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Assistant Director of Learning - Mathematics

Holyhead School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B21 0HN

This job expired on 11 October 2019 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  6 January 2020

• Closing date

  11 October 2019 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  9 October 2019

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Mathematics
• 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 - Mathematics job summary

Areas of Responsibility and Key Tasks
Teaching and Learning and Assessment
To support the Director of Learning to create opportunities to continue to improve subject pedagogy within the faculty through moderation, training, collaborative planning
To support the Director of Learning to monitor the quality of Teaching and Learning in the faculty, conducting learning walks, work scrutiny and lesson observations when required
To support the Director of Learning develop and quality assure the Schemes of Learning, resources and assessments in the faculty and ensure they incorporate whole school priorities such as SMSC and CEIAG

Curriculum Development
To support the Director of Learning effectively manage and deploy teaching/support staff, financial and physical resources within the curriculum area
To support the Director of Learning in ensuring that the qualifications and specifications in the faculty reflect the needs of students and the aims and objectives of the school
To support the Director of Learning to produce an annual curriculum overview for the faculty outlining the programme for all year groups including information for options evening
To support the Director of Learning create student enrichment opportunities in the faculty and monitor the impact
To support the Director of Learning to build positive links with creative industry organisations in order to enhance students vocational experiences

Outcomes for students
To support the Director of Learning, in consultation with the Senior Leadership Team, manage, analyse and evaluate all relevant available data in order to set targets for individual students and for the various subject teams
To support the Director of Learning to raise standards of student attainment and achievement within the whole curriculum area and to monitor and support student progress
To support the Director of Learning ensuring that effective intervention is put in place for students who are underachieving

Leadership and Management
To support the Director of Learning, participating in the interview process for teaching posts when required and to ensure effective induction of new staff in line with school procedures
To support the Director of Learning in the development of others through the appraisal process
To support the Director of Learning in ensuring that the faculty quality assurance procedures meet the requirements of Self Evaluation and the School Improvement Plan
To support the Director of Learning in ensuring that all relevant policies are adhered to within the faculty such as Marking and Feedback, Assessment and Behaviour
To support the Director of Learning in the development of trainee’s/NQT in the faculty
To participate in and lead CPD
To support the Director of Learning work collaboratively with other Senior Middle Leaders to further drive improvement
To play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its distinctive ethos and to encourage other staff and students to follow this example
To celebrate success within the faculty and create opportunities for showcasing excellence

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

Other Specific Duties
To continue personal development as agreed.
To engage actively in the performance review process.
To undertake any other duty as specified by the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document not mentioned in the above.
Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task to be undertaken may not be identified.
Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.
Employees are expected to adhere to Holyhead’s agreed Code of Conduct.
The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.
This job description is current at the date shown but in consultation with the post holder may be changed by the Principal to reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the grade and job title.

This job description does not form part of the contract of employment. It describes the way the post holder is expected and required to perform and complete the particular duties as set out in the foregoing paragraphs.

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

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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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: yidris@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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