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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