Head of Chemistry
Blenheim High School, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 9BHThis job expired on 3 October 2022 – see similar jobs
Start date details
January, April or September 2023
Closing date
3 October 2022 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
22 September 2022
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- Chemistry, Science
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: Full time Full Time or Part Time. Part time Full Time or Part Time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Salary negotiable
Head of Chemistry job summary
-
Job
Purpose- To ensure that all students make maximum progress.
- To teach engaging, differentiated and
pertinent lessons typically following the Blenheim 10 Teaching and
Learning non-negotiables. - To ensure students of all ages are
supported and challenged as necessary and achieve optimum levels of
engagement with school life. - To support and challenge members of the
department as necessary thus ensuring that the student experience and progress
is maximised. - To help maximise student attendance by the
department delivering creative, innovative and rewarding lessons. - To role model excellent practices, going
‘above and beyond’, intervening with students outside the curriculum so
they ‘catch up’ as quickly as possible. - To support and challenge Heads of Year so
that underachieving students have barriers removed from their learning and
regularly show good learning behaviours including being properly equipped
for lessons. - To effectively lead the department so
protocols are consistently followed e.g. deadlines are met, registers are
taken, students’ have challenging starter activities, the main parts of
lessons involve students applying their newly acquired skills or knowledge
regularly and expediently etc. - To ensure lessons are well planned and
follow schemes of work with regular and consistent assessments providing
students with high quality feedback which they are accountable for acting
upon via DIRT marking. - To encourage a culture of shared practice
in the department where resources are shared, practices are discussed and
peer lesson observations take place on a regular basis; typically half
termly. - To communicate with parents on a range of
issues, particularly where students are underachieving. - To communicate appropriate information to
teaching and support staff. - To
contribute to a confidential record of issues affecting the educational
progress of students. - To be highly visible and a point of
contact for students.
- To keep abreast of national developments in
specifications, examination requirements and teaching processes within the
Department. - Regularly review specifications taught,
initiating and leading change as required, thereby ensuring that students
within the Department follow the appropriate specification and schemes of work
that meet legal requirements and provide challenge to enable students to fulfil
their potential. - To reinforce consistently the school’s 10
school uniform non-negotiables.
Safeguarding
- To be familiar with school policies, in
particular safeguarding procedures, and promote the welfare of children.
Key
Responsibilities- Be a champion for the department
advocating its place in the curriculum and the benefits it will provide
students once they leave school. - Ensure all students can succeed through differentiation and stimulating lesson
delivery. - Be a highly visible point of contact for
students and families when they require assistance or information relating
to the department. - Lead
department meetings. - Ensure
school uniform is worn correctly. - Produce internal and external reports as
necessary. - Work within school systems to inform
teaching and non-teaching staff about students’ progress. - Communicate
effectively and purposefully with parents so they are well informed about
the department’s procedures, expectations and upcoming events. - Promote positive attitudes to learning and
behaviour for learning with vulnerable students. - Liaise with the SEND Department to ensure
students with unique needs are effectively catered for. - To analyse student data and to intervene
swiftly, as necessary, communicating with parents of underachieving
students on a regular basis. - Uphold and promote the values and ethos of
the school. - The
post holder will be expected to run after school, each week, at least one
voluntary 60 minute academic ‘clinic’ on their own subject to a group of
KS4 or KS5 students as identified by the Head of Department, Deputy Head
(Curriculum) or Headteacher. This clinic will not be part of the role
rather it will be part of a wider, whole school, extended day. - The
post holder will also contribute to the school’s co-curricular programme
by delivering a vocational activity for the equivalent of 30 minutes per
week. - The
post holder will be responsible for staffing the refection room for one
lesson a fortnight.
The post holder will be responsible for
undertaking a Learning Walk for one lesson a fortnight. - To ensure that all students make maximum progress.
Further information about the job
The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.
Commitment to safeguarding
Blenheim High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our Child Protection and Safeguarding policy along with our Equality policy can be found below. All successful candidates will be subject to DBS checks along with other relevant employment checks.
This job post has expired.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Blenheim High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1394 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Blenheim High School website
- Email address
- recruitment@blenheim.surrey.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01372 745333
Comprehensive state funded academy secondary school [mixed], based in Epsom, Surrey.
Arranging a visit to Blenheim High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@blenheim.surrey.sch.uk.
School location
Similar jobs nearby
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in Surrey