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SalaryThis role is responsible for the successful running of the music department, leading and managing peripatetic staff within the department effectively. The post holder is required to play a full and active role in the broader School life, such as weekend activities. All new academic staff, who are non-residential, are required to commit to one evening duty every two school weeks in one of the boarding houses by arrangement with the Assistant Principal (Pastoral & Welfare).
Start Date: 1 January 2025
Hours: 0.8 FTE (approx.). This is a part time post based on a normal working week of Monday to Friday throughout term time. The school will try to accommodate all teaching into 4 days each week, but cannot guarantee this in any particular year.
Role purpose:
- To be responsible for the successful running of the department
- To lead and manage peripatetic members of staff as appropriate
- To teach (Key Stage 3 and 4 music to include (I)GCSE Music and ABRSM Grade 5 Theory) in line with the prevailing curriculum offer
- To contribute to the highest academic standards at The Royal Ballet School
- Support the aims and ethos of the School
- To lead the School Choirs and prepare students/ensembles for a range of performance opportunities across the academic year.
MAIN DUTIES
Curriculum:
- Producing an annual Departmental (Curriculum) Review and Handbook in line with the School's objectives
- Selecting appropriate specifications (where relevant) and devising, producing and updating Schemes of Work for these
- Promoting and monitoring student progress
- Ensuring appropriate preparation for public (external) and/or internal examinations
- Providing up-to-date information on the subject for the School's website, and for current and prospective parents
- Ensuring that subject provision is in line with current best-practice and developments in the subject.
