Director of Music and Performing Arts

Job Description

Welcome from Mr Andrew Edwards, Head of Taunton Preparatory SchoolThank you for your interest in Taunton Preparatory School and this role.At Taunton School we are passionate about making a difference to the lives of our children. They are at the heart of everything we do and we strive to inspire our learners and change their lives, as a result of our vibrant and personalised educational provision. We want our school to be the best it can be and for each child to discover the skills, abilities, talents and interests that lie within them.Following the retirement of our long-standing Head of Performing Arts, we are now seeking to appoint an engaging, committed and inspirational Director to join our team as we grow and expand our Performing Arts provision across the School. The Director will lead the performing arts team, working strategically and commercially to develop and produce an outstanding performing arts programme.You will be responsible for promoting high participation levels of Music, Drama and Dance outside of the curriculum and to contribute co-curricular enrichment activities to the school, running various ensembles. You will have the ability to lead annual productions with different year groups and to organise regular showcases of students achievement in Music, Drama and Dance within the parameters of the curriculum budget.This is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to showcase their unwavering passion for teaching the curriculum in an inspiring way to ignite our students passion for the subject, and to help students to achieve success in their exams and in their future lives. We are interested in hearing from candidates who are dynamic, enthusiastic and driven with high expectations of yourself and others. You will also be an exceptional musician who is dedicated to achieving the best possible outcome for each child.Please do refer to the job description and person specification available online to find out more about the role.We look forward to receiving your application.Andrew EdwardsAbout Taunton SchoolTaunton School is an independent day and boarding school for approximately 1,150 boys and girls, aged from 0 - 18 years, with 400 boarders in 5 different schools. We aim to challenge, nurture and inspire young people to succeed in a global community. The School comprises five schools on two sites and has comprehensive plans to develop its facilities over the medium term.Based in Somersets County Town of Taunton we benefit from excellent transport links to London, Bristol and Exeter and are perfectly located between the Quantock Hills and the Blackdown Hills, just a short drive from Exmoor. Our community is diverse and has a healthy number of international pupils thanks to our two international schools, one on site and one at The Grange in Kingston St Mary. Our people are at the heart of the School and are an important and valued resource in delivering excellent standards of education, pastoral care and supporting the operations of the School. With over 600 employees across our community, Taunton School is an equal opportunities employer and sets out to be caring and reasonable in its approach to all staff; accredited with the Investors in People gold standard, which it has held since 2006. Taunton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.How to ApplyTo apply, please follow the link provided. Equal OpportunitiesTaunton School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from appropriately qualified persons regardless of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, nationality, religion, disability or age. Candidates will be assessed against relevant criteria only (i.e. skills, qualifications, abilities, experience) in selection and recruitment. SafeguardingWe are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The offer of employment will be subject to a number of pre-employment checks including ID and Right to Work in the UK, satisfactory references and a successful enhanced DBS checkClosing date for receipt of applications is mid-day on Friday 5th February 2021. Longlisted candidates will be interviewed on 11th February 2021.