Music Teacher

Contract:  Permanent

Salary: MPS/UPS                    

Site: Queen Katharine Academy                    
Closing date: 9am 13th May 2024

Start: September 2024

Thomas Deacon Education Trust withhold the right to withdraw the advert and/or interview suitable candidates before the specified closing date.

Are you a passionate music educator with a drive to inspire and empower students through music?

Ready to join a vibrant school community where creativity, collaboration, and innovation thrive?

Look no further!

Our dynamic music department is seeking a talented and enthusiastic music teacher to join our team.

The successful candidate will be committed to planning and delivering a high quality, interesting curriculum, which will challenge and inspire all our students. 

As an ideal candidate, you will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, allowing you to effectively collaborate with colleagues, engage with students and parents, and contribute to a positive and collaborative school culture. You are adaptable, flexible, and willing to embrace new teaching methodologies and technologies to enhance student learning and will be open to the teaching and delivery of Music Technology along with Music. 

Above all, you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of students through music education. You are committed to fostering creativity, self-expression, and personal growth, and you are dedicated to empowering students to become confident and lifelong musicians.

If you are an outstanding practitioner with drive, resilience and ambition then we would love to hear from you. 

The department is well resourced and led by fantastic practitioners and we are looking to appoint a colleague who shares their enthusiasm and unwavering determination to help every student enjoy, achieve and progress.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a school within one of the well-regarded Trusts in the eastern region. The school has a great history of success and a bright and exciting future and we are looking for an ambitious and dynamic teacher to steer it through the next stage of its development. Collaboration, educational research and professional development are at the core of how the schools within Thomas Deacon Education Trust work together. With a clear focus on teaching at all levels, including Sixth Form, the Trust is well placed to provide great opportunities to promote Queen Katharine Academy as a leading school and you will be given effective support to develop you personally as an outstanding teacher. 

ECT specifics

·         Reduced timetable.

·         Dedicated mentor.

·         Opportunity to observe excellent teachers within TDET.

·         Bespoke in-house CPD.

·         Weekly Mentor meetings.

·         Support from senior staff.

·         Potential to start employment prior to summer holidays.

The Trust offers:

·         Progression opportunities across the Trust

·         Access to the most generous pension schemes in the UK (LGPS & teachers’ pension scheme)

·         Free & confidential Employee Assistance Programme

·         Continuous development, e.g. regular CPD sessions, coaching, Trust training days

·         Free eye test vouchers and flu vaccinations

·         Cycle to work scheme

·         A supportive Early Careers Teacher programme

·         £250 Recommend a friend scheme

·         Collaborative working across schools in the Trust

Thomas Deacon Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Academy will require the successful candidate to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.