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SalaryThe Governors wish to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic and inspiring Music Teacher to join our dedicated, friendly and supportive team.
St Joseph’s is an outstanding school and is one of the top performing catholic state primary school nationally. We believe that every child deserves an outstanding learning experience. In order to achieve this, we ensure that every teacher receives high quality professional development to support them to become excellent teachers.
The successful applicant should be positive, dynamic and have a genuine engaging enthusiasm for music. You need to be able to drive excellence by valuing and developing others. The ethos at St Joseph’s is a key strength of the school and we are seeking to recruit a passionate and creative professional. This post would suit either an Early Career Teacher or a more experienced practitioner who is well-qualified, energetic, and enthusiastic about both their subject and teaching and learning. The successful candidate would relish the challenge of teaching in an outstanding, collaborative primary school as well as contributing to the extensive program of cross-curricular music with the exciting opportunities that this affords. The governors will also consider an unqualified practitioner with exemplary teaching experience.
If you would like to join a team of high-performing practitioners who are committed to ongoing improvement, improving the life chances of our children and who enjoy working together, we want to hear from you.
We offer you:
- enthusiastic staff, who are passionate about children’s learning and committed to raising standards;
- fantastic children;
- a very supportive family atmosphere with a strong sense of community;
- first class training and development opportunities and a strong commitment to your professional development and career management, including NPQs or support towards a Master’s degree;
- support for bicycle purchase scheme.
You will:
- have the ability to play one or more musical instrument to a high level;
- have a broad base of music subject knowledge;
- have a genuine love of music and ability to inspire and engage pupils across EYFS, KS1 and KS2;
- have the ability to produce school music events;
- be able to demonstrate excellent student progress;
- be creative, innovative and able to differentiate effectively;
- be committed to upholding the ethos of our school;
- have the ability to raise standards and fully adhere to the professional teaching standards;
- be a professional who communicates clear expectations and promotes positive behaviour;
- be highly motivated and committed to excellence with high expectations;
- inspire and motivate children to learn and achieve.
Please visit our website www.stjosephsrc.co.uk for information on our school.
Secondary practitioners and ECT’s are very welcome to apply
- In the first instance, please send your
C.V. to: admin@stjo.brent.sch.uk
- No recruitment agencies – direct applicants ONLY
- Closing date: Open until vacancy filled
St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School is a mixed Roman Catholic voluntary aided school for children aged 3-11 in Brent, London. It has around 490 pupils, 90% of which are from ethnic minorities.
St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School has excellent links with its parish church, The Shrine of Our Lady of Willesden, with the parish priest making weekly visits to the school as part of its pastoral programme. During the Early Years Foundation Stage, there is a strong emphasis on learning through play, both child initiated and planned play.
St Joseph’s is now a National Support School.
Headteacher
Dawn Titus
Values and vision
St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School aims to provide a stimulating learning environment in which each child can fulfil his or her academic potential. Appropriate provision is made for the moral, emotional, physical intellectual and special needs of pupils at each stage in their development.
The school strives to create a climate where lessons are entirely focused on learning and believes that it achieves this by achieving outstanding behaviour in its pupils.. It seeks to offer every person the opportunity to be a unique and valued individual, sharing and developing belief in the teachings of Jesus through everyday relationships and mutual respect in dealings with one another.
Ofsted
“Teaching is outstanding. Pupils succeed because lessons are consistently good and outstanding. There is a wide range of very effective extra support for pupils. All staff have very high expectations.”
View St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School’s latest Ofsted report
