Director of Business/Economics and Computer Science
Harris Academy Merton, Mitcham, Surrey, CR4 1BPThis job expired on 26 May 2022 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2022
Closing date
26 May 2022 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 May 2022
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Business studies, Computing, Economics
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS (Inner London) + £1,500 Harris Allowance + TLR 1
Additional allowances
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level to senior leadership.
We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.
In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits.
Director of Business/Economics and Computer Science job summary
Support and enrich the experiences of our students! We are currently looking to appoint a qualified, experienced teacher to join Harris Academy Merton as Achievement Director of Business Studies, Economics and Computer Science to ensure high standards of teaching and learning across the subject area through continuously, developing and enhancing the quality of teaching and learning.
Main Areas of Responsibility
The purpose of your role will be:
To be accountable for student progress and development in the subject area across KS3, KS4 and post 16, including meeting student achievement targets for subject areas which are agreed by the Principal and the Governing Body.
To ensure high standards of teaching and learning across the subject area through continuously, developing and enhancing the quality of teaching and learning.
To ensure the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students in the subject area, in accordance with the academy aims and policies, as determined by the Principal and Governing Body.
To ensure that all school policies and procedures are implemented and applied consistently by all staff in the subject area.
To ensure agreed tutor programme is implemented and that tutors are effective in their role.
To ensure effective behaviour for learning is evident throughout faculty
To effectively and efficiently manage and deploy teaching/support staff, financial and physical resources across the subject area.
To lead development for literacy, through the WORD strategy, within subject areas, to raise standards of Literacy across the Academy
Your main areas of responsibility will fall under the areas of:
Operational and strategic planning (including rigorous self-evaluation and review of subject area performance, formulating the subject and faculty improvement plans, and leading the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies, assessment and teaching strategies)
Ensuring the delivery of an appropriate, comprehensive, high quality and cost effective curriculum and leading development of the subject and its delivery
Staff development (including recruiting, building and managing an effective team of motivated staff)
Student outcomes (including ensuring the effective operation of target setting, monitoring and evaluation systems and the input and maintenance of accurate student data)
Pastoral system (including being a form tutor to a selected group of students)
Teaching, including acting as an outstanding role model
Qualifications & Experience
The successful candidate will:
Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a good, relevant undergraduate degree.
Be an excellent teacher with a minimum of two years' teaching experience.
Have proven success in raising achievement.
Have experience of leading others, ensuring high quality performance.
Have successful experience in implementation of monitoring, evaluation and review process to improve the quality of teaching and learning.
Demonstrate a high level of ICT skills and experience of how new technologies can be used to raise achievement.
Have recent experience of involvement in innovative curriculum development.
Have experience of presenting to a wide audience including teachers, other managers, students and parents.
Understand creative whole school strategies for improving literacy and numeracy and the importance of this in raising achievement.
Have some successful experience of leading on cross subject initiatives that have contributed to raising achievement.
Have experience of embedding innovative strategies for Assessment for Learning and Learning to Learn.
Have recent and relevant experience of managing and implementing change successfully at subject leader level.
Be willing to use coaching as a model for ensuring on-going professional development.
Safeguarding Notice
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Before applying, please review our Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders.
Equal Opportunities
The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.
About Harris Academy Merton
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1368 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Harris Academy Merton website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- info@harrismerton.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0208 623 1000
At Harris Academy Merton we promote the ethos ‘’Achievement is Success’’ and believe every student has the right to the highest standard of education so that they can accomplish their aspirations. Our aim is to give every student an educational experience that is enjoyable and holistic so that they develop into responsible, articulate and successful young people.
We combine the traditional values of strong discipline, good manners, respect and pride in appearance with contemporary best practice in teaching and technology. With these core values embedded, we develop our students into confident and capable individuals that have a desire to excel academically and personally now and in the future.
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