Music Teacher

Muna British Academy is in the heart of the city of Abu Dhabi and was recently rated ‘Outstanding’ by ADEK - Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) Serving over 700 students from Nursery - Year 6 we follow the National Curriculum of England.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi’s leading school group.

**Responsibilities**:
**Teaching and learning**:

- Demonstrating a clear understanding of the Curriculum for effective implementation to match learning outcomes.
- Teaching Music using appropriate syllabus, materials, musical instruments, and schemes of work.
- Organizing the classroom provision and learning resources and creating displays to encourage a positive and engaging learning environment.
- Planning, preparing, and presenting sessions that cater to the needs of the whole ability range within the class.
- To plan Music lessons and sequences of lessons consistently and effectively, in the long, medium and short-term, to meet pupils’ individual learning needs.
- Creating a climate for learning that is conducive to delivering outstanding practice.
- Motivating students by delivering enjoyable and creative co-curricular Music lessons that both challenges pupils and promotes love for Music and co-curricular activities.
- Lead co-curricular events (concerts, assemblies, musical/performing arts events) to develop and promote students’ achievement and participation in Music.
- Being reflective of the classroom provision, sessions taught, progress made, and adjusting environment, planning and curriculum to reflect this.
- Supporting SEN (POD), EAL and G&T students and ensuring that their needs are met through differentiation.
- Meeting with other professionals such as speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, and educational psychologists, if required, to best cater to diverse learning needs of pupils.
- Facilitating Hybrid / Distance Learning / Face to Face lessons.

**Assessment and data**:

- Taking responsibility for student progress of the class. Consistently and effectively making use of data relating to student’s prior attainment to set well-grounded expectations/targets for pupils, monitor their progress and to give clear and constructive feedback.
- Meeting requirements for assessments and recording students’ development using Target Tracker.
- Using data gathered from assessments to inform decisions regarding further planning, provision, and interventions.
- Providing feedback to parents and carers on students’ progress and development at Parent Teacher conferences and meetings (PTMs).

**Behavior management and duties**:

- Follow the school’s established policies and procedures, e.g., behavior, code of conduct and child safeguarding policy.
- Manage classes effectively, using approaches which are appropriate to students’ needs in order to inspire, motivate and challenge pupils.
- Maintain good relationships with pupils, exercise appropriate authority, and act decisively when necessary, within the school’s established policies.
- Be a positive role model and demonstrate consistently the positive attitudes, values, and behavior, which are expected of pupils.
- Have high expectations of good conduct, promoting self-control and independence of all learners.
- To ensure a safe and secure environment that allows for appropriate social, emotional, and academic growth for all students.
- Carry out duties as directed and within the school’s established policies.

**Wider professional responsibilities**:

- Support in organizing and taking part in school events, outings and extra-curricular activities (ECAs).
- Communicate effectively with parents/carers with regards to student’s achievements and well-being using school systems/processes as appropriate.
- Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school through Music and Performing Arts.
- Take initiative of own professional development to secure high quality teaching and for successful execution of roles and responsibilities.

**Requirements**:

- ** Minimum Qualifications**:Bachelor’s Degree in Education (specializing in Music).
- ** Minimum Experience**:A minimum of 2 years experience teaching Music in a Primary setting,

**Job Specific Knowledge & Skills**:

- Experience working with students whom English is not their first language (EAL) students.
- Mandatory experience teaching the England National Curriculum.
- To be able to deal professionally with a range of stakeholders.
- Passion for teaching and commitment to educating and nurturing children.
- A high level of professionalism and consideration of the well-being of children.
- Recent and consistent involvement in extra-curricular activities.
- A positive and solution-focused attitude to working life.
- Warmth, empathy, credibility, self-belief, integrity, drive and child centered.
- IT Literate and familiar with online technol