Curriculum Leader of Art

Overall Job Purpose   As member of the Teaching Team, to take a leading role in the establishment and implementation of Trinity Academy’s curriculum to ensure that the Academy becomes one of the best schools in South London and that all pupils achieve to their full potential.     

  Accountabilities – Specific   

Ensure that the Art curriculum has breadth, balance and progression, provides students with their full academic entitlement, is sufficiently flexible and customised to meet the changing needs of individuals and groups and that there are highly tailored programmes for pupils with different and specific educational needs.   

To teach Art to specific classes.   

To teach additional subjects to specific classes, as required.   

To line manage specified members of staff, as required.   

To coordinate and lead on the development and successful implementation of the Art curriculum.   

Ensure that pupils develop high-level skills in oracy, literacy, numeracy and ICT.   

Work with the Headteacher and Teaching Team to ensure that challenging individual learning targets are set and that progress towards these targets is regularly monitored.   

Working with the Teaching Team, to develop and implement robust and effective systems for tracking pupil progress within Trinity Academy’s Curriculum.   

To contribute to the monitoring and analysis of the impact of learning and progress of all pupils across the Art curriculum.   

To contribute to the identification of underperforming pupils and groups of pupils.   

To implement effective and timely learning interventions in respect of underperforming pupils.    

To carry out robust self-evaluation and analysis of impact.   

Assist in the monitoring and evaluation of the quality of teaching and learning across the Teaching Team and implement strategies to improve practice.   

Contribute to the Academy’s quality assurance (QA) and performance management processes across the Teaching Team.    

Ensure that curriculum provision promotes the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils.   

To develop and implement subject specific extra-curriculum and enrichment opportunities.    

  Accountabilities – Generic    

Undertake teaching commitments, either as lead practitioner or as classroom support, as directed by the Headteacher.   

Ensure that all pupils receive excellent pastoral care and support.   

Contribute as required to the Academy enrichment programme.   

Serve as a role model based on high standards and professional conduct.    

Be aware and comply with policies and procedures relating to equal opportunities, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.   

Maintain confidentiality in relation to all work undertaken.   

Contribute to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare and personal care of children and young people and with regard to Child Protection procedures.   

Be aware of the responsibility for personal Health, Safety and Welfare and that of others who may be affected by your actions or inactions.   

Co-operate with the employer on all issues to do with Health, Safety & Welfare.   

Undertake any necessary professional development.    

Carry out such duties as may be reasonably assigned by the Headteacher. This job description will be reviewed and updated annually in line with the ongoing development of Trinity Academy. It is not a comprehensive statement of procedures and tasks, but sets out the main expectations of the Academy in relation to the post holder’s professional responsibilities and duties. Specific elements of this job description and changes to it may be subject to future negotiation between the post holder and the Headteacher.