Visiting Music Teacher (Guitar)

Newton Prep is a thriving school with outstanding facilities, catering for over 650 pupils, aged 3 to 13, Nursery to Year 8. We are unashamedly ambitious for our pupils and want them to achieve their academic potential whilst also engaging in sport, art, music and drama. Our school is conveniently situated close to Battersea Park and Queenstown Road stations and the new Battersea Power Station.

Music plays a central role in the life of Newton Prep. The Music Department has truly first-class facilities, including a 108-seat Recital Hall with live streaming and recording facilities, an 800sqm teaching space for regular class music lessons, choir and ensemble rehearsals, plus a recording studio and practice rooms. Pupils are taught by specialist teachers from the very beginning of their time with us, right through to the end of Year 8, with a number of very talented musicians going on to their senior schools with music scholarships and exhibitions. In addition to its full-time staff, part-time Visiting Music Teachers make an invaluable contribution with over 56% of pupils currently receiving individual lessons each week.

We are seeking a Visiting Guitar Teacher to work up to two days a week from January 2024

Visiting Music Teachers are self-employed and invoice parents directly at the beginning of each term and are expected to liaise with parents to arrange lessons, payment and on progress.

We are looking for someone who can, through committed, skilled and outstanding one-to-one teaching inspire our pupils to learn to play their instrument, develop as musicians and to participate and perform at solo recitals and school concerts.

The ideal candidate will have performing experience in their own right, supported by a relevant music qualification at degree level, plus experience in teaching groups and individual pupils aged 3-13, including in rehearsing and leading a guitar ensemble and choosing appropriate repertoires for performances throughout the year.

For full details please see the attached Candidate Brief, which is also available to download from the school's website: www.newtonprepschool.co.uk

To apply, please submit your CV, a cover letter (which does not exceed more than one side of A4) and a video (not exceeding more than three minutes), explaining your suitability for the post. This should reach the HR Department at: hrassistant@newtonprep.co.uk by the closing date: 9.00am on Thursday 5th December 2024.

Interviews and lesson observations will take place during the 1st week of January 2025. Candidates invited to interview will be required to complete the School's Application Form, which can be downloaded from our website www.newtonprepschool.co.uk.

If you have any queries about the application process, please contact the HR Department on extension 1255.

The successful candidate will be subject to child protection screening, including a DBS and Barred List check. The School will carry out online searches on all successful candidates as part of the process of assessing suitability.

Newton Prep is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

The ideal candidate will have performing experience in their own right, supported by a relevant music qualification at degree level, plus experience in teaching groups and individual pupils aged 3-13, including in rehearsing and leading a guitar ensemble and choosing appropriate repertoires for performances throughout the year.

Newton Prep is a thriving school with outstanding facilities, catering for over 650 pupils, aged 3 to 13, Nursery to Year 8. We are unashamedly ambitious for our pupils and want them to achieve their academic potential whilst also engaging in sport, art, music and drama. Our school is conveniently situated close to Battersea Park and Queenstown Road stations and the new Battersea Power Station.

Music plays a central role in the life of Newton Prep. The Music Department has truly first-class facilities, including a 108-seat Recital Hall with live streaming and recording facilities, an 800sqm teaching space for regular class music lessons, choir and ensemble rehearsals, plus a recording studio and practice rooms. Pupils are taught by specialist teachers from the very beginning of their time with us, right through to the end of Year 8, with a number of very talented musicians going on to their senior schools with music scholarships and exhibitions. In addition to its full-time staff, part-time Visiting Music Teachers make an invaluable contribution with over 56% of pupils currently receiving individual lessons each week.