Subject Leader of Geography
Windsor Girls' School, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 3RTThis job expired on 7 June 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
7 June 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
23 May 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Geography
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- on application
Additional allowances
TLR included as Subject Leader
What skills and experience we're looking for
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.
What the school offers its staff
Windsor Girls' school was graded as outstanding in all categories by Ofsted. You would join us at an exciting phase as we move to be exceptional.
- Students' achievement is outstanding and lessons have a strong sense of purpose in which teaching and learning take place without distraction.
- Students have highly positive attitudes to learning and are very proud of their school. Relationships between students and their peers and with their teachers are exceptionally positive.
- Students have high aspirations and a strong sense of belief in the ability of staff to help them achieve the highest standards.
- Teachers' professional development is personalised and highly effective in increasing the amount of outstanding practice.
See our website www.windsorgirls.net for an application form or email burft001@windsorgirls.net Applications will be considered on receipt.
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 Windsor Girls' School
- School type
- Academy, ages 13 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 778 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)
- Email address
- burft001@windsorgirls.net
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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