Key purpose of the job

To provide leadership and management of the department.

In addition to the requirements of a class teacher, areas of responsibility and key tasks include:

Strategic direction and development of the faculty

• Develop and implement policies and practices which reflect the school’s commitment to high achievement through effective teaching and learning.
• Set the strategic vision for an ambitious knowledge led curriculum in Science and deliver the implementation of high-quality provision.
• To have an enthusiasm which motivates and supports other staff and encourages a shared understanding of the contribution the subjects can make to all aspects of pupils’ lives.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of the Strategic Intent and implementation of the Science curriculum regularly.
• Use relevant school, local and national data to inform targets for development and further improvement for individuals and groups of pupils.
• Develop plans for a range of subjects which identify clear targets, time-scales and success criteria for its development and/or maintenance in line with the school development plan.
• Monitor progress and evaluate the effects on teaching and learning by working alongside colleagues, analysing work and outcomes.
• Chair meetings of subject staff (including provision of agenda and minutes) and provide other briefings as necessary.

Teaching and learning

• Use your own class as an example of high-quality teaching and learning in the subject.
• Ensure continuity and progression across a range of subjects by supporting colleagues with the intent, planning and implementation of ambitious curricular.
• Support and develop the intelligent planning of curriculum across the range of humanities subjects.
• Design ambitious medium-term plans to develop students’ deep knowledge and the application of knowledge through challenging activity.
• Develop a home learning strategy along with the use of knowledge organisers to complement the knowledge taught in lessons to enable students to retain it in their long-term memory
• Establish clear targets for achievement and evaluate progress through the use of appropriately mapped assessments and records and regular yearly analysis of this data.
• Evaluate the teaching and learning of the subject by the monitoring of teachers’ plans and through work analysis, identify great practice and areas for improvement, and take appropriate action to improve further the quality of teaching.
• Develop effective links with the local community including parents, business, industry and primary feeder schools.
• Ensure that teachers across the faculty are aware of the implications of equality of opportunity which the subject raises.
• Assist in the efficient organisation of internal assessments ensuring that assessments are started, changed and finished in accordance with the schools assessment policy.
• Ensure that entries for all external examinations are submitted to the examinations officer by specified deadlines.

Please see the attached job pack for further information. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.