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Head of Business and IT

Dixons Unity Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 3DS

This job expired on 27 January 2023 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  Easter term

• Closing date

  27 January 2023 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 January 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of year or phase
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subjects: Business studies, ICT
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
  • 37.5 hours a week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/ UPS
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 2A

What skills and experience we're looking for

Identify and act upon department priorities in collaboration with line management in order to build and lead a cohesive and highly effective team; complete all team appraisal and quality assurance in accordance with academy policy.

Provide highly-tailored weekly coaching to team members.

Complete all Cycle review documentation including department data analysis and subsequent intervention planning.

Facilitate the exceptional progress and well-being of any individual or group of students.  Lead weekly team meetings.

In accordance with schemes of work, plan, deliver and review lessons which are appropriate to the age and ability of the students so as to facilitate progression in students’ learning.

Ensure that teaching is broad, balanced, relevant, motivational and appropriately differentiated in order to maximise the academic potential of all students.

Support the management of behaviour within the team: overseeing and completing all duties effectively.

Ensure that assessment is both regular and thorough and that full records of assessment and intervention strategies are kept.

Provide feedback that moves learning forward.

Manage the classroom and teaching equipment so as to create a positive learning environment which makes effective use of available resources.

What the school offers its staff

Qualified Teacher Status

Good honours degree

Relevant CPD

Certification Experience

Values driven

Strong teaching ability backed up by good and outstanding outcomes

Tailored teaching that challenges and supports students

Data driven planning to target instruction

High quality curriculum development

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 Dixons Unity Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 886 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Dixons Unity Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: mahmed1@dixonsua.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dixons-unity-academy (opens in new tab)

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