Post Title: Curriculum Lead and Fashion Teacher
Salary: £32,000 - £35,000 per annum dependent on experience
Full/part time: Full time, permanent position
Start Date: 1st September 2021
Reporting to: Curriculum Manager
Location: Big Creative Academy, Clifton Avenue, E17 6HL
Purpose of the role: Manage the quality of Curriculum and delivery of learning programmes, assistance to students and tutorial support.
Teaching: The post includes 21 hours of teaching per week in Fashion (Art & Design)
Annual leave: 35 days per annum
Job Description
Principal Accountabilities:
• Lead the Curriculum and its quality systems within the Art and Design and Theatrical Make-Up and Drama areas
• Prepare, teach and assess within the BTEC/UAL Level 3/Level 2 Fashion (A&D), Theatrical Make-Up Curriculum
• Provide and organise pastoral support to students
• Report on achievement rates, attendance, retention and the quality of delivery outcomes against national benchmarks and internal targets.
• Manage student attendance and high expectations of behaviour in the department
• Support and encourage the ethos of wellbeing and personal development of all learners
• Deputise for the Curriculum manager when required
Key Tasks:
• Plan Curriculum delivery in line with study programme requirements
• Arranges, monitors and supervises learners on study programmes, educational visits and field trips.
• Plans and prepares for inspections, SV reports and visits.
• Assesses students, including formative and summative assessments, internal verification and supervision of assessments.
• Maintains and provides records and statistical checks in relation to own teaching and across Curriculum, including enrolment checks, attendance records and the like.
• As part of the Curriculum team, the tutor acts as the main point of reference for students in a particular year or Curriculum group. The tutor’s role includes:
(a) participation in inducting students
(b) providing educational and welfare guidance
(c) assisting students in preparing individual action plans
(d) following up student absence and tracking their Curriculum work
(e) acting as the focal point in the maintenance of student discipline within
the context of the Academy student disciplinary procedure
(f) undertaking exit interviews with students
(g) preparing administrative returns and reports as may be needed in relation to students, including destination records
(h) writing student references
(i) completing UCAS and other forms with students
• Participates in activities to publicise Curriculum.
• Assists in planning and developing Curriculum and Curriculum materials.
• Participates as a member of one or more Curriculum teams in employer liaison (as appropriate), maintaining standards and targets, reviewing and evaluating Curriculum provision and joint action planning.
• Provides advice and guidance to prospective students together with interviewing and APL work.
• Participates in student enrolment and induction.
• To plan, manage and ensure the effective deployment of the resource requirements for the services that are the responsibility of the role.
• Promotes and implement all Academy policies, particularly those which refer to health and safety, equality of opportunity, maintaining standards of student behaviour and safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults. Participates in Academy programmes of staff appraisal and continuing professional development.
• Develop effective working relationships internally and with external partners.
• To operate at all times in line with the Academy’s values.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Competencies Degree or equivalent and qualified teacher status
Relevant Experience Evidence of the ability to deliver consistently good or better teaching, learning and assessment and a proven track record or developing teams to plan and deliver an excellent learning experience
Experience of teaching with the 16-19 age group
Experience of the pastoral care of students, monitoring their achievements and attendance
Experience of Curriculum management
Relevant industrial experience in the area concerned
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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