Music Teacher

If you are a candidate committed to high quality teaching and learning who wants to develop your career - we want to hear from you! Students at Chessington School love music. Come and be part of a great school and excellent Faculty.

Due to growth within the Faculty, Chessington School is seeking an engaging and passionate teacher to deliver music in Key Stage 3. The successful candidate will be joining a Faculty that is focused on creativity, support and collaboration and is a leading department in the school.

You will be ambitious for young people and for yourself, keen to continually develop your practice, sharing what works best with your colleagues. You will be an enthusiastic teacher who can motivate and challenge students. This is a unique opportunity to join a community of staff striving to create a truly great comprehensive school.

We welcome applications from experienced teachers and those who are newer to the profession.

The successful candidate:

• Love music in all its forms

• will champion all of our young people

• is passionate about the importance of education and their subject area.

• refuses to accept that disadvantage or SEND should limit ambition or potential

• is consistently an excellent practitioner with a positive work ethic.

• is student centred and progress focused

• stays solution based

• is reflective, with a constant drive to improve

• is a versatile and proactive professional who is flexible in their operational and strategic outlook

• Will have a commitment to safeguarding. Ensuring students grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care, and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.

• Will be happy to run an extracurricular club and support calendared musical performances

Why work at Chessington School:

• Our students are wonderful. They love the school, their teachers and learning.

• £30 million state of the art modern facilities in an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ school (February 2024)

• Fantastic support from line managers and SLT who genuinely want to see you succeed and thrive.

• Excellent opportunities for career progression and professional development in a successful family of schools within the Every Child Every Day Trust

• A school dedicated to well-being. Increased length of October Half Term, workload reducing feedback strategies, subsidised gym membership, onsite childcare and more.

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Chessington Music Department (performance faculty)

The Chessington Music Department is part of the Performance faculty. The Music team currently consists of one HOD and five peripatetic specialist teachers. The Performance Faculty has a good blend of experience and works well collaboratively as a team. The department often takes part in mentoring trainee music teachers in their teaching practice. The faculty have a range of performances throughout the year including concerts, showcases and are part of the school production.

The students are set in ability groups for their music lessons, but these are fluid and monitored regularly. The school has developed a scheme of work to suit learners at Chessington School. Our KS4 offer is BTEC level 2 Tech award in Music Practise. We also offer GCSE Music to high achieving Year 11 students that are interested in A-level study.

The music classrooms and rehearsal rooms are located together in our own corridor, with teachers having their own classroom. Each classroom is equipped with a Promethean board and visualiser. One room has iMac computers running Garageband and Logic. The other is for keyboards, Samba and ukulele. There are three rehearsal rooms including a studio room with multicore connections and a theatre with collapsible seating, PA and newly installed lighting rig.

Here’s what our teachers say:

“I have been at this school for 9 years and I love it! It gets better and better each year without losing the supportive and caring environment” Head of Subject

I am in my ECT year. The CPD, support and commitment I get has been overwhelming. I made the right choice” ECT New Teacher

“This is the best school I have ever worked at” Deputy Headteacher

Interview Date: Interviews will be held when suitable applications are received. We reserve the right to withdraw the advert if suitable candidates are found.

The Governing Body are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young persons and the Headteacher must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure from the DBS