Director Of Studies (with teaching allocation)

International School Andalucía is a small school, with a big heart and personality!

Job description

Curriculum and Student Matters:

To work as outlined by whole school policies

• To ensure the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students across all subjects, in accordance with the aims of the school.
• To promote the growth and development of students through the schools Core Values that enable them to become happy and successful life long learners; Respect, Kindness, Fairness, Responsibility and Personal Best.
• To ensure that there is effective and appropriate differentiation of the curriculum to meet the personalised needs of all learners across the department.
• To promote spoken English in all British Curriculum subjects. English all the time.
• To ensure that learning has a focus on knowledge, skills and understanding, all the while promoting ´the good struggle´and ´getting better.´
• To develop and review syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies, assessment and teaching and learning strategies in the School.
• To ensure that assessment is consistent and effective across the department in line with school guidelines.
• To ensure that learning has a focus on knowledge, skills and understanding.
  • To ensure the implementation of the school’s approach to Homework 
  • To establish procedures for monitoring, recording and reflection upon progress, which includes the active participation of students.
• To raise standards of pupil attainment and achievement within the whole curriculum area and to monitor and support pupil progress.
• To be accountable for pupil progress and development. 
• To actively monitor and follow up pupil progress working closely with the Key Stage Coordinators.
• To ensure the appropriate differentiation of the curriculum to meet the personalised needs of all learners.
• To develop learning analysis, guidance and feedback processes which are compatible with school policy.
• To ensure that progress reports and final reports are completed by teachers in advance of deadline dates and work closely with Data for Learning Coordinator.
• To contribute to learning that involves cross-curricular themes.
• To lead the implementation of STEAM in the curriculum.
• To promote teaching and learning styles which stimulate learner curiosity, and intrigue and which generate exceptional levels of engagement and independence in learning.
• To promote links across subject areas and learning environments outside the school (e.g. museums, theatres, libraries etc).
• To ensure that minutes of staff meetings are submitted on a regular basis.
• To monitor resources and ensure that resource orders are completed and submitted.
• To highlight any maintenance issues affecting learning.
• To oversee day-to-day management, control and operation of course provision across the school, including effective deployment of staff and physical resources.
• To keep up to date with and respond to national developments in curriculum and teaching practice and methodology.
• To liaise with the cover supervisor/relevant staff to secure appropriate cover for classes when staff are absent. 
• To ensure that policies and handbooks are kept up to date.
• To establish appropriately high levels of expectation by setting down clear guidelines for establishing excellent standards of behaviour and achievement, including the careful presentation of learning outcomes and the care of resources and equipment.

Examinations:

• To ensure all practise and Examinations sessions run smoothly and are compliant with procedures and training as required.
• To ensure that an examination analysis of (I)GCSE and A level results is completed, where applicable, at the beginning of each academic year.
• To ensure that examination entries are submitted, where applicable, in advance of the deadline dates.
• To establish policy on entry to external examinations in accordance with that of the school.
• To support revision sessions, intervention strategies and all other activities designed to raise achievement in external examinations. 
• To define criteria for entry, to forecast, record and monitor results in line with the school policies.
• To implement school policy on internal examinations, including preparation and assessment.

Staffing:

• To work in line with whole school policies
• To support staff in relation to discipline and pastoral issues.
• To develop and enhance the teaching practice of others within the department.
• To ensure that staff development needs are identified and that appropriate programmes are designed to meet such needs.
• To encourage teamwork and good morale within and across curriculum teams.
• To lead, attend and organise as required regular staff learning and development training that enable discussion and development of the curriculum and encourage all team members to become reflective practitioners and focus on Learning.
• To oversee and evaluate the work of staff.
• To establish an effective structure for consultation, communication and evaluation including subject training, working groups and information bulletins as appropriate.
• To ensure that annually the School´s Improvement Plan is addressed within the Curriculum Development Plan outlining and allocating priorities and responsibilities to specific members of staff. 
• To contribute to the performance management of all teachers.

Community:

• To ensure effective dialogue with parents in accordance with school policies.
• To work closely with staff across the school
• To liaise with external agencies and employers as necessary.
• The duties may be varied to meet the changing demands of the school at the reasonable discretion of the Headteacher. These include keeping the School updated in accreditation, authorisation and inspection processes, as well as lead the introduction of the IB Diploma Programme.

Applications

If you have the experience and are confident that you can lead great learning in this role at ISA, please send a completed application form  (we do not accept CV only applications) to Mrs Marisol Gonzalez at recruitment@internationalschoolandalucia.com

Applicants should also include a personal statement, which responds directly to the following question (on no more than two sides of A4). ‘How would you ensure that amazing learning remains at the heart of all you do in this role?’. You can send your personal statement in the "Supporting Statement" form.

Safeguarding

This school and ISP are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years employment history.