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Assistant Faculty Progress Leader - Humanities (Head of Geography)

South Wirral High School, Wirral, Merseyside, CH62 8EH

This job expired on 13 October 2022 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 January 2023

• Closing date

  13 October 2022 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  21 September 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: No, visa sponsorship not available
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subjects: Geography, Humanities
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - Full-time teaching hours
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 2b - £4,782

Assistant Faculty Progress Leader - Humanities (Head of Geography) job summary

South Wirral High School is a co-educational foundation secondary school and sixth form located in the Wirral. Our curriculum aims to develop

• Successful learners
• Confident, inspired individuals
• Aspiring, responsible citizens

Geography plays an important role in a broad and ambitious curriculum. It is a popular option choice at GCSE and A Level.

The person appointed will be accountable to the Faculty Progress Leader for the progress of students in Geography, leading a team of 2 other geographers, within a Humanities Faculty of 12 staff. The Faculty has a strong ethos of moral purpose and an outstanding culture of professional development.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

The person appointed should:

• be an outstanding Geography teacher, modelling the best practice to colleagues
• be able to demonstrate positive impact on student progress, in relation to external benchmarks
• have experience of coaching colleagues and students, with clear impact

JOB DESCRIPTION

The post will focus on supporting the Faculty Progress Leader in maintaining a high quality of teaching within the Faculty, to ensure that students make good or outstanding progress in Geography from their starting points. There will also be opportunity to line manage other subjects within Humanities.

• Assist the Faculty Progress Leader in maintaining a clear vision and strong and consistent ethos within the Faculty
• Assist strategic planning of the Faculty, in line with school priorities, including evaluation of the Geography curriculum
• Ensure that assessment of student progress is razor-sharp at all key stages
• Monitor the progress of all students and all groups and put strategies in place to address any progress that is not good, following the Diagnosis-Therapy-Testing model
• Evaluate the quality of teaching using a variety of evidence which may include data analysis, lesson observations, learning walks, work scrutiny and student voice
• Cultivate love of Geography by maintaining a high quality extra-curricular programme, including trips
• Delegate other duties to staff as appropriate

The Assessment Process will be:

- in-tray exercise (20%)

- presentation (20%)

- interview panel (40%)

- lesson observation (20%)

Closing date: Thursday 13th October

Interview date: Week beginning Monday 17th October

The post is subject to an Enhanced Level DBS check.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment

All applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability for the post regardless of sex, race or disability

Our Safeguarding Policy can be found on our school’s website:

http://southwirral.wirral.sch.uk/policies/

Commitment to safeguarding

All posts are subject to an Enhanced Level DBS check. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment All applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability for the post regardless of sex, race or disability Our Safeguarding Policy can be found on our school’s website: http://southwirral.wirral.sch.uk/policies/

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About South Wirral High School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1040 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: South Wirral High School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@southwirral.wirral.sch.uk
• Phone number: 0151 327 3213
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/south-wirral-high-school (opens in new tab)

South Wirral High School is a co-educational foundation secondary school and sixth form located in Eastham, Merseyside, England. The school prides itself on its community ties, working closely with nearby primary schools to help with students' transition to high school. This commitment is shown in our motto "Raising Achievement in Partnership with Families and the Community". This declares a vision for our school where each student’s progress is remarkable. We focus on the whole educational experience, aiming for success in examinations and other aspects of school life. This includes sports, the arts and as contributors to our community. Extra-curricular activities are an integral part of school life, as we help students to build skills in the 5 'LORIC' principles - Leadership, Organisation, Resilience, Initiative and Character.

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