Subject Leader - Media

Job Description: Subject Leader - Media

Reports to:  Assistant Principal Communications 

Start date:  September 2018

Location:  Southwark, London

Contract: Permanent 

Salary:  Ark Main Pay Scale + TLR2B

This is a fantastic opportunity for an inspiring Leader to develop their career with the support of the Assistant Principal at Ark Globe Academy.

The Role

· To manage the professional community of subject teachers to ensure high attainment in Media across the Academy. 

· To develop and lead an exciting curriculum which enables the highest level of pupil progress and attainment.

Key Responsibilities

· Subject coordination across the Academy

· Lead the professional community of subject teachers in the Academy

· Quality teaching and learning of their subject across the Academy

· Curriculum setting and assessment across the Academy as agreed with the Assistant Principal and other relevant SLT.

Outcomes and Activities

· Subject Coordination across the Academy

· Leadership and support of all subject teachers within the Academy

· To ensure that systems are in place that enable all lessons in their subject area are good or better.

· Leadership of the Subject Community

· Assisting in the professional development of teachers including inset training as may be appropriate

· Supervising and supporting beginner teachers and Newly Qualified Teachers (NQT’s) as appropriate

Teaching and Learning

· Work with the Assistant Principal to establish a subject development plan, target setting and review

· Teach outstanding lessons that motivate, inspire and improve pupil attainment

· Manage departmental budget and resources effectively and efficiently

· Direct and supervise support staff assigned to lessons and when required participate in related recruitment and selection activities

Curriculum Setting and Assessment

· Develop high quality syllabuses and schemes of learning for all year groups, in line with National Curriculum requirements, that are inspiring for learners and teachers alike

· Work with the Assistant Principal to monitor and assess teaching and learning within the subject

· Set regular, measurable and significant assessments for the students

· Establish agreement for monitoring and evaluation of student progress

· Maintain accurate pupil data that can be used to make teaching more effective

Academy Culture

· Support the Academy’s values and ethos by contributing to the development and implementation of policies practices and procedures

· Help create a strong Academy community, characterised by consistent, orderly behaviour and caring, respectful relationships

· Help develop an Academy culture and ethos that is utterly committed to achievement

Other

· Undertake, and when required, deliver or be part of the appraisal system and relevant training and professional development

· Undertake other various responsibilities as directed by the Principal.

Person Specification: Subject Leader - Media

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 and complex 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.

Behaviours

Leadership

· Effective team worker 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

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.

Leading the Learning

· Outstanding classroom practitioner who acts as a professional role model

· Effective and systematic behaviour management, with clear boundaries, sanctions, rewards and praise

· Demonstrates the ability to develop others’ practice to ensure that teaching is at least good in the subject area.

Teaching and Learning

· Outstanding classroom teacher with the ability to reflect on lessons and continually improve their own practice

· Effective and systematic behaviour management, with clear boundaries, sanctions, praise and rewards

· Thinks strategically about classroom practice and tailoring lessons to students needs

· Understands and interprets complex student data to drive lesson planning and student attainment