Assistant Headteacher - Curriculum Planning and Development

Accountable for:

• Options Years 8-10 and Year 11 (with Head of 6th Form).

• Curriculum Provision Years 7 & 8; including website content and KS2 to KS3 links. 

• Curriculum Provision at KS4 (Equality, Depth & Breadth).

• To lead on QA of curriculum implementation and curriculum intent. 

• To ensure curriculum design maximises intent. 

• To lead development of independent study materials at KS4.

• Oversight of Careers Advice Information and Guidance and Library. 

• Whole school Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural mapping.

• Oversight of timetabling and curriculum implementation.

• Coordination of Annual Reward Evening.

• Whole school reading and literacy strategy.

• To chair extended leadership team meetings.

• To be a visible presence around the school at break and lunchtimes and to support behaviour and ethos through walkabout and unit support. 

• To write and review relevant policies.

Key Responsibilities

Teaching: 

• To fulfil all the requirements and duties set out in the current Pay and Conditions Documents relating to the conditions of employment for teachers, as well as the relevant standards for teachers.

• To be an excellent practitioner.

Strategic Direction and Development: 

• Be a member of the Senior Leadership Team and participate fully in developing and communicating a clear and strategic vision of the development of the school. 

• Motivate and empower others to carry this vision forward. 

• Model the values and ethos of The Billericay School. 

• Support the Head teacher and Deputy Head teachers in leading and managing the school effectively and in the review, implementation, development and monitoring of whole school policies that promote the school’s values, aims and objectives. 

• Contribute to management decisions on all aspects of policy, development and organisation by playing a significant role in school self-evaluation and in the preparation, implementation and monitoring of the school’s improvement plan. 

• Attend SLT meetings.

• Plan, organise and chair meetings as appropriate. 

• Attend meetings of the Local Governing Body as required. 

Line Management Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the raising of standards of attainment across the school, but specifically in the faculties line managed.

• Accountable for student progress in the subject areas line managed.

• Ensure appropriate monitoring of teaching and learning in the subject areas line managed; developing the quality in accordance with school policies and procedures.

• Implement school policies on behaviour and welfare.

• Be accountable for staff deployment, training and performance management in the faculties line managed.

• Line manage the work of a faculty area.

Specific Responsibilities:

Curriculum Provision

• To work with the Assistant Headtachers to monitor and evaluate the curriculum offer of each year group, with a focus on intent, implementation and impact. 

• To work with DHT (Standards and outcomes) and AHT’s to ensure that curriculum design and delivery supports progress of key groups.

• To support Associate Assistant Headteachers/Subject Leads / Key Stage Coordinators in developing independent study materials that enable students and their parents to prepare adequately for key assessment tasks and PPEs (Cue cards etc.)

• To support AAHTs/Subject Leads / Key Stage Coordinators in developing independent study materials linked to key assessment tasks to facilitate students’ ability to identify the gaps in their knowledge, review and revise the necessary content and then complete a re-test activity.

• To coordinate curriculum design at subject and departmental level to ensure consistency of intent and implementation are in place. 

• To meet with Deputy Head (Outcomes), Associate Assistant Headteachers/Subject Leads/Key Stage Coordinators to agree targets, interventions and feedback on individual students to support improved outcomes.

• To assess and evaluate the effectiveness of provision to identify barriers to learning and oversee curriculum development to address these barriers. 

• To monitor the quality of teaching & learning received by students across the school through curriculum implementation and to lead curriculum development as appropriate. 

• To work with AAHTs/Subject Leads/Key Stage Coordinators to assess how successfully subject teachers are implementing the curriculum as a means to close any gaps for key groups

• Further develop strategies for Parental Engagement to support the curriculum

Quality Assurance Framework / School Self Review

• Support with activities as part-of the ‘Quality of Teaching and Learning’ and ‘Outcomes’ strands of the school’s QA Framework and annual self-review process:

- Support subject teachers are using information provided by the Heads of House Team/SEND Team to ensure any barriers to learning are addressed and particular needs catered for

- Interviews with teachers about their understanding of, and delivery of, the planned curriculum in their subject area with particular focus on closing gaps for key groups

- Interviews with students from ‘key’ groups [Boys/PP/Most Able] to ascertain the content being delivered and their understanding of it

- Book Scrutinies with AAHTs/Subject Leads/Key Stage Coordinators to assess the standards/expectations subject teachers have of students in ‘key’ groups and how they compare to the cohort overall

Notes:

• The above responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities contained in the statement of Conditions of Employment.

• This job description allocates duties and responsibilities but does not direct the particular amount of time to be spent on carrying them out and no part of it may be so construed.

 

Applying

If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please download and complete the application form which can be found on our website: https://www.billericayschool.com/vacancies/

Application forms should be completed electronically or sent as a scanned document to: 

nefreme@billericayschool.com   

Should you experience any technical problems, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Efreme, PA to The Headteacher, via the above email address. 

• Please be advised that we do not accept CVs as a form of application.

• Due to the volume of applications, it is not standard practice to offer feedback. 

• Our Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

• Members of our Governing Body will be involved in the interview process.

• We will endeavour to request references ahead of interview. 

• Employment is subject to satisfactory medical checks, enhanced DBS clearance and suitable references.

We look forward to hearing from you.