MUSIC TEACHER

Role Overview

Music Teacher at International Schools Partnership, located at Aspen Heights British School on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi.

Company Overview

Aspen Heights British School is an ambitious and high-achieving British International School. The school's core aims are to build positive relationships and respectful communication as the foundation of the school; ensure purposeful, engaging and meaningful learning at the heart of their work; and support all children to make remarkable progress by personalizing their learning opportunities. The school is committed to staff development, growth and retention, with high staff professional satisfaction and retention as a result of empowering colleagues to impact school improvement and development.

Role Purpose

The Music Teacher shares responsibility for planning, teaching and assessment of assigned subjects, guiding and encouraging students to develop and fulfill their academic potential. The post holder will ensure children are inspired, motivated and equipped to make as much progress with their learning as possible and as independently as possible, while promoting high standards of literacy and articulacy and setting high expectations and standards that inspire, motivate and challenge pupils.

Key Responsibilities

Teaching and Learning Delivery

• Plan teaching to achieve progression of learning through identifying clear teaching objectives and specifying how they will be taught.
• Set tasks which challenge pupils and ensure high levels of interest.
• Set clear targets, building on prior progress and attainment.
• Identify SEN/EAL pupils.
• Provide clear structures for lessons, maintaining pace, motivation and challenge.
• Make effective use of assessment and ensure coverage of program of study.
• Maintain high standards of work and homework.
• Use a variety of teaching methods to match approach to content, structure information and present information.
• Use effective questioning, listen carefully to pupils, give attention to errors and misconceptions.
• Select appropriate learning resources and develop study skills through library, I.C.T. and other sources.
• Ensure pupils acquire and consolidate knowledge, skills and understanding appropriate to the subject taught.
• Ensure the effective and efficient deployment of classroom support.
• Encourage pupils to think and talk about their learning, develop self-control and independence, concentrate and persevere, and listen attentively.

Assessment, Recording and Reporting

• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of personal teaching to maintain high standards and ensure student progression.
• Evaluate own teaching critically to improve effectiveness.
• Participate in classroom observation of colleagues (peer observations) when required and participate in observations by peers.
• Submit books, records or planning as required for monitoring by colleagues or SLT.
• Mark and monitor pupils' work and regularly set targets for progress.
• Assess and record pupils' progress systematically and keep records to check work is understood and completed, monitoring strengths and weaknesses.
• Plan and recognize the level at which the pupil is achieving.
• Undertake assessment of students as requested through departmental and school procedures.
• Prepare and present informative reports to parents.
• Regularly assess the pupils' work by means of formal and informal termly, half termly assessment and end of units as directed by SLT.
• Communicate with the school SENCO and Head of Key Stage regarding any pupil whose progress or behaviour gives cause for concern.
• Keep records and ensure that they are available for sharing with colleagues and / or inspection by members of the SLT, ISP and ADEK Inspection team.

Curriculum and Subject Leadership

• Develop plans within a team that identify clear targets and success criteria for the development and maintenance of the school's curriculum.
• Contribute to the whole school's planning activities.
• Develop, implement and monitor subject policy and assist in the production of such documentation when required.
• Ensure that the children's work is marked, displayed and presented to a high standard in the classroom and throughout the school and is changed regularly.
• Support the School Improvement Plan in relation to the curriculum and the continuing improvement of student achievement.
• Assist with the resourcing of the subjects taught, as directed by the Head of Key Stage/department.

Discipline, Conduct and Safeguarding

• Consistently and diligently apply and uphold the rules of the school in order to maintain discipline, dress code and to ensure the happiness, safety and well-being of all pupils and community.
• Maintain, with the rest of the staff, high standards of conduct both in and out of the classroom, acting in a way that is honest, justifiable and in the best interests of the pupils.
• Maintain smart and professional standards of appearance with particular attention to, and awareness of, cultural sensitivities.

Health and Safety

• Emphasize the importance of safety in all areas of the curriculum, communicating to the pupils the importance of a responsible attitude towards personal safety, the safety of others and respect for Aspen Heights British School's property and equipment.
• Perform all playground duties on time and with due diligence to safeguard Aspen students.
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Ensure that all the necessary health and safety rules and procedures are being followed.
• Maintain an awareness of all the health and safety measures to be taken when in school.

Parent Communication

• Communicate with parents on a regular, informal basis and to deal with day to day queries.
• Attend Parents' Evenings as required and to provide accurate, honest information regarding the progress of individuals at these meetings.
• Report to the parents in the form of written reports twice yearly or when required by the SLT.

Professional Development and School Community

• Attend and participate fully in Staff Development, staff meetings and briefings as set.
• Provide cover for absent colleagues as and when necessary.
• Contribute to the extra-curricular activity program to enrich the school experience for the pupils as reasonably directed by the SLT and ECA Coordinator.
• Have a positive impact on the work of the school through subject leadership and extra-curricular activities.
• Work closely with colleagues and support the work of the school.

Directed Time and Attendance

• Ensure attendance in school between stipulated hours and to attend all meetings/functions deemed to be directed time, including two extracurricular activities and one planning session every week.
• Set high standards with regard to punctuality and to encourage the same from the pupils and colleagues.
• Enter student attendance in the system and notify the Parent Relations Executive if there are any absences or late comers.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor degree in Education.
• Post-graduate diploma or QTS.
• Two years' school experience.
• English and Music are mandatory.

Skills & Competencies

• General knowledge of the practices, methods and techniques used in teaching.
• Ability to deal effectively with students and teachers.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with teachers and students.
• Ability to instruct and assist students.
• Data managing skills to track records of the students.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety awareness.
• External Safety Certification.
• Willingness to undertake appropriate Professional Development.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent communication skills and command of the English language, in spoken and written form.
• A collaborative team-player with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Behavior management.
• Empathetic listener.
• Integrity and confidentiality.
• Internationally minded.
• Emotional intelligence.
• Intercultural awareness and creativity.
• Flexible and a can-do attitude.
• Strong sense of professionalism.
• Safeguarding and welfare of children.

Additional Information

ISP Principles

International Schools Partnership operates according to the following principles: Begin with children and students, whose success is the success of the organization, with wellbeing and safety essential for learners and learning. Treat everyone with care and respect, looking after one another and promoting the well-being of self and others. Operate effectively by focusing on the most important things and applying school policies and procedures. Make financial choices carefully based on the needs of children, students and schools. Learn continuously through engagement with personal and professional development and school improvement.

Commitment to Safeguarding

ISP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures, including an online due diligence search, references and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years' employment history.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

ISP is committed to strengthening its inclusive culture by identifying, hiring, developing and retaining high-performing teammates regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender expression, age, disability status, neurodivergence, socio-economic background or other demographic characteristics.