Main Duties

• Assist academy in achieving its overall vision and strategic intentions and to contribute to the achievement of relevant targets as set out in the academy’s improvement plan and self-evaluation form

• Comply with regulations pertaining to health and safety at work legislation and adhere to academy policies relating to safe working practice and equal opportunities regulations

• Comply with the academy’s Performance Management Policy ensuring challenging annual targets are set and to fulfil the role of performance management reviewer if directed to do so by the principal

• Engage in annual training linked to child protection, safeguarding and health and safety together with all training deemed appropriate for the purpose of academy improvement or performance management

• Comply with the academy’s computer Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) at all times

• Lead strategic direction and development of the department, including but not limited to setting the vision, analysing data, improvement planning, target setting and ongoing self-evaluation.

• Lead on curriculum development ensuring outstanding provision for all, including an enhanced extra and co-curricular programme.

• Communicate effectively and proactively with all stakeholders.

• Play a lead role in developing key policies and practices that support the Academy’s overall aims, vision and values.

• Monitoring the effectiveness of learning and teaching and of systems/practices; evaluating their impact on student progress and standards and thereby identifying further areas for development whilst encouraging the sharing of best practice and fostering a culture of high reward and praise.

• Ensuring that all practices promote student progression; improved achievements; a positive ethos and the commitment of staff to shared goals.

• Developing a department development plan through collaborative work that dovetails and supports the whole academy’s development and its commitment to raising standards.

• To share responsibility for representing the Department at cross-curricular committees e.g. EAL link.

• Monitoring and reviewing students' progress through the use of appropriate data; home learning; student voice; lesson observations; student work reviews and parental engagement.

• Identifying and implanting strategies to enhance Learning and Teaching within the Department including the use of emerging learning technologies.

• Modelling outstanding practice in Learning and Teaching.

• Involving external advice and expertise where this would further benefit and enhance the learning agenda and therefore student progress, achievement and standards.

• Ensuring that appropriate and relevant schemes of work are developed, in place, and regularly reviewed and evaluated, for all year groups and courses. These must include suitable provision for SEN/POD, G&T, and EAL students

• Organising key events and extra-curricular activities that promote and further develop and engage student interest in the subject.

• Organising and ensuring effective assessments, moderation, collation and analysis of data in line with the MER calendar and quality assurance procedures.

• Analysing and interpreting relevant school data, to inform policies and department/school SEF writing

• Using performance data to inform learning episodes and therefore ensuring the Learning and Teaching continue to ‘add value

• Monitoring student progress and achievement against targets, identifying students who are underachieving and where necessary create and implement effective plans of action to support those students.

• Effectively communicating with parents through all communication channels and ensure high quality communication from all members of the department including but not limited to reports, PTCs, emails, letters.

• Engaging in Performance Management as required by the academy's policy and using the process to develop personal and professional effectiveness of self and others.

• Foster a sense of 'people' and 'team spirit' through a culture of high reward and praise.

• In collaboration with the SLT, ensure departmental systems and practices support whole academy policies and the commitment to achieving outstanding.

• Establishing effective working relationships and set an outstanding example through their presentation and personal and professional conduct

• Taking part in marketing and liaison activities such as Open evenings/afternoons, Parent Teacher Consultations, and events with partner Academy’s

• Ensure efficient and effective recruitment deployment, management and organisation of staff and learning resources.

• Ensuring that accommodation and resources are used to create an effective and stimulating Climate for Learning.

Qualifications for Internal Candidates

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in the related subject with PGCE or other teacher qualification.

• Minimum of 6 years teaching English National Curriculum

• Previous experience working with students whom English is not their first language

Job Specific Knowledge and Skills

• Passion for teaching and commitment to educating the whole child

• A high level of professionalism and consideration of the well-being of children

• Respect for all members of a school community, irrespective of position, gender, age and ethnic background

• A positive and solution-focused attitude to working life

• A clean enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check or police check