Subject Leader of Geography

Windsor Girls' School, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 3RT

20 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  30 September 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  5 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Geography
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Discussed at interview

Subject Leader of Geography job summary

SUBJECT LEADER

Job Description

Grade of Post TLR 2B £5,348

Job Purpose To share the strategic leadership of the subject, to teach students in the school and to carry out such other associated duties as are reasonably assigned by the Headteacher

Applicable Contract Terms and Duties

The duties outlined in this job description are to be performed in accordance with the provisions of the latest School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document. It may be modified by the Headteacher, with the post holder agreement, to reflect or anticipate changes in the job, commensurate with the salary and job title.

Relationships The post holder is responsible to the Headteacher in all matters and to the Line Manager in respect of curricular matters.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring appropriate supervision and management of all staffing allocated to work within the Subject area

The Subject Leader will be expected to:

Develop and sustain meaningful working relationships with staff

Model behaviours appropriate to the position

Support and challenge staff you are responsible for

Maintain high standards

Be accountable

The Subject Leader will be responsible for:

Sharing strategic leadership of the subject area as directed by the Line Manager.

Creating and developing appropriate schemes of work, lesson plans and assessment tools, taking into account the need for differentiation and the inclusion of ICT.

Implementing school policies relevant to the subject including those relating to behaviour, homework and assessment.

Ensuring that evaluation is effective in terms of staff performance, academic standards and the personal development and well being of the students.

Producing Subject Development Plans to address the identified priorities and to feed into school plans.

Producing a Subject Self-evaluation Form to feed into the whole school SEF.

Managing and deploying resources efficiently and effectively.

Ensuring compliance with Health and Safety requirements within the subject area

The Subject Leader will be accountable for:

The standards reached by all students including those with special needs and the gifted and talented in the subject throughout each key stage.

The standard of learning and teaching in the subject.

The effective use of resources.

The performance management of a significant number of staff in their subject area and the evaluation of the quality of learning and teaching.

The Subject Leader will be expected to assist in:

The appointment of staff as required

Provision of appropriate, co-ordinated and targeted training for subject teachers.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Windsor Girls' School

• School type: Academy, ages 13 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 810 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 13 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Windsor Girls' School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/windsor-girls-school (opens in new tab)

Windsor Girls' School is part of a 3 tier system in Windsor, taking students for Years 9 - 13.

We have boys on site for Years 12/13 as we share a timetable for some subjects with Windsor Boys School.

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