About Us
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace is a mixed Academy for 1,300 students aged 11-18, with a large sixth form of nearly 400 students.
The Academy has three consecutive Outstanding judgments by Ofsted, with the most recent inspection in 2014 finding the Academy to be Outstanding in every aspect. We are a consistently high performing school. Our motto, ‘All Can Achieve’ encapsulates our vision that all members of the Academy community are supported and encouraged to achieve their absolute potential. We believe that a well-supported and valued staff body is the key to our success.
We are the ‘Teaching School Hub’ for Croydon and Sutton and we are able to offer all teachers an extensive programme of first class professional development. Harris City Academy Crystal Palace is part of the Harris Federation and this enables us to offer you a comprehensive induction programme and training and development opportunities to support your career development including Masters and other qualifications.
Main Areas of Responsibility
The purpose of your role will be:
* To line manage the English and Performing Arts departments
* To be accountable for student progress and development in the subject area across KS3, KS4 and post 16, including meeting student achievement targets for subject areas which are agreed by the Principal and the Governing Body.
* To ensure high standards of teaching and learning across the subject area through continuously developing and enhancing the quality of teaching and learning.
* To ensure the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students in the subject area, in accordance with the academy aims and policies, as determined by the Principal and Governing Body.
* To ensure that all school policies and procedures are implemented and applied consistently by all staff in the subject area.
* To ensure agreed tutor programme is implemented and that tutors are effective in their role.
* To ensure effective behaviour for learning is evident throughout faculty
* To effectively and efficiently manage and deploy teaching/support staff, financial and physical resources across the subject area.
* To lead development for literacy, through the WORD strategy, within subject areas, to raise standards of Literacy across the Academy
Your main areas of responsibility will fall under the areas of:
* Operational and strategic planning (including rigorous self-evaluation and review of subject area performance, formulating the subject and faculty improvement plans, and leading the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies, assessment and teaching strategies)
* Ensuring the delivery of an appropriate, comprehensive, high quality and cost effective curriculum and leading development of the subject and its delivery
* Staff development (including recruiting, building and managing an effective team of motivated staff)
* Student outcomes (including ensuring the effective operation of target setting, monitoring and evaluation systems and the input and maintenance of accurate student data)
* Pastoral system (including being a form tutor to a selected group of students)
* Teaching, including acting as an outstanding role model
Qualifications & Experience
We would like to hear from you if you:
* Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a good, relevant undergraduate degree.
* Are an excellent teacher with a minimum of two years' teaching experience.
* Have proven success in raising achievement.
* Have experience of leading others, ensuring high quality performance.
* Have successful experience in implementation of monitoring, evaluation and review process to improve the quality of teaching and learning.
* Demonstrate a high level of ICT skills and experience of how new technologies can be used to raise achievement.
* Have recent experience of involvement in innovative curriculum development.
* Have experience of presenting to a wide audience including teachers, other managers, students and parents.
* Understand creative whole school strategies for improving literacy and numeracy and the importance of this in raising achievement.
* Have some successful experience of leading on cross subject initiatives that have contributed to raising achievement.
* Have experience of embedding innovative strategies for Assessment for Learning and Learning to Learn.
* Have recent and relevant experience of managing and implementing change successfully at subject leader level.
* Are willing to use coaching as a model for ensuring on-going professional development.
Professional Development & Benefits
Teacher Development
At Harris, we have curated professional development pathways that will guide you towards achieving your career ambitions. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. With a strong network of passionate educators, expert development initiatives and a multitude of opportunities for career progression, your journey with Harris could be the most rewarding one yet.
We offer a wide range of high quality teacher professional development programmes via the Harris Institute of Teaching and Leadership.
Flexible Working
We are committed to fostering a positive and supportive working environment for our staff, recognising that achieving a balance between professional and personal responsibilities is essential. We understand that each individual’s circumstances are unique, which is why we offer flexible working options that can be adapted to meet the needs of both the academy and our employees.
Benefits
In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance (usually £2,000 for Inner London and £1,500 for Outer London), a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Teachers Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, and many other benefits.
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