Science Lead Practitioner

Reporting to: Assistant Principal for Science

Salary: Ark Lead Practitioner Pay Scale: LEAD1 - LEAD6                                      

Start Date: September 2024

Contract: Full time, permanent

Closing date: 9am, 10th May 2024

Key Responsibilities

• To develop and improve the practice of teachers so that inadequate teaching and teaching that requires improvement is eradicated
• To observe your coachees and provide high quality, diagnostic feedback that enables rapid improvement
• To alter your coaching method/style depending on the teacher you are working with
• To analyse and deconstruct the teaching and provide strategies that will impact on the areas for improvement
• To motivate and inspire your coachees to want to be outstanding
• To plan and lead inset to staff in line with the requirements of the academy
• To evaluate and measure the impact of the inset and provide follow up sessions that is informed by the evaluation
• To carry out learning walks with staff and to measure consistency across the academy - you will then use this to inform further training for staff.
• To develop and support effecting planning for schemes of learning.  

Outcomes and Activities

Creativity

• To experiment and innovate exciting and effective new teaching and learning strategies.
• To conduct relevant research related to new practice.
• To strategically plan the coaching programme for each coachee.
• Sustain outstanding practice in your own classroom by constantly reflecting and refining.
• To create new and exciting resources.

Teamwork

• To model the outstanding practice and to be observed as necessary so that staff can develop their own understanding of what good or better learning looks like.
• To work collaboratively and creatively with the teaching and learning coaching team and SLT Lead.
• To seek out exceptional practice from other institutions so that we continually develop our practice.
• Use your learning to develop new and effective approaches to teaching and learning across the Academy.
• Deliver high quality training and inset sessions to new staff (all levels).

Disseminating best practice based on educational research

• Identifying educational research to enhance existing practices.
• Support teachers in creating positive behaviour management through good teaching.
• Co-ordinating the assessment and analysis of data and information and developing action planning.
• Co-ordinating the assessment strategies to address underachievement and reducing disaffection.

Teaching and Learning

• Work with the Head of Department to establish a subject development plan, target setting and review
• Implement and adhere to the academies behaviour management policy, ensuring the health and well-being of pupils is maintained at all times
• Participate in preparing student for external examinations
• Keep abreast of any developments within their subject area

Curriculum Setting and Assessment

• Develop high quality syllabuses and schemes of learning for all students that are inspiring for learners and teachers
• Work with the Head of Department to monitor and assess teaching and learning within the subject
• Set regular, measurable and significant assessments for the students
• Maintain accurate student data that can be used to make teaching more effective
• To ensure the regular setting and completion of high-quality home learning activities

Academy Culture

• Support the Academy’s culture, values and ethos by contributing to the development and implementation of policies practices
• Support and work in collaboration with colleagues and other professional in and beyond the school, covering lessons and providing other support as required

Qualification Criteria 

• Qualified to degree level and above
• Qualified to teach and work in the UK
• Evidence of professional development

Experience

• Experience of raising attainment in a challenging classroom environment
• Experience of contributing to a high achieving department within a large secondary school environment
• Experience of delivering consistently outstanding lessons to students of all ages and abilities
• Experience of implementing behaviour management strategies consistently and effectively
• Experience of supporting students of all ages and abilities to make excellent progress and achieve impressive examination outcomes
• Experience of leading successful enrichment and extracurricular activities which inspire and motivate learners
• Experience of providing professional development to teachers, including coaching, mentoring and training
• Experience of designing and developing resources to support learning across different subject areas
• Experience of preparing and leading training sessions
• Evidence of continually improving the teaching and learning in their subject area though schemes of work, assessment and extra-curricular activities etc.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the latest educational research, findings and best practices
• Excellent knowledge of the National Curriculum for KS3, KS4 and ideally KS5 and a solid grounding in the assessment processes used to support planning and raise student attainment across these Key Stages
• Understanding of the strategies needed to establish consistently high aspirations and standards of results and behaviour.

Leadership

• Effective team player and leader
• Ability to coach and manage staff
• Demonstrates resilience, motivation and commitment to driving up standards of achievement
• Acts as a role model to staff and students
• Genuine passion and a belief in the potential of every student
• Motivation to continually improve standards and achieve excellence
• Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils

Leading the Curriculum

• Able to establish curriculum development, assessment, coordination and coaching
• Has good communication, planning and organisational skills
• High expectations for accountability and consistency
• Ability to design, implement and evaluate effective, imaginative and stimulating Schemes of learning

Teaching and Learning

• Excellent classroom practitioner – ensures that their own classroom practice models best practice
• Effective and systematic behaviour management, with clear boundaries, sanctions, praise and reward
• Has good communication, planning and organisational skills
• Demonstrates resilience, motivation and commitment to driving up standards of achievement
• Acts as a role model to staff and pupils
• Commitment to regular and on-going professional development and training to establish outstanding classroom practice.

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.