Head of Secondary Music

About the role

Dover Court International School in Singapore, part of Nord Anglia Education, is looking for an outstanding and inspirational Head of Secondary Music for August 2027. The school offers a contextualised English National Curriculum in Years 7 and 8, Edexcel Pearson GCSE Music in Key Stage 4 and IB Music in the Sixth Form, with specialist music facilities including teaching spaces, practice rooms and a recording studio. It is an inclusive school with a strong peripatetic programme, co-curricular music activities and an annual Battle of the Bands.

Key responsibilities

• Act as school ambassador internally, support safeguarding, behaviour and relationships policies, and liaise with tutors, learning support and EAL departments on students' needs
• Work with the Deputy Head of Secondary to deploy staff, raise teaching standards, manage performance management and academic interventions, and lead faculty improvement planning
• Monitor assessment data, homework quality and curriculum continuity, and moderate assessments
• Plan and deliver subject professional learning, chair subject meetings, organise curriculum days, trips and external promotion
• Recruit, onboard and monitor instrumental teachers; maintain health and safety and servicing of musical equipment
• Maintain the Juilliard collaboration, support external exam preparation (IGCSE and IB), and promote music in the community through performances and concerts

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field, with a PGCE, QTS or equivalent teaching qualification
• At least 2 years of teaching experience and a strong track record of curriculum delivery
• Experience in international schools with diverse learners, including those with additional learning needs and EAL
• Current Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure and compliance with Singapore visa requirements
• Willingness to undergo child protection screening