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Director of Science

Director of Science

Oasis Academy Don Valley

Sheffield

Salary:
L5-L9
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2021
Apply by:
20 May 2021

Job overview

JOB PURPOSE:

 To be responsible to the Principal for the smooth and effective day-to-day running of the Faculty as well as the efficiency and effectiveness  of the subject teams within the Faculty ensuring that they work in unison to achieve, if not surpass, the Academy’s annual targets

• Leading on the smooth co-ordination of the Faculty curriculum across all year groups. Produce the highest quality of student progress in terms of academic growth.

• To support the Academy Leadership Team in producing an integrated programme of student experiences that will enrich, broaden and strengthen each student’s personal development throughout his/her Academy life.

• Drive the Academy towards ‘cutting edge status’ and the achievement, or surpassing, of its annual targets.

To line manage the subject leaders and subject teams in ensuring that:

• The Faculty is striving to ensure the highest possible standards in Teaching and Learning

• The Faculty reviews are effective and efficient in ensuring the maintenance of high standards in Teaching and Learning and student progress

• The Faculty is thoroughly engaged in the Academy’s CPD programme 

• Any additional identified CPD needs of subject leaders and Faculty members are fully met

• The Faculty is moving towards recognised cutting edge status in terms of teaching, learning and student progress

To work in conjunction with the ALT to ensure that:

• The external examination systems for their subject areas are being run effectively and efficiently.

To line manage designated subject staff in ensuring that they are working in unison to:

• Produce the highest quality of teaching and learning within their area of responsibility.

• Ensure that their area of responsibility is striving towards the achievement of, or even surpassing, the Academy targets.

• Drive the Academy towards ‘cutting edge’ status.

AREAS OF SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITY: 

Strategic Direction and Development  

• To be a dynamic and supportive member of the faculty team, playing an important role in its drive to become a leading edge, innovative, high performing, and emotionally intelligent Academy fit for the 21st century.

• To make a significant and notable contribution to the strategic development of the Faculty as well as taking personal responsibility for the monitoring and successful completion of the Faculty strategic plan as well as playing  a  leading role in the annual cycle of monitoring, evaluation and review.

• To energetically support the management of an agenda of significant change to raise standards and outcomes in all areas of their subject, Faculty and the Academy as a whole as it moves to become a leading edge Academy.

• To actively support as well as strategically developing and maintaining Academy policies and practices that promotes high expectations, high achievement and inclusion through effective teaching, learning and behaviour modification within their area of responsibility.

• To work at the direction of, and in conjunction with, the Principal in drawing up the termly strategic plan, determining strand ownership and setting challenging targets for the Faculty.

• To strategically plan and implement a regular series of meetings with subject staff to ensure that they are working in unison to:

• Produce the highest quality of teaching and learning within their area of responsibility.

• Ensure that their area of responsibility is striving towards achievement of, or even surpassing, the Academy targets

• Drive both the subject area and the Academy towards ‘cutting edge’ status

• To strategically prepare data needed for the Faculty response at each subject review meeting in order to drive the subject area towards the achievement, or surpassing, of its annual targets.

• To lead on the strategic planning of the Faculty calendar whilst ensuring that its meeting scheduling is in accord with the national regulations regarding workload.

• To strategically lead on the monitoring of staff absence within the subject ensuring that all absent staff complete a return to work interview on their first day back at the Academy.

• To assist the Principal or his delegated person, in dealing with underperforming staff within the subject.

• To actively engage and liaise effectively with all stakeholders relevant to the work of the subject, including parents, members of the Academy Council, feeder schools, secondary schools and colleges, business and community partners, and the wider community as appropriate, all in line with Academy strategic objectives.  

• To be actively involved in networking with other innovative and high achieving subjects within Oasis Community Learning and other relevant networks; in order to strategically learn more about the ways that other institutions are effecting change and transformation. 

Teaching and Learning 

• To secure and sustain good and outstanding teaching by, working in conjunction with the ALT, leading the Faculty in implementing the monitoring, evaluating and reviewing of teaching and learning across the Faculty.

• To actively seek opportunities to collaborate with other innovative and high achieving within Oasis Community Learning and other relevant networks to share and develop excellent pedagogies. 

• To actively liaise with inspectors, advisors, consultants and relevant outside agencies in ensuring the highest possible practices in teaching and learning.

• To ensure that within his / her area of responsibility all Academy policies regarding the establishment and maintenance of high quality teaching and learning are fully implemented.

• To ensure that the highest standards in teaching and learning are continually modelled to all staff to help improve their personal classroom performance.

• To work with the ALT in actively and continuously improving the overall quality of teaching and learning in the classroom.

• To work with the ALT in ensuring that the subject review process is effective in raising standards of performance in the classroom.

• To work with the ALT in ensuring that the Academy’s performance management process is effective in raising standards of performance in the classroom.

• To work with the ALT to ensure that all vocational and alternative education programmes of study within their area of responsibility are accredited and contribute to the Academy’s drive to ensure that each student fulfils his / her potential.

• To actively work with staff whose classroom performance does not meet the Academy’s minimum standards in order that they may improve their performance.

• To have a teaching commitment in line with other Faculty Leaders within the Academy. 

 This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

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About Oasis Academy Don Valley

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Oasis Academy Don Valley

We are delighted that you are considering joining our Oasis Academy Don Valley Family.

Our All-through Academy is open to children aged from 2-16 years of age. We are located on Leeds Road, in the Darnall and Attercliffe area of Sheffield.

Our mission is simple to provide all children with an exceptional education that is at the heart of our community. We achieve this by having high expectations of behaviour, through focused routines, an unwavering focus on outcomes and by offering the very best teaching and support. At Oasis Academy Don Valley children learn, behave and are well mannered.

Our Academy is values driven and from the moment children join our academy family we expect them to live our values. In our academic culture children are focused on working hard and endeavour to do well, striving to be the very best version of themselves.

Oasis Academy Don Valley is an integral part of our community. An Exceptional Academy involves the whole community. We are all part of the Academy family and look forward to getting to know you and working with you in the best interest of our children.

We Offer: 

  • A unique opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of children 
  • A highly skilled team of dedicated staff to work alongside 
  • A supportive leadership team
  • A well-resourced Academy with great class rooms and facilities
  • Strong CPD opportunities within the Oasis family and through external providers
  • High quality support and mentoring to ensure that you succeed
  • Fitness classes run by staff and reduced fees for membership to the nearby EIS
  • A fantastic community of parents and children who deserve the best

Being part of the Oasis family of acadmies offers a supportive network of leaders, teachers and specialists who will be on hand to offer support to you and the Acadmey as we work towards our shared vision of delivering exceptional!

We would very much like to hear from you if you share our vision, values and enthusiasm.

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