What skills and experience we're looking forAbout You:As a Teacher of Music at Wrenn School, you will bring your passion for.....
What skills and experience we're looking for
About You:
As a Teacher of Music at Wrenn School, you will bring your passion for music and dedication to inspiring students, fostering their musical talents, and creating an engaging and challenging learning environment. Our ideal candidate would:
• Foster a love of learning, be adaptable and creative, able to engage students with innovative teaching methods.
• Be an outstanding and reflective classroom practitioner.
• Set high expectations and be a positive role model – consistently demonstrating the positive attitudes, values and behaviours which we expect of pupils.
Requirements:
To apply for the Teacher of Music opportunity you must hold:
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and a degree or equivalent
• Proven track record of outstanding teaching including marking and assessment
• Experience in teaching Key Stage 3 and 4 Music
What the school offers its staff
About Our School:
The Wrenn School is unique, we are lucky enough to be a split site school, enabling us to provide a lower and upper school site. The school has beautiful grounds, purpose-built Art, Music, Drama and Design Technology, Wrenn Astro, playing fields, hard play areas and Gyms provide excellent facilities for our pupils. We aim for excellence in all that we do, we invest heavily in the development of our pupils’ and find ways to nurture them both academically and personally. During their time at Wrenn our students thrive, we are proud of the outcomes that they achieve, and we believe that all students can make outstanding progress and experience individual success.
About the Music Department
At Wrenn School, the music department, with the support of the Curriculum Leader for Performance, is dedicated to delivering exceptional lessons that engage and challenge all students. The school offers a subsidised peripatetic service, providing one-to-one tuition in a variety of musical instruments, typically during school hours. Throughout their time at the academy, students have the opportunity to participate in a wide range of trips and visits, including attending performances such as The Lion King musical in London. The extra-curricular programme enriches students’ experiences beyond the standard curriculum, offering activities like choir, orchestra, drama, dance, and an acoustic super-band, allowing them to build upon their classroom learning and showcase their talents.
Further details about the role
About Creative Education Trust:
Creative Education Trust was established in 2010 to work in England’s post-industrial and coastal towns and cities. We are now a network of 17 schools educating 13,500 children and young people.
We have chosen to work with schools in challenging circumstances. We have successfully transformed schools previously deemed to be inadequate into good ones in order that all our students can have the best start in life. We are committed to providing educational opportunity for children of all abilities and to building cultural capital through a wide range of co-curricular activities. Curricular innovation through our Knowledge Connected programmes promotes creative, integrated and pro-active thinking so that our students are equipped for the challenges of the 21st century.
CET Benefits & Continual Professional Development:
CET are committed to your learning and development, which is a continuous process that starts with your induction. The opportunities include a wide range of subjects from middle leadership and DSL training to autism awareness. We run annual conferences including Safeguarding and Learning and Teaching and have regular network meetings across the Trust.
We have a wide range of benefits that you are more than welcome to explore further in our Staff Benefits brochure attached.
Commitment to safeguarding
We have a strong Safeguarding team at the academy and a strong culture for Safeguarding in the school. Safeguarding is fully compliant, and the wellbeing of students is a real strength of the academy. The school has been awarded Northamptonshire School of the Year for a second time in 2021 for the exceptional care and guidance provided to the students during the last year. We invest in students’ cultural capital through a very strong personal and community enrichment programme. We have strong links to our community and work closely with local partners and providers to maximise opportunities for all students.