Curriculum Leader of Science
Job Description
Curriculum Lead for Science
Location: South Birmingham
Ofsted: Good
The Role
To provide challenging leadership of Science at a Key Stage level, in part by demonstrating high quality teaching that ensures all students achieve results in line with, or better than, value-added predictions.
To deliver outstanding teaching, to ensure effective student learning in the subject and to achieve excellent results for the students
To be a role-model and impact positively on the academy more widely.
Key responsibilities
• To take responsibility for raising attainment at a Key Stage level, ensuring that all students achieve results in line with, or better than, value-added predictions.
• To design an engaging and challenging curriculum that inspires children to appreciate the subject and its application.
• Provide a nurturing classroom and school environment that helps students to develop as learners
• To contribute to the effective working of the academy.
• To help maintain/establish discipline across the whole academy
• To support the Head of Faculty as necessary
Person Specification: Curriculum Lead for Science
Qualification Criteria
• Qualified to degree level or professional equivalent.
• Qualified to teach and work in the UK.
Experience
• Experience of raising attainment in a challenging classroom environment
• Evidence of continually improving the teaching and learning of their subject through schemes of work and extra-curricular activities etc.
Behaviours
Leadership
• Effective team worker and leader
• High expectations for accountability and consistency
• Vision aligned with Ark’s high aspirations, high expectations of self and others
• Genuine passion and a belief in the potential of every student
• Motivation to continually improve standards and achieve excellence
• Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils
Teaching and Learning
• Excellent classroom practitioner
• Effective and systematic behaviour management, with clear boundaries, sanctions, praise and rewards
• Has good communication, planning and organisational skills
• Demonstrates resilience, motivation and commitment to driving up standards of achievement.
• Acts as a role model to staff and students
• Commitment to regular and on-going professional development and training to establish outstanding classroom practice
Other
• This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring
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