Music Teacher Muna British Academy Abu Dhabi

Aldar Education is seeking a passionate Music Teacher for Muna British Academy, Abu Dhabi commencing next academic year, 2024-25. The successful candidates will be closely aligned with their core values and ethos and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of the region.

Responsibilities of Music Teacher

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:

• To work as part of a curriculum action group, supporting planning, assessment, resources, and special events linked to the team.
• 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.

Job Requirements of Music Teacher

• Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Education (specializing in Music). Minimum Experience: A minimum of 2 years experience teaching Music in a Primary setting.
• Experience working with students whom English is not their first language (EAL) students.
• Mandatory experience teaching the England National Curriculum.

Skills & Knowledge Desired of Music Teacher

• 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 technologies to aid in 21st century teaching.
• Strong interpersonal skills to communicate with parents in a diverse multi cultural environment.

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