Teaching Head of Year

Start Date: September 2020  

Salary: MPS/UPS + TLR 1a

The Role

As a Teaching Head of Year in Ark Charter Academy, you will be joining a team of committed staff who place students at the centre of all they do and are relentless in their drive to provide the best learning experience and opportunities to each and every student. You will deliver high-quality, rigorous lessons that drive achievement and inspire a love of learning that extends beyond the classroom. 

Could you make a REAL difference?

Become part of the Ark Charter community and work alongside our dedicated team of teachers, support staff and senior leaders to raise the expectations of a community, and spark a passion for learning in our young people which will last them a lifetime. Our school’s vision is to ensure our students achieve both academically and socially beyond personal expectation and prior attainment.

Our teachers work hard every day to inspire each and every student to develop skills which will help them to achieve their full potential - both in the classroom and beyond. As part of Ark Schools, you will have access to high-quality training and development, as well as expertise from across the network. Find out more about our CPD and training opportunities: https://arkonline.org/training-for-your-whole-career

As well as professional learning, we also take the wellbeing of our staff seriously, as we recognise that teaching can be a challenging profession. Staff at our school work hard but we support them by providing relevant development opportunities. We also try to ensure that most meetings take place during our working day to protect our free time and have a supportive and approachable Principal who recognises and rewards the hard work staff put in.

Regrettably, we are unable to offer a visit to our school at present but we welcome any questions you may have via e-mail to j.morris@charteracademy.org.uk or call 023 9282 4204.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Teaching & Learning

·         Set high expectations so that all students are inspired, motivated and challenged to reach their full potential, and in doing so meet their progress and attainment targets

·         Plan and teach well-structured, differentiated lessons that are aligned to the agreed curriculum and cultivate every student’s intellectual curiosity

·         Use data to inform teaching and learning, identify areas for intervention and provide feedback to students, staff and families in order to promote progress and outcomes

·         Manage behaviour effectively to create a safe, respectful and nurturing environment so that students can focus on learning

·         Work collaboratively with both school and network colleagues as a committed team member, building successful, high performing teams

·         Participate actively throughout the network, by attending relevant meetings, and, as appropriate, delivering network-wide training and initiatives

·         Work with colleagues, students and families to develop a strong school community

Leadership and Management of Year Group

·         Facilitate leadership of year group, working closely alongside the Senior Leadership Team, managing Year group staff tutors and students to oversee and manage rigorous behaviour systems to ensure students are making good academic progress

·         Lead, support and hold accountable a professional community of form tutors

·         To set up and oversee an effective detention that contributes to the development of the academy in a meaningful manner.

·         Manage student performance data, reviewing attainment, progress and behaviour, including the performance of specific groups within the year group, especially children in receipt of free school meals, pupil premium funding, or looked after children, and act accordingly

·         Oversee and, through a team of tutors and House Leaders, implement a framework for daily tutor activities, tasks and assemblies

·         Lead in the social, emotional and academic wellbeing of students, in collaboration with other staff members and other external agencies, as appropriate

Year Group Ethos and Culture

·         To embed the academy’s values and ethos, alongside the Senior Leadership Team, by contributing to the development and implementation of policies, practices and procedures

·         To cultivate a strong academy community, characterised by consistent, orderly behaviour and caring, respectful relationships

·         Establish positive working relationships with parents and carers of the year group and manage regular communication

·         Act as a positive role model to staff and students, communicating the highest expectations of behaviour, attendance and punctuality

·         Implement and strategise a consistent behaviour policy and system of rewards and sanctions, characterised by consistent, orderly behaviour and caring, and respectful relationships

Conduct, Attendance, Punctuality and Safety

·         To lead and manage the effective implementation of the academy’s behaviour policy with the year group, thus achieving a consistently calm, ordered and purposeful environment both inside and outside the classroom. The policy includes provision for rewards and sanctions

·         To lead and manage the effective implementation of the academy’s attendance and punctuality policy with the year group

·         To provide opportunities for parents and the local community to visit the school, meet pupils and observe the pupils’ daily practice.

Other

·         Actively promote the safety and welfare of our children and young people

·         Ensure compliance with Arks data protection rules and procedures

·         Liaise with colleagues and external contacts at all levels of seniority with confidence, tact and diplomacy

·         Work with Ark Central and other academies in the Ark network, to establish good practice throughout the network, offering support where required

This job description is not an exhaustive list and you will be expected to carry out any other reasonable tasks as directed by your line manager.