Teacher Of Music

Reports to: Director of Music & Big Band

Start date: September 2024

Location: Isaac Newton Academy, 1 Cricklefield Pl, Ilford IG1 1FY

Salary: Ark MPS/ UPS (£35,368-£53,230) depending on experience

Closing Date: 5pm, Thursday 28th March 2024

Interviews: Candidates will be contacted once shortlisted

Isaac Newton Academy is a non-denominational, non-selective school, welcoming students of all backgrounds from the local community. We opened in 2012 with our inaugural cohort of 180 year 7 students. Isaac Newton Academy is an all through school with students from Reception to Year 13. Our mission is - striving together to be pioneers whose legacy makes a positive difference for our world.

The school was founded on the belief that all students can make dramatic progress within the right environment. Students, teachers, staff and parents are committed to making Isaac Newton a vibrant and inclusive learning community in which everyone can succeed.

We offer a rich curriculum emphasising core academic subjects, whilst providing the facilities, time and specialist staff to ensure students develop across a range of subjects. Music is at the heart of our school, with every student learning an instrument and all secondary students having the chance to be part of our Big Band ensembles.

Our school won Secondary School of the Year in the 2018 Shine a Light Awards for its commitment to developing students’ communication skills and was shortlisted for Secondary School of the Year in the 2018 TES Awards. Our Music Department won the ‘Outstanding Music Department’ award in the National Music and Drama awards and were recently shortlisted for Excellence in Creative Arts at the TES School Awards 2023.

We are looking for an inspirational Teacher of Music to work alongside the Director of Music & Big Band to be part of and develop one of the most successful music departments in the country.

Our Music department is exceptionally well resourced with two Mac Suites, a large set of practice rooms, a recording studio, three full-sized classrooms and a large department of seven teachers.

Our Key Stage 3 students receive two hours of Music teaching per week, one hour of core music and one hour of group instrumental tuition. During KS3 core music lessons we workshop a variety of styles of Music from all over the world. We perform and compose as a whole class through singing, drumming and using a range of other instruments as authentically as possible. At KS3, classes become a beat-boxing troop, a choir, music technicians, West African drummers, dhol groups, film composers, protest song-writers, Romantic Orchestras, band members and much more. This curriculum is also geared towards developing students’ musical identity in one or more areas along well-planned and resourced roots of progression from absolute beginner to expert A level proficiency without the requirement for additional peripatetic support.

Our GCSE uptake and results place us in the top 5 comprehensive schools in the country. This year we have over 100 GCSE music students, an incredible number for a school with a cohort like ours, and we are always aiming to attract more.

We have a large A level classes each year in which all students rely on instrumental or vocal skills developed free-of-charge within classroom music lessons.

The successful candidate must demonstrate a growth mindset and deeply believe in the capacity of all children to develop musically. They must be able to teach exemplary KS3, GCSE and A Level music lessons. It would be desirable for the candidate to be a proficient saxophone player.

To get a better flavour of Music at INA watch these videos:

https://youtu.be/sLpVwKV71T8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yjtK1sqcgM&t=1s

For further information on this brilliant opportunity as well as the fantastic benefits available, please see the job description and person specification below.

Job Description & Person Specification

If you would like to have an informal discussion with the Principal about the role, or have technical questions about the application process, please contact his Executive Assistant and HR Lead Sam Jones at HR@isaacnewtonacademy.org. We look forward to receiving your application.

Applications will be reviewed periodically, and the school may close the vacancy early if high numbers of applications are received so early applications are advisable.

Please note that if you are shortlisted for the role that we will complete online searches as part of due diligence checks in line with KCSIE guidance.

To read more about Ark, please visit https://arkonline.org/about-us/what-we-do

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in our academies. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process which will include questions about safeguarding.

This process is outlined here, but can be provided in more detail if requested. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service.