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Assistant Director of Learning for Science

Holyhead School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B21 0HN

This job expired on 10 January 2020 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  20 April 2020

• Closing date

  10 January 2020 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  12 December 2019

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Chemistry, Physics
• Working pattern: Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £24,373 to £40,490
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 1a

Assistant Director of Learning for Science job summary

Reporting to
Director of Learning for Science (DoL)
Liaising with
Teaching Staff, SLT, Heads of College, Parents and Carers and
Associate Staff
Areas of Responsibility and Key Tasks
Daily

Behaviour
Monitor negative myPoint logs and put into place intervention when class teacher intervention shows no improvement according to the departmental behaviour policy
Support the DoL with behaviour across Key stages 3 and 4

Intervention
Support departmental staff in their work with key marginal students
Identify areas for CPD across the department in terms of subject knowledge and pedagogy
To involve all departmental colleagues in the creation and execution of the yearly faculty SEF and SIP

Cover
Ensure cover set by absent staff is appropriate for their groups. Print off any resources and cover sheets needed and make available for cover staff

Weekly

Summative assessments
Support the relevant post-holders to quality assure KS3,4 and 5 summative assessments are completed 2 weeks prior to being set, are appropriate and synoptic allowing for accurate and robust reporting of present and predicted grades
Quality assure grade boundaries for all KS3 and 4 summative assessments before they are sent out to the department with the support of the DoL
Coordinate the copying of any materials/resources that are required across the whole department for KS3,4 and 5 the week before they are needed, e.g. specification topic lists, exam papers, etc.

Academic Profiles
Direct and support departmental staff to ensure the reporting of AP data at KS3,4 and 5 is accurate and consistent across the department and intervene when this is not the case with the support of the DoL
Update the DoL (during weekly meetings) on the progress of key marginal and underperforming students at KS4 and 5
Alert the DoL (during weekly meetings) and intervene when no or little progress is being made by a class group of key marginal students at KS4 and 5
Update the department on student’s progress towards target grades at KS4 and 5

Half Termly
Plan, coordinate and take a lead in whole departmental intervention such as after school intervention/revision classes, PLCs, WTMs etc.
Meet with the DoL in Science prior to meeting the KS4 Vice Principal in charge of Year 11 to analyse the impact of any intervention activities and revise, where necessary, the plan for the subsequent half terms intervention by completing “Data Driven Analysis”
Meet with the DoL after each AP at KS3 and 4 to review and update intervention strategies for the following half term
Monitor the use of PLCs across departmental staff by speaking with groups of key marginal students at KS3,4 and 5
To moderate staff predictions following data entry and to identify any issues with the quality and accuracy of these predictions. To demonstrate a good awareness of pupil progress data at KS4 to provide an accurate indication of the progress of learners within the subject
Facilitate workshops to support teachers in developing their subject pedagogy
Support DoL in monitoring the implementation of the curriculum through learning walks, sampling students work and student voice
Lead and implement an effective and appropriate curriculum for our students that will enable them to achieve their best and meet national requirements

Safeguarding
To ensure that all students have a safe environment in which they can learn, reporting any concern about the environment to a member of the site team or if appropriate to one of the Designated Safeguarding Leaders.
To be aware of systems which support safeguarding and following the procedures as highlighted in the Safeguarding Policy
To identify children who may benefit from early help as soon as possible and discuss this with one of the Designated Safeguarding Leaders
To consider at all times what is in the best interests of the child
To protect children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
To take action to enable all children to have the best outcomes

Teaching
To undertake an appropriate programme of teaching in accordance with the duties of a main scale teacher
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The job description will be reviewed at least once a year and it may be subjected to modification or amendment at any time after consultation with the holder of the post.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

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About Holyhead School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1295 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Holyhead School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@holyheadschool.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/holyhead-school-birmingham (opens in new tab)

What makes Holyhead special is our commitment to learning without limits. Students enter the school with attainment levels significantly below the national average (ISDR) but go on to achieve whatever they set their minds to. More students than you find at other schools, go on to employment, Higher Education and Apprenticeships. They attend Russell Group Universities and read the most competitive courses you can imagine. They become Engineers, Lawyers, Accountants, Entrepreneurs and Doctors etc, but they also become well-rounded individuals who understand how to keep safe, how to articulate themselves and how to respect diversity, equality and active citizenship.

We invest a lot in developing the strength of their character, making students independent and confident with vision and intellectual curiosity.

The focus on the development of character extends to staff. Whilst we have a strong commitment to staff wellbeing and CPD. We also expect staff to become role models for the school community. Our induction, staff incentive scheme and person specifications place an emphasis on Leadership, Organisation, Resilience, Initiative and Communication.

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