TEACHER OF MUSIC
(Inner London Pay Scale)
Closing Date: Friday 27 April 2012

The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School 89, Addison Road, Kensington, W14 8BZ.
Telephone: 020 7603 8478

The Governors of this Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Comprehensive School for Boys (roll 960; mixed Sixth Form of 340), in the trusteeship of the Diocese of Westminster, require for September 2012, an enthusiastic and well-qualified person for the post of Teacher of Music.

The Governors seek to appoint a well-qualified and highly motivated Music teacher, to join a highly successful, innovative and supportive Department with very high expectations and achievements. The candidate we are seeking will be able to teach across the ability range from key stages 3-5. It is desirable that candidates should have strong keyboard skills and experience of working with choirs. An interest in Music Technology would also be an advantage. The Vaughan’s Music Department has outstanding facilities and very high standards in both curricular and extra-curricular music. Candidates should be prepared to make a full contribution to the extra curricular activities of the Department.

The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea regards teachers as priority key workers for nomination to shared-ownership housing.

“The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School is a very successful school whose pupils attain exceptionally high standards as a result of very good teaching coupled with very good leadership and management.”

Most Recent Ofsted Inspection Report Applicants are asked to submit an application form and a supporting statement to the Headmaster by 3.30pm on Friday 27 April 2012. Application forms are available on the School’s website www.cvms.co.uk or upon application to the Headmaster’s Secretary.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Criminal Records Bureau.

IPSWICH SCHOOL
HMC 800 pupils aged 11–18

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MUSIC
From September 2012 or January 2013

We are looking for an enthusiastic and well-qualified musician with strong directing and keyboard skills to join us in September 2012 or January 2013. The Music Department has a high profile in the school and a strong reputation in the area. The school has planning approval to build a new state-of-the-art Music School. The post combines teaching up to A level with wide-ranging opportunities for orchestral and choral performance.

Full job description and application form are available on request via telephone 01473 408300, or see our website www.ipswich.suffolk.sch.uk. Applications should be sent immediately to the Headmaster, Mr N J Weaver, at Ipswich School, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 3SG.

Thomas’s London Day Schools

Required for September 2012
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC

A unique opportunity for an outstanding, dynamic and inspirational Music teacher to lead music at every
level of this exciting and forward looking school where Expressive Arts are very highly valued.
Generous package on appointment.
Application details can be received by e-mailing Miss Viki Gillett: vgillett@thomas-s.co.uk

Closing Date:- applications considered on receipt but no later than Monday 2nd April.

Thomas’s London Day Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the CRB.

THOMAS’S CLAPHAM
Broomwood Road, London SW11 6JZ
Tel: 020-7326-9300 Fax: 020-7326-9301
www.thomas-s.co.uk
4-13, 580 pupils, Co-educational Day.

St Swithun’s is an Independent GSA Boarding/Day School of 440 girls aged 11-18 years
Required for September 2012

The school seeks to appoint a full-time musician of high calibre to be responsible for and to develop further the academic music curriculum, in conjunction with the Director of Music, within a busy and successful department. The ideal applicant will be a first-rate pianist and experienced accompanist, an efficient administrator, and an inspirational teacher of class groups at KS3, GCSE and A-level. The ability to play the cathedral organ to a high level will be a considerable advantage in this appointment.

St Swithun’s is an academically successful school, providing a friendly and supportive working environment.

To request an application form telephone 01962 835700
OR email your name and address to turnerh@stswithuns.com

Closing date for applications: Friday, 16th March
Interviews will be held in week commencing 19th March

St Swithun’s is a registered charity providing education for boys and girls and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Criminal Records Bureau.

Ralph Allwood MBE

Congratulations to MMA member and former MMA President Ralph Allwood on receiving an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to education and music. Ralph Allwood founded and runs the successful Eton choral courses, which have inspired countless young singers and organists and have prepared them for choral and organ scholarship auditions. Ralph was Precentor at Eton College and is now the musical director of Inner Voices, a choir made up of singers from Inner London state schools.

Carl Jackson MVO

MMA member Carl Jackson, Master of Music Scholars at Kingston Grammar School, was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) in the New Year Honours for his work as director of music at the Chapel Royal, Hampton Court. The award is in the personal gift of the Sovereign and is given by the Queen to people who have served her or the Monarchy in a personal way. His links to the chapel stretch back some 35 years to his days as organ scholar as a sixth former. He appeared with choristers from the Chapel Royal in the 2010 Queen’s Christmas Broadcast. He said: “It is a great privilege to work at the Chapel Royal, and it is wonderful to know the Queen recognises and appreciates the work I and the choir do to enhance the worship in her chapel at Hampton Court.”

Julia Moss MBE

Belated congratulations must go to MMA member Julia Moss and her husband who both received MBE honours last year. Julia, recently retired from Hillcrest Secondary school and now continuing with instrumental teaching was awarded an MBE for services to classical music in Kenya. Her husband was also awarded an MBE at the same function for services to classical music, more especially for devoting almost 50 years to the Nairobi Orchestra.

Congratulations!

We seek to appoint an inspired and inspiring graduate teacher of music to head a very successful Performing Arts department in this dynamic and high-achieving school, teach music from Year 7 to A level/Oxbridge (but support the on-site Junior School’s music too) and lead a vibrant programme of extra-curricular music and performance. The post arises as a result of the appointment of Mr Neal Parker to Senior Deputy (Co-curricular) at The Grammar School at Leeds. Outstanding musicians who have not yet gained the appropriate experience and expertise additionally to lead all of the performing arts are welcome to apply for the narrower post of Head of Music and are invited to call the Headmaster, Dr Bernard Trafford, to discuss this. The successful candidate will be, above all, a brilliant music teacher and leader of musicians.

