Deputy Head of Faculty for Performing Arts
Grange School
Lagos - Nigeria
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2015
- Apply by:
- 13 October 2014
Job overview
The CEO and Principal of The Grange School seek to appoint a dynamic and inspirational Deputy Head of the Performing Arts Faculty with an ability to teach Music.
The Grange is a co-educational primary and secondary independent, day and boarding school set in beautiful grounds within the Government Reservation Area (GRA), Ikeja, in the mainland area of Lagos in Nigeria. Grange School, founded in 1958 by enterprising private British Citizens, offers the English National Curriculum at an equivalent standard to that in the United Kingdom. Recently, the school has extended to provide a boarding service to parents and students. In 2013 the IGCSE results were outstanding with 90% of students achieving A* - B grades.
The Grange encourages every pupil to discover their own strengths, whether they are academic, sporting, musical or creative. It aims to provide a learning community in which students, teachers and parents work and learn together.
To be the successful candidate you will have determination, flexibility and resilience. You will be an excellent communicator with outstanding Music skills who will embrace the school's aims to enable all pupils to achieve high academic standards and to bring out the best in each and every individual.
As a member of staff in this exceptional school you will be required to keep The Grange School at the cutting edge of curriculum development. You will provide strong and inspirational leadership and management of the curriculum area of Music and contribute to the leadership and management of the Performing Arts Faculty to ensure that students of the Grange receive the very best education in the most supportive and stimulating learning environment. AMC is delighted be recruiting a curriculum leader who will contribute to the growth and development of this well established and successful school.
Salary and benefits: successful candidates will be offered a competitive salary based on their experience and a comprehensive benefits package.
Closing Date: Monday 13th October, 2014
Preliminary interviews will be ongoing throughout this period.
For an informal discussion contact;
Karen Mort on +44 (0)7855 974558 or email at karen@anthonymillard.co.uk
To apply, please visit the AMC website at www.anthonymillard.co.uk
GRANGE SCHOOL
A Culture of Continuous Improvement
Website: www.grangeschool.com
Coeducational | Day & Boarding | 4-16 years
About Grange School
Grange School is a co-educational independent international school in Ikeja, Nigeria. First established in 1958, the school was founded with the intention of providing a British-style education for the children of expatriate families. The school has around 700 pupils aged 4-16, both as day and boarding pupils. The school’s boarding areas first opened in 2006, and accommodate around 100 students age 9 and above. The school operates an academically selective admissions process, and is able to boast of a wide range of modern teaching and recreational facilities. These include modern sports facilities and up-to-date classrooms, as well as a notable range of music and creative arts areas, with the school’s numerous music bands being a large part of its extra-curricular line-up. In terms of academia, Grange School primarily follows the English National Curriculum, with students being taught in English and taking iGCSE examinations, being split up by the same year-group and Key Stage structure as would be seen in other British schools. Grange School is notable for being a member of the British Council of International Schools.
Headteacher
Mr Graham J Stothard
Teaching Information
Teachers at Grange School are expected to have an extremely high proficiency in spoken English, as well as having extensive experience in teaching within a British-style curriculum. In addition to this, teachers are expected to take part in a wide range of activities around the school, with experience and knowledge of the iGCSE programme being preferred, as well as proper accredited teaching qualifications such as a post-graduate diploma.
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