Second in Charge of Science

All Saints Catholic College is an over-subscribed, mixed secondary school in the heart of North Kensington. We pride ourselves on the strong reputation for outstanding teaching and exceptional results.

In November 2022, Ofsted judged our school as OUTSTANDING. Our Diocese Section 48 Inspection in December 2022 was also OUTSTANDING.

We pride ourselves on being a vibrant, close-knit community which was also recognised by inspectors: “There is a strong sense of community within this school. Relationships between pupils and teachers are very strong and based on mutual respect. One parent’s comment reflects the views of many in the survey, ‘The school strikes the right balance between firmness and kindness.”

The diversity within our school is a key strength and allows students to acknowledge each other’s differences whilst at the same time celebrating them. The greatest ambassadors of our school are our students who demonstrate and model excellent behaviour as well as attitudes to learning.

We are a small school but with this comes a great strength. We can offer smaller teaching groups as well as ensuring that we get to know learning needs intricately. We aim to ensure that we offer a safe but joyous learning environment to all of our students so that that they can find the confidence to flourish during their time at All Saints.

Job title: Second in Charge of Science

Salary: Main/Upper Scale plus TLR 2c (£5,348)

Contract type: Permanent

Responsibilities: To support the leadership and management of Science through curriculum development, improving teaching and learning and effective monitoring which lead to academic success for all students.

Key responsibilities

· Ensuring high standards of teaching and learning for all students throughout the department.

· Developing a curriculum vision and plan for key stage three.

· Monitor and evaluate the quality of learning including planning, lesson delivery, teacher feedback, assessment, differentiation and classroom management.

· Collaborate with Biology/Chemistry/Physics subject specialists at All Saints to ensure that an effective curriculum is developed which will benefit all students within the school.

· Create and enhance Schemes of Learning which enable all students to become effective learners.

· Work with the Subject Leader to produce a strategic plan to monitor the Teaching and Learning across key stage three.

· Work with Head of Lower and Middle Schools to ensure behaviour sanctions and rewards and monitored and followed up on across key stage three.

· Support the Subject Leader with an analysis and commentary of student academic performance.

· Lead on the development of teaching staff across the department, particularly for key stage three.

· Playing a full role in the delivery of the school’s Curriculum Enhancement and Shoulder Days.

· Collaborate effectively with local primary schools to build the profile of All Saints in the Local area/ensure a smooth transition for year 6 students.

· To contribute significantly to the leading of the development and implementation of effective teaching.

· and learning strategies, including ICT-based developments and new technologies.

· To contribute significantly to leading the development and implementation of effective departmental assessment policies, within the framework of those for the whole school.

· To promote and support extra-curricular activities, which enrich and support the learning and experience of all pupils and increases their participation in school life.

· To ensure homework is set in line with school policy.

· Communicating a clear curriculum department vision which encourages ownership, team spirit and commitment from the department members.

· Mentor, coach and professionally developing staff in such a way that they perform at their best.

· Meeting regularly with their line manager and keeping them informed of developments within the department across key stage three.

Additional duties:

Play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its distinctive mission to attempt to know each student and to provide the necessary support so that they make the most of their talents.

To encourage staff and student to follow this example.

Carry out before school, break time and after school duties.

Other specific duties:

· To promote actively the school’s Mission.

· To continue CPD as agreed.

· To actively engage in the school’s performance management scheme.

· To undertake any other reasonable duty as specified by the Headteacher not mentioned in the above

Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified.

Colleagues will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a line manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.

The job description is current at the date shown, but in consultation with you, may be changed by the Headteacher to reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the grade and job title.