The RGS has its own salary scale above national pay scales.

www.rgs.newcastle.sch.uk/jobs
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If you have any queries please do not hesitate to email or to call the Headmaster (Dr Bernard Trafford) on 0191 281 5711 (or 07866 604266) or the current Head of Performing Arts, Neal Parker (same number: extension 234).

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We require, for September 2012, a dynamic and talented Director of Music to lead all musical activity in this busy and successful department.

Yarm School is located in the beautiful market town of Yarm on the River Tees. The school is thriving and is about to complete an exciting and ambitious £20m redevelopment programme. At its heart is a stunning 800 seat professional concert auditorium. The successful candidate will be a passionate, well-qualified and enthusiastic teacher and leader with the vision and energy to develop music further, making the most of the new facilities.

Please e-mail for a job description and for details of the application procedure or download the information from the School’s website. The closing date for applications is Tuesday, 24th January.

The Headmaster, Yarm School, The Friarage, Yarm, Stockton on Tees, TS15 9EJ
Telephone 01642 786023 e-mail dmd@yarmschool.org

The successful candidate will be subject to vetting checks including an enhanced CRB check

www.yarmschool.org

Job Vacancy: Exeter School, Assistant Director of Music
HMC Co-educational Day School, 890 pupils 7-18

An Assistant Director of Music is sought on the retirement of Julian Sutton after 26 years’ service.

Outstanding music facilities in the dedicated Music School include two purpose built classrooms with class sets of both music computers and digital pianos, a large rehearsal hall with two grand pianos and twelve smaller teaching/practice rooms.
From a pupil body of just under 900 there are currently eight choirs, five jazz bands, five orchestras, a samba band, various string quartets, saxophone quartet, two brass ensembles, a bassoon quartet and a number of rock bands. In school there are nearly 500 lessons a week delivered by 27 instrumental teachers.
Junior School music is very strong, with many pupils taking instrument lessons and participating in their orchestras and choirs. They have a number of dedicated concerts each year, notably an elaborate Carol Service and a Junior School Concert.
There have been recent concert tours to Germany, the USA and Italy, pictured. The Department also has a strong outreach wing, with pupils running an orchestra in a local primary school and the jazz septet work-shopping in a wide range of local schools.

Full details can be obtained from the Headmaster’s PA, Mrs Annette Goswell
(Tel: 01392 273679; fax: 01392 498144; e-mail: headmaster@exeterschool.org.uk)
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 25th January 2012 (12 noon)

Exeter School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Criminal Records Bureau.

www.exeterschool.org.uk

Keith Ayling, (MMA Media Manager) recently returned to his old School KEQMS, to sponsor and present an award for composition.

Lower sixth student, Daniel Clare, was the first recipient of the ‘Keith Ayling Composition Trophy’.
Composition is a major part of GCSE and A level music. All original compositions from last years GCSE and A level candidates were judged by Keith Ayling and Daniel’s piece, ‘Sicilienne’, for Saxophone and Piano was selected. With the trophy Daniel received a £50 cash gift.

“It has been great to return to my old school and spend time with John Pennington, the Director of Music at KEQMS (and MMA member). I remember the school hall as one of the first places I had the opportunity to perform my own songs. To see the standard of music there now through John’s work is very encouraging and something I definitely want to be involved in. This award is a small way to encourage students to compose and write and it will hopefully help to develop confidence in performing original material as well.”

This year the competition will be open to all budding songwriters and composers at the school, and Keith hopes it will encourage those who are not studying music at exam level – as well as those who are.

MMA corporate member Trinity College, London has responded quickly and welcomes today’s National Plan for Music Education and especially its commitment that all children will continue to have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument through whole class teaching as well as the importance placed on ensuring quality through the continuing professional development of music teachers.

Chief executive Sarah Kemp said, “It is great news that the Government believes that high quality music education is important, and we hope this will be backed up by a firm commitment to music remaining in the National Curriculum. It is vitally important that children should continue to have access to high quality musical learning in schools. Trinity remains committed to supporting music education through working closely with the developing hubs.”

“The delivery of affordable and accessible teacher support and professional development is at the heart of Trinity’s work. Supporting all music teachers of all levels of experience is one of our core activities. With diminishing funding and a short time for set-up, music education hubs face many challenges in ensuring they meet the Government’s high expectations for all pupils in their care. Trinity is absolutely committed to supporting hubs through partnership work in both professional development provision for teachers, and the design of adaptable assessment structures that support young people’s musical journeys.

“We welcome the importance the government places on providing routes for progression from early years programmes right through to adulthood. At Trinity we believe in the importance in access to music for all, and that high quality musical experiences should be available to everyone, not just for the minority who aim for conservatoire study or the life of a professional musician. Through graded exams, Arts Award and our new Music Tracks exams, Trinity provides a means for every child to experience high quality musical learning, and a means for them to build their own musical journey, whatever that may look like.

“We support the recommendations for drawing together formal and informal learning opportunities for children. We would urge the Government, and the sector more widely, to consider further the integration of musical learning across the many places in which it takes place. The support in the plan for musical learning through an instrument is welcome, but this must be part of a provision which integrates classroom music lessons with children’s experience out of school. The best music education takes place when all these aspects of learning are acknowledged and brought together into a rich whole.”