Director of Music 2015-2017

The British School of Guangzhou Director of Music Dates Salary Location Contract Type Contract term

Deadline for application 31st December 2014 Highly competitive Guangzhou, China Full Time Fixed Term, 2 years

THE ROLE: The British School of Guangzhou is looking for highly qualified and experienced music specialist to lead the strategic development of our music department from August 2015. The British School of Guangzhou has an enviable reputation for promoting a love of music amongst our students. Reporting to the Heads of Phase and Principal, you will oversee a department of four specialist teachers, one teaching assistant, a team of peripatetic instrumental teachers and a sound technician. The successful candidate will be someone with the ambition to establish the British School of choice for musicians in Guangzhou.

THE PERSON: Will have A good BMus Hons or equivalent with QTS/PGCE, an ABRSM or Trinity Guildhall performance diploma, and at least 5 years experience teaching music in the UK or in a reputable British Curriculum International School.

Will be an excellent communicator, who gets on well with colleagues, students, parents, technology and change. Amongst other things, you will be an outstanding musician with experience of instrumental or choral conducting; well organised; have a good sense of humour and a desire to develop musical opportunities for students both in and out of the classroom.

In fulfilling the requirements of the post, the teacher will demonstrate essential professional characteristics, and in particular will: § § § § § § § § § § § §

Actively promote a love of learning as stated in our mission.

Inspire trust and confidence in students, parents and colleagues Be passionate about children and their education Be passionate about music and committed to developing a musical culture.

Have experience of teaching students who are learning English as a second or third language Build team commitment with colleagues Be able to engage and motivate pupils Be an innovative and creative thinker to ensure all students are offered stimulating opportunities Demonstrate analytical thinking to improve the quality of students' learning Lead the strategic development of music across the school Act as a role model in promoting the core values of respect, integrity, responsibility and commitment Be willing to go above and beyond to help students reach their full potential.

Some key tasks and responsibilities of the post will include: § § § § § § § § § §

Contributing to the wider school community by supporting school events Marketing the school through the quality of musical performances Contributing to the enhanced curriculum through after school and extra curricular activities Ensuring all school assemblies have a musical aspect Creating opportunities for student performance Support the development of our orchestra and musical ensembles Developing opportunities for regular instrumental practice Monitoring and intervening to ensure student progress is in line with the school’s expectations Ensuring that teaching and learning within your department encourages engagement and enquiry Ensuring that departmental tracking, monitoring, assessment and reporting support student learning

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Overseeing the Primary Instrumental Programme to ensure a consistently high level of teaching The performance management of music teaching staff A commitment to consistently improve his/her own practice; Other professional requirements in line with the Job Description.

THE BRITISH SCHOOL OF GUANGZHOU The British School of Guangzhou offers high quality education in an international setting, comparable to the best schools in the UK. The school provides a superb learning environment through the recruitment of highly qualified, technologically literate teachers, who are dedicated to providing our highly motivated students with the very best education. Last year 76% of our Secondary students achieved A*- A grades in their IGCSE examinations; an impressive achievement which we provides us with a challenging target for the future. Our large established choirs are in demand to sing at venues across Guangzhou. Music facilities are impressive and include 5 dedicated rooms across phases and a recording studio. Students from Year 1 to Year 6 benefit a Primary instrumental programme, which provides all Primary students with the opportunity to learn a range of instruments within the curriculum. As a result a high percentage of our students can read and write music and many go on to play an instrument to an impressively high level. Our orchestra was introduced at the start of the year and is growing in numbers and in quality.

The Southlake Campus is situated with picturesque views over Nanhu Lake and a golf course; a 20 minute taxi ride north of the city centre with convenient high speed train links to Hong Kong. All classrooms are attractively furnished, air-conditioned and equipped with WIFI and an interactive whiteboard. The school site has impressive resources and facilities that include music rooms, a well equipped fitness room, guided reading rooms, IT zones, a dance studio, library, theatre and a coffee shop for staff and parents. Outdoor facilities include age specific football pitches, a swimming pool, basketball courts and an adventure playground. In August 2014 we opened a purpose built KS1 building to cope with unprecedented demand for places. An additional Secondary building will open in August 2015 to meet the needs of our growing number of Secondary students. To find out more about our school you are encouraged to visit our website at www.bsg.org.cn NORD ANGLIA EDUCATION Nord Anglia Education is the world’s leading premium schools organisation. We are a global family of 31 international schools, providing outstanding education to over 19,000 students in China, Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and North America. The successful candidate will benefit from the career and development opportunities that come from being part of the world’s leading premium schools organisation. Nord Anglia University unites our team through a vibrant online forum, which harnesses the collective expertise of their peers in an exchange of knowledge, ideas and best practice. We also provide extensive online and face-to-face professional development through Nord Anglia University to ensure that our team don’t just maintain their skills and expertise, they develop at the cutting edge of educational thinking. There has never been a better time to join the Nord Anglia Education group to find out more visit www.nordangliaeducation.com

BENEFITS In return for your passion to deliver a quality education you will enjoy a competitive salary, a responsibility allowance in line with the role, spacious accommodation, an annual flight allowance, a relocation allowance, international healthcare, an end of contract gratuity bonus and free school places for up to two children. You will also have the opportunity to live in and work in one of China’s most vibrant and dynamic cities.

The cost of living in Guangzhou remains comparatively low and, as a result, many of our staff are able to save over 50% of their salary and still travel to exotic destinations throughout Asia. We want teachers to feel valued and well rewarded for their efforts. However if your motivation in applying for a position is simply financial then this is probably not the school for you. If however you are motivated by a desire to make a difference to the lives of our students then we look forward to receiving your application and discussing this in detail during your interview.

APPLICATION INFORMATION:

To Apply: Please apply with an application letter and full CV (including photograph, phone number, Skype address and e-mail contact details of 2 referees – one of whom is your current Head Teacher/Principal) to: school Principal mark.thomas@bsg.org.cn and to hr@bsg.org.cn The closing date for application is 31st December 2014 with the first round of interviews to be conducted by Skype and final interviews scheduled to take place at the Nord Anglia Education Recruitment Event in London between Tuesday 20th and Thursday 22nd January 2015. On occasions, we are able to make a decision following Skype interviews with offers being subject to satisfactory references and DBS checks.

Nord Anglia Education use an online recruitment system to track applications and help us to make a fair and balanced assessment of your suitability against other candidates. To register your details go to www.jobtrain.co.uk/nordanglia and follow the online instructions to record your interest for specific jobs within Guangzhou.

The recruitment of high quality candidates is critical to the development of our school and a number of people will be involved in reviewing your application. We also understand how difficult it is to be left waiting and will do our utmost to review all applications by the closing date for the vacancy. Soon after the closing date we guarantee that we will contact all applicants to give them an update with regards their application. Courtesy is very important to our school, and we go to great lengths to update all applicants on the situation with regards their application. st

Closing date: 31 December 2014

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