Teacher of Science with Head of Year Responsibilities

·     Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for who you are responsible and with whom you come into contact.

To inspire and motivate students to have a love of learning for Science by:

·     Setting high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge students

·     Promoting good progress and outcomes by students

·     Demonstrating good subject and curriculum knowledge

·     Planning and teaching well-structured lessons, adapting teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all pupil

·     Making accurate and productive use of assessment

·     Managing behaviour effectively to ensure a productive and safe learning environment

Head of Year Responsibilities:

• To manage and support the day-to-day pastoral care and safety of students within the year group
• To ensure pastoral protocols are followed
• To help and support students through their examinations

Reporting to Vice Principal, PP Champion, Head of Upper School

• Oversee and follow up attendance and punctuality concerns in the year.
• Liaise and monitor attendance concerns with advisors
• Attend/support/lead the year group assemblies.
• Liaise with the relevant teaching staff to organise and attend consultation events.
• Attend the year group Parent Information event
• Attend relevant advisory meetings.
• Organise and attend meetings relating to students in the year, for example parent meetings and agency meetings.
• Liaise with PP champion, tutors and Head of Upper School for the year group termly awards.
• Liaise with the Head of Upper school (and other appropriate staff) regarding the rewarding of students for good behaviour, manners, positive attitudes to learning etc.
• In collaboration with relevant staff, maintain a record of students on behavioural stages.
• Liaise with relevant students, parents, carers, staff and agencies to take actions and initiate interventions to help improve student behaviour.
• Support the SLT and other key members of staff with ‘on call’ procedures.
• Evaluate the impact of behavioural interventions to refine interventions accordingly.
• Support students in the year group on managed moves, their integration into Spires Academy, liaison with parents and schools and attending their review meetings.
• Lead investigations into incidents to determine responsibility and follow up actions.
• Issue sanctions as appropriate.
• Liaise with advisors and other relevant members of staff to ensure that all students are in full and correct uniform.
• Liaise with tutors to ensure all students in the year group are equipped for learning.
• Be available at break or lunch time for students’ access.
• Help support student wellbeing through liaison with relevant staff (such as the counsellor), parents, carers, tutors and outside agencies.
• Contribute to annual reviews for SEND students.
• Support students and staff with the organisation and execution of the year group Interventions
• Support attendance to public examinations

Liaise with relevant members of staff for the completion of references and transition processes.