Head of Psychology
This job expired on 4 July 2022
Closing date
4 July 2022 at 9am
Date listed
21 June 2022
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Psychology
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Ark MPS (£26,356-£37,884)
Additional allowances
Plus TLR 2b (£4,784)
Head of Psychology job summary
Reports to: Director of Faculty
Salary: Ark MPS (£26,356-£37,884),plus TLR 2b (£4,784)
Contract: Full Time/ Permanent
Closing date: Monday 04th July 2022 9.00am
As a Head of Psychology, you will be accountable for the quality of learning and teaching within the department. You will work alongside the Director of Faculty in planning and developing an engaging and challenging curriculum to encourage desire to learn and inspire students to achieve excellent results.
You will also be responsible for monitoring student progress and the work of the department through regular lesson observations and where needed, provided detailed and constructive feedback. You will be responsible for developing and leading an exciting curriculum which enables the highest level of pupil progress and attainment and ensuring there is a high-quality teaching of the subject across the academy. as appropriate and developing strong partnerships and ensuring regular and productive communication with parents.
You will:
- Be qualified to degree level
- Be qualified to teach in the UK
- Be an excellent classroom practitioner and mentor
- Have experience of raising attainment in a challenging classroom environment
- Have experience leading, coaching and managing staff
- Have experience implementing behaviour management strategies consistently and effectively
- Have good communication, planning and organising skills.
Ark value diversity and are committed to safeguarding and promoting child welfare. The successful candidate will be subject to DBS and any other relevant employment checks.
Commitment to safeguarding
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.
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About Ark Boulton Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 910 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Ark Boulton Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@arkboulton.org
- Phone number
- 0121 773 8156
By joining Ark Boulton Academy means, you become part of a network of education experts who are all united by the same purpose - a commitment to making a difference where it matters most. Our motto ‘It takes a whole community to bring up a child’ represents the spirit within which we work. It influences the way we support each other, our parents, students and other stakeholders.
Our staff are a valuable and integral part of our community and are given the room to grow and develop in an encouraging, challenging and rewarding environment. They are role-models and ambassadors for Boulton on a professional and public level. They reflect the virtues we promote which include courage, self-discipline, commitment, and honesty.
By becoming a member of our school family, you will embrace multiple opportunities for personal and professional development, not just within the school, but from the internationally renowned Ark family of schools we are a part of. Through Ark, our staff can share best practice and receive training from some of the most talented individuals in the country.
Benefits of joining Ark Boulton include:
- Staff wellbeing is one of our main priorities. We provide breakfast for staff each morning, soup for lunch and lunch for those on duty. We have parking available, a gym on site and a well-equipped staff room including a pool table.
- Our systems and processes for communication, marking and feedback and assessment are streamlined and the approaches we take are research led and based on the needs of our local context. For instance, at present we do not use traditional book marking across the school.
- On Fridays children finish at 2pm, giving time and space for professional development amongst staff.
- Staff voice is important to us; we like to listen to our staff. We are always seeking feedback and input from our staff.
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