Head of Department, Physical Education PE - ACE Schools - Plymouth

We are looking for an experienced school middle leader/department deputy who is ready for the next step in their career or is looking to continue to develop their love of PE with a new cohort of young people. You will take responsibility for the PE curriculum across all sites and work with other leaders to support the quality of PE teaching. You will teach KS2, KS3 and KS4 pupils across a number of our sites.

As Head of Department, you will be responsible for the performance management of staff, developing teaching and learning in PE and working in collaboration with SLT and other Leaders, contributing to the ongoing CPD of all staff, liaising with other agencies, parents and stakeholders to ensure that safeguarding and outcomes for pupils are outstanding.

TLR Responsibilities

In addition to the duties of a teacher the Subject/Faculty Lead has responsibility for:

• Providing strategic leadership so that colleagues are aware of, and can act upon both national developments and developments in your subject(s) within the school.
• Ensuring that the core values, vision and ethos of the school are fully expressed by the department.
• Ensuring that school policies are implemented within the department.
• Be a personal tutor and hold review and other meetings for your tutees as required.
• Ensuring that departmental evaluation is effective both in terms of staff performance and the academic standards reached.
• Setting appropriate, but challenging, targets for the department as a whole and individual targets for those who work within it.
• Managing the department and its resources, including the deployment of all staff, the appropriate delegation of tasks and the effective use of all finances.
• Ensuring that effective tracking of pupils’ progress is in place throughout all Key Stages; through accurate identification, any underperformance is supported by support programmes whose impact are closely monitored.
• Ensures that where appropriate revision resources and sessions are in place to fully support each student in achieving their best possible outcome.
• Ensuring that staff are properly appraised (within the timescales given) through the agreed performance management systems and that appropriate training is provided to meet identified needs.
• Ensuring that staff have the opportunity for professional development and supporting the school’s ECT programme
• To meet deadlines as required, completing reports, keeping records and using data accurately and ensure teachers in the department meet deadlines for data submission
• Assisting in the appointment of staff as required.
• Ensuring that accessible and engaging Schemes of Work are in place for all Key Stages which can be accessed by all students, thereby enabling each one to fulfil his/her potential.
• Attend all relevant meetings appropriate to their role, as specified by the school.
• Attend subject specific meetings and training with subject leads from other schools and build working links
• Keep up-to-date with research and developments in pedagogy and the subject areas
• Ensure the learning environment in the department is of a high quality, and is tidy and safe.
• Help maintain a calm and purposeful atmosphere around the school, in and out of classrooms, especially within his/her subject area(s).
• Be a role model to staff and pupils through personal presentation and professional conduct.
• Support efficient deployment of staff to maintain good health and safety and wellbeing for all staff and pupils.
• Establish effective working relationships with professional colleagues and associate staff

TLR Accountabilities

• The standards (this includes the attainment outcomes, and progress outcomes) reached by all students throughout each Key Stage.
• Setting subject specific targets that are challenging and appropriate to pupils’ needs.
• The effective and appropriate use of resources.
• Setting and managing the department budget
• Analyse and use the full range of evidence, including performance data and external evaluations to support, monitor, evaluate and improve aspects of the provision including supporting underperformance improvement
• Ensuring that both internal procedures and JCQ regulations are followed for all external exams.

Other Duties & Responsibilities

A job description can never be fully descriptive and exhaustive of unforeseen changes or circumstances. It is expected that staff will, within reason, respond to unforeseen circumstances and emergencies as they arise, commensurate with their qualifications, experience and the situation.

Experience

Essential

• High expectations for accountability and consistency
• Able to motivate staff and hold them to account
• Experience of managing a staff team.
• Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils on site
• Outstanding classroom practitioner.
• Ability to model effective and systematic a trauma informed approach to behaviour, with clear expectations, consequences, praise and rewards.
• Have good communication, planning and organisational skills.
• Demonstrate resilience, motivation and commitment to driving up standards of achievement.
• Ability to work under pressure, handle a variety of situations and people and self-manage time.

Desirable

• Knowledge of and experience in using emotional and behavioural concepts, anger management, emotional literacy and Trauma Informed Practice
• Experience of leading subject development and developing schemes of work to meet needs of a variety of cohorts
• Knowledge and experience of a wide range of accreditation options in your subject(s).

Personal Qualities

• The ability to remain calm in stressful situations
• Uncompromising personal and professional integrity, including modelling values and vision
• Think analytically and creatively and demonstrate initiative in solving problems
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• A sense of humour
• Must be a good role model for students and staff
• Must be adaptable and willing to accept guidance and support
• Be aware of own strengths and areas for development and listen to, reflect constructively and act upon, as appropriate, feedback from others
• Demonstrate resilience and optimism
• Enthusiasm for learning
• Empathy with young people

How to Apply

Download the Candidate Pack and Application form below. For more information or to apply, send a completed application to the HR Team at TFTrecruitment@deltservices.co.uk

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