
  • To challenge teachers who underperform and use coaching strategies to help them improve, acting as a conduit with SLT via line manager to ensure correct support is provided. Coach and support members of your team to ensure skill/knowledge base along with willingness to improve/develop is high.
  • To develop members of the team by clear and carefully planned distribution and delegation of suitable tasks for example peer observation, methods for using AfL and other new initiatives. Identifying strengths in the team to help ensure the development of new teaching strategies, and pupil tasks.
  • To promote the use of Digital Learning Technologies to support student achievement.
  • To ensure that all members of department follow the Schools' rewards procedures consistently.
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Results _**- To promote the use of target-setting and AFL to inform teaching and learning.

  • To ensure the development of teachers in aspects of supporting pupil progress.
  • To review, analyse and evaluate results throughout the year.
  • To ensure reporting on pupil progress follows the School's policy.
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Curriculum _**- To work collaboratively with the Head of Music at the Boys' Preparatory School and Senior School Music Department on continually developing and updating the Schemes of Work.


  • To use areas of strength and expertise amongst team and beyond SHS to develop curriculum delivery.
To keep abreast of, and communicate to the Department, changes in policies, guidelines, and other national initiatives.

  • To ensure that written records are kept as appropriate and in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018.
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Co-Curricular _**- To work collectively as a team, identify suitable co-curricular activities that enrich the curriculum and broaden the pupil learning experience.

Establish and maintain an effective working partnership with the Head of Instrumental Music.

  • To plan, with the Director of Music and the Head of Music at the Boys' Preparatory School, a cocurricular timetable which is effective and achievable, reflecting and best using the resources available to the department, including staff, teaching space and equipment.
  • To monitor the Girls' Preparatory School's activities affecting Individual Music Lessons by managing the calendar which details times at which individual music lessons may not take place and ensuring that policies agreed with SLT are followed.
  • To manage the following aspects of the Preparatory Schools' Instrumental Programme (providing free instrumental lessons to pupils in Years 3 and 5), in collaboration with the Head of Music at the Boys' Preparatory School:
  • all communication with parents
- hire of school and external instruments
- maintenance of school instruments

  • To monitor and develop/support the contribution made by members of your team and relevant VMTs (Visiting Music Teachers) to cocurricular activities.
  • To ensure accurate and uptodate information is maintained in relevant cocurricular documentation.
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Values _**- To engage in on-going personal and professional development to provide high quality and innovative educational leadership.

  • To effectively communicate whole school changes to team, coaching team members to develop their understanding and skill base surrounding new teaching strategies.
  • To be aligned to the School's values and be a respected and wellinformed conduit to whole school change.
  • To ensure Department compliance with agreed school policies for assessment, recording, contacts with parents etc.
  • To promote the School's ethos of May Love Always Lead Us and the Best in Everyone.
  • To implement all school policies.
  • To work cooperatively with SLT and all colleagues.
  • To promote the School and its courses and activities, including participation in external and internal marketing activities.
  • To uphold the good reputation of the School and of United Learning with students, parents, other schools and in general.
  • To ensure the principles and practices
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