Main Areas of Responsibility
The main responsibilities of your role will be:
* To lead improvement in teaching and learning across the academy, including the implementation of innovative “next” practice in literacy for learning.
* To promote this practice with the educational community, across the academy, the Harris Federation, and nationally through published articles, workshops, and conferences including the Leadership and Innovation hub for London.
* To ensure best teaching practice is systematically shared across the academy.
* To lead the Teaching and Learning Development team and coordinate meetings.
* To lead and coordinate staff CPD training through the CITP group.
* To lead on developing and embedding the academy marking policy.
* To support in the process of mentoring NQTs and teach first where required to do so by the relevant AP.
* To lead on the academy Coaching for Improved Teaching Programme (CITP).
* To participate in formal procedures where required to do so by the Principal.
* To lead on specific strategies for personalising learning across the academy that have a high impact on increasing student performance.
* To use data analysis skills to identify and organise first-class intervention strategies that ensure students maximise their potential.
* To recognise and fully utilise the power of new technologies within and across subject areas to innovate where required.
* To be an expert coach, using this skill successfully to develop our teaching staff to achieve their full potential.
* To establish successful raising achievement plans and intervention programmes for year 11 and Post 16.
* To establish a successful programme that ensures all groups of students meet their targets and gaps in progress are closed.
* To support coordinators and subject leaders in developing their self-evaluation and review.
* To work closely with the Student Learning Commission of the academy and promote achievements across the Federation and beyond.
* To lead staff and students on the development of faculty days that will be significant in raising achievement across the academy by developing a greater range of teaching and learning opportunities and utilising “time” more creatively.
* To provide inspiration and direction on new innovation projects that will invigorate curriculum delivery.
Skills
The successful candidate will:
* Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree, and, ideally, management training.
* Have a minimum of three years' teaching experience, of which two should be at leadership level.
* Show proven success in raising achievement across at least two key stages.
* Show evidence of leading, supporting, and managing others, both individuals and teams, ensuring high-quality performance.
* Have a high level of ICT skills and experience of how new technologies can be used to raise achievement, including the use of interactive whiteboards.
* Have recent experience of involvement in innovative curriculum development.
* Have experience of presenting to a wide audience.
* Understand how whole academy strategies can be used across the curriculum to raise standards.
* Have successful experience of embedding cross-curricular subjects.
* Have experience of embedding innovative strategies for Assessment for Learning and Learning to Learn in a whole school situation.
* Have experience of using coaching as a model for ensuring ongoing professional development, particularly with subject leaders.
* Show evidence of continuous self-development and updated knowledge in the fields of teaching and learning and education management, particularly in the areas of responsibility for this post.
* Ideally, have experience in multi-ethnic urban schools and of presenting in local and/or national education forums.
Benefits
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.
In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.
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