Leigh Academy Halley

We seek to appoint an enthusiastic, inspiring, flexible and well-qualified Peripatetic Teacher as soon as possible to teach individuals and small groups of students across a range of abilities. This role is specific to a teacher of drum kit to join our peripatetic team of music teachers, working in an outstanding music department. Hours are dependent upon student demand.

We would expect the successful applicant to contribute to the life of the Academy, through the delivery of concerts and extra-curricular activities.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the candidate to become part of a collaborative and successful creative arts team to ensure that students enjoy a challenging, dynamic and rewarding curriculum.,

• To teach drumming as requested in both group and individual settings.


• To support/direct ensembles as directed by the Director of Creative Arts.


• To teach students to gain musical knowledge and skills through learning in lessons and through the experience of group music making.


• To foster the self-discipline and social skills necessary for music making.


• To enrich the education of each student through the provision of appropriate musical experiences and to provide skills that will serve the student for future music making, be it for leisure or professional purposes.


• To inspire a lifelong love and enjoyment of music.
  
  Working with us at Leigh Academy Halley: I am delighted to welcome you to Leigh Academy Halley. We are an aspirational, disciplined and inclusive academy where human-scale education, a dynamic curriculum, and excellent teaching and pastoral care, maximise student achievement.


Our core values - respect, achievement, collaboration, integrity and resilience - permeate everything we do. We believe in the potential of every student. We champion the highest outcomes for all young people. Our staff are driven by the belief that education can transform our students' lives. We take our role as educators seriously and sincerely - we know that the culture of our academy affects the character of our students, which in turn shapes the culture of our society.

It is for this reason why we are so proud to be a caring community where everybody feels empowered and supported to be the best version of themselves. Students are inspired to work hard, play an active role with the world around them, and to achieve more than they thought possible. Safeguarding is of paramount importance; our students are happy, safe and successful in our care.

We build strong partnerships with parents and carers, working closely together to ensure all students enjoy a fulfilling and rewarding education. Our teachers lead with professionalism and scholarship; they are experts in their field and love sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm for their subject with their classes. All of us are part of a warm and compassionate family of staff, Governors and Trust colleagues who have boundless ambitions for those we work with and a deep commitment to learning and self-improvement. We know that working with children every day is the best job in the world.

Leigh Academy Halley has a diverse and dynamic staffing body of committed, creative and hardworking educators who enjoy coming to work as they benefit from:

• A calm, organised and professional learning environment;


• An academy culture that is committed to the holistic development of children;


• Evidenced-based teaching and learning policies rooted in the strongest possible evidence about how children learn best;


• A clear and consistent behaviour policy which ensures that disruption to learning is minimal;


• A visible and approachable leadership team;


• A comprehensive weekly CPD programme that supports all staff in their academic and pastoral roles;


• Opportunities to collaborate with, and learn from, colleagues across the Leigh Academies Trust.


Our ambitious world-class curriculum delivers an education of excellence for all. Leigh Academy Halley has been an International Baccalaureate World School since 2019. We are committed to students engaging deeply and comprehensively with both substantive and disciplinary knowledge so that they achieve strong outcomes throughout each phase of the curriculum: the Middle Years Programme (MYP) in Years 7, 8 and 9; a two year Key Stage 4 where students study a range of GCSE and vocational qualifications in Years 10 and 11; and the International Baccalaureate Careers Programme (IBCP) in our Sixth Form.

We have enjoyed unprecedented investment and refurbishment as part of joining Leigh Academies Trust, providing excellent learning facilities in an historic listed building. All students at Leigh Academy Halley are given access to a personal Chromebook, which they use every day in lessons and at home to support their learning. All physical classrooms have a corresponding virtual classroom, and all teaching staff have Google Educator certification so that technology can enhance the learning experiences of students. With considerable investment from the Tallow Chandlers Livery Company, our brand new Engineering and Design Centre opened in June 2022. Students and staff also benefit from a modern sports complex on our 16 acre site and a number of cutting edge science laboratories.

We know that happy and supported students will be successful and engaged in their learning. This is why students between Years 7-11 join one of our three small school communities - Easley, Franklin or Turing - each with a team of staff dedicated to helping them surpass their potential. Our fourth small school - Hawking - offers bespoke academic and pastoral support to our Sixth Formers.

Our curriculum is rich and dynamic because it invests deeply in the holistic development of our students. We offer a wide range of enriching extracurricular clubs both before and after school. We maximise opportunities for learning outside of the classroom through trips, visits from outside speakers, Cultural Capital Days and careers guidance that opens our students' minds to the possibilities and opportunities in the world around them. Our Values programme and Global Citizenship lessons help develop the global mindedness of our students, whilst IT classes ensure that they can use technology safely and responsibly.

We are proud to be a local school of choice for the community we serve. Our school equips students with the knowledge, skills and experiences they need so they can lead fulfilling and successful adult lives. If you feel that you want to be a part of our exciting and unique learning community, then we look forward to hearing from you.

The opportunity offers a competitive salary, commensurate with experience. These will be part-time roles and we can be flexible on the preferred days of work for the successful candidate.

We deem this to be a great position on the basis that:

• We offer a vibrant and committed Creative Arts Department, passionate about the arts and dedicated to supporting students throughout their learning experience and securing the best possible outcomes for them.


• We offer pupils the very best in learning opportunities by delivering high-quality teaching via our bespoke curriculum, alongside inspiring extracurricular opportunities in our cultural capital provision., This is a paid on claim role offering £29.40 per hour + annual leave allowance.