Job Title:          Teacher of Music (maternity cover) SIMS

Location:          Corby Technical School

Salary:                MPS/UPS

Start Date:       ASAP

Corby Technical School require a highly motivated, hardworking and inspiring Music Teacher.  Providing high standards of teaching and learning, you will work alongside other colleagues in the school to deliver the Music curriculum.  In particular, we are keen to secure an experienced teacher who is capable of supporting a year 11 GCSE class through the latter part of their GCSE studies.

We teach an engaging Music curriculum and believe strongly in teaching performing arts through immersive activities.  Students are encouraged to celebrate their own diversity, and to embrace the arts from a wide variety of traditions.  We are proud to teach creative, enthusiastic students who thrive on encouragement and opportunities.  Performance opportunities are growing and are highly supported by the whole school and attended by SLT.

The Music department is housed in its own purpose-built area with practise rooms, storage, and well-equipped spaces.  We have use of a full samba kit, a class set of West African drums and a class act of ukuleles, as well as two drum kits, three electric pianos, a baby grand piano and numerous guitars, available for the students to play.  We also have a suite of Apple MACs with MIDI keyboards, and access to Garageband and Logic Pro software.

We have access to a technician who supports the Performing Arts subjects across our Trust secondary schools and can be used to support live or recorded performances.

Supported by the Head of Performing Arts, you will be given all the freedom you need to be creative, and you will be working with students who  - within the context of a technical school - thrive with the opportunity to express themselves.  Days and times by  mutual agreement.

About Corby Technical School and the Teacher of Music role:

This is a brilliant opportunity to work in a dynamic Music department with a supportive and experienced team in a vibrant and successful school community with many opportunities to develop in the future.

At Corby Technical School we are motivated by:

• Supporting our students to become the most employable students they can be and promoting lifelong learning
• Providing our students with an ambitious and balanced curriculum, teaching core knowledge to secure foundations to enable excellent progress
• Enhancing learning by providing opportunities for students to develop their character and cultural awareness
• Teaching the core British values, encouraging students to become moral and confident contributors to society
• Inspiring students to be resilient and motivated learners

We strive to embed an excitement and love for Music in all our students.  With a curriculum built on developing substantive knowledge and embedding disciplinary knowledge; we look forward to broadening our students' experiences both in and outside of the classroom.

The benefits the Brooke Weston Trust can offer you:

We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:

• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 25 days annual leave per year, plus bank holidays.  An additional 3 days after 5 years' service.
• One Wellbeing Day a year, in addition to your annual leave.
• Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one), and ill-health protection.
• Employee discounts with local and national retailers, covering high street supermarkets, days out and holidays, health and beauty, dining out plus lots more.
• A freshly prepared breakfast and hot or cold lunch each day when you work in one of our Trust schools.
• Payment of professional Subscription/membership - if your role requires you to be a member of a professional body, BWT will pay for your professional subscription or membership.
• Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Your Care, an independent, external organisation.  Your Care is available for you, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, both face to face and online.
• Additional health benefits including a Health Care Cash Plan and access to an online GP.
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Ongoing opportunities for training and development and access to the BWT Centre for Professional Development. 
• Collaborative and Ambitious colleagues with the support of a committed team who work to maintain high standards and expectations.
• Be the Difference - At Brooke Weston Trust we believe every child deserves the best possible start, giving them a "ticket for life".  If you want to use your skills with an organisation committed to making a difference and improving lives, this is the place for you.

About Brooke Weston Trust

Our Trust was formed more than 30 years ago with a simple and clear mission - to transform educational performance in all of our communities.  Working in some of the most challenging contexts, we improve our students' achievements by making long term commitments to the community and championing new approaches to improve the life chances for young people.

Our members of staff are essential to realising this vision, and a happy, motivated and supported team will deliver the best possible experiences for our young people.  We place great emphasis on creating a supportive and collaborative working environment in all our schools, where all staff can share best practice through our colleague networks.  Brooke Weston Trust staff have access to first class professional development through our Centre for Professional Development, which is also home to the Northamptonshire Teaching School Hub.

How to Apply:

If you think you can contribute to this role and to our organisation, we welcome your application!

For further details about the school and the above position please telephone 01536 213100 and ask for Sarah Smith.  Applications may be submitted via My New Term.

Safer Recruitment

Care and respect for others are the values that lie at the heart of the Trust.  The Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people.  It expects all staff to share this commitment.  All posts require proof of identity and as the role is working with children and young people this will also be subject to an enhanced disclosures and barring service check.  In line with safer recruitment requirements, individuals shortlisted for a role in school will have online checks conducted on their name across social media platforms and google.

A copy of the Trust Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be found here - Safeguarding and Child Protection

The Trusts position on the recruitment of Ex-Offenders can be found under Section 7 of the Trust SCR, Safer Recruitment  and Staff Files Policy - Safer Recruitment and Staff Files Policy

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The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.