
Position: Head of Teacher (Native speaker)
**Salary: Negotiatble for Native English Speakers, with the potential for higher pay based on experience and qualifications**
Work Scope:
Overall Responsibilities
To lead, inspire and manage the department so that across pupils the group of subjects have access to a broad and balanced curriculum, and achieve the highest standards, To manage financial and physical resources and deploy teaching and support staff, within the department, effectively. To lead and line-manage individual Heads of Subject to ensure successful outcomes across the group of subjects. As part of the team of Heads of Department, to drive academic leadership in the school.
Math & Science Teaching and Learning Responsibilities
- Promote excellence and innovation in teaching and learning within the department, focusing on continuous and consistent pupil achievement and development, while acknowledging the need for differentiated teaching to ensure that all pupils are appropriately challenged and supported.
- Oversee the schemes of work for your group of subjects and maintain an excellent and close working relationship with individual Heads of Subject.
- Ensure that the curriculum is up-to-date, appropriate for the age and developmental stage of the pupils, and informed by current knowledge and best practices.
- Work with Heads of Subject and the Deputy Head Academic to ensure that assessment, recording, and reporting procedures contribute to improved outcomes.
- Ensure that pupil progress is effectively tracked against agreed benchmarks within the subjects you are responsible for, and oversee intervention strategies that are effective based on data analysis.
- Lead by example within the department, particularly in planning for pupil engagement, effective teaching and learning, reflective practice, and maintaining high expectations for oneself and others.
- Ensure clear and consistent communication with parents regarding subjects, including overall responsibility for using Google Classroom for the group of subjects.
- Ensure that classroom displays reflect the range of subjects within the department and the quality of teaching and learning.
Responsibilities to the Department and School
- Create and communicate a shared vision within the department that reflects the core values of the whole school, responds to the specific factors of each subject, and motivates and inspires the wider department.
- Lead, support, and manage individual Heads of Subject to ensure engaging teaching throughout the school and achieve the best possible results.
- Translate the whole school vision into agreed objectives within the department and include these in the department's annual development plan.
- Chair departmental meetings, ensuring minutes are taken, and follow up on all action points.
- Attend Heads of Department (HOD) meetings and represent the department in this academic forum.
- Maintain a high profile for the department within the school with colleagues, pupils, and parents.
- Lead the department: recruit, induct, develop, deploy, motivate, and appraise staff to ensure they have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities, and ensure that the highest standards are achieved and maintained.
- Celebrate and promote excellence within the department, and challenge underperformance with appropriate actions (in consultation with the senior management team).
- Conduct annual performance reviews for all staff in the department.
Training and Development of Self and Others
- Develop and maintain a culture of high expectations for oneself and others within the department.
- As a lead professional, regularly review your own practice, set personal targets, and take responsibility for your own continuous professional development.
- Ensure that training needs within the department are identified and appropriately met (with due regard to whole school initiatives), and that all department members are actively engaged in their own personal and continuous professional development.
- Ensure that best practices are regularly shared within the department, making the most of the expertise and strengths of staff.
- Ensure that induction arrangements are in place for all new staff, to make them feel welcomed and properly briefed to undertake their responsibilities.
Qualifications:
A degree in an appropriate discipline.
Qualified Teacher Status.
Experience of teaching at Key Stage 3 and 4 is desirable.
Outstanding practitioner with a strong reputation for excellent pupil progress.
Knowledge of current educational thinking, initiatives, and issues.
Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding procedures.
IT literate, with an understanding of the role of IT in planning, teaching, monitoring, and management.
Desirable requirements:
Knowledge of Math
- Math teachers must be able to present mathematical ideas and problem-solving techniques clearly. Deep understanding of mathematical concepts, including algebra, geometry, calculus, and statistics. Math often involves complex ideas that some students will struggle to understand, which makes it all the more important that a math teacher be able to break those complex ideas down and explain them in a way that students can grasp. In addition to communicating with students
- Math teachers also need to converse with other teachers, school staff and administrators, and parents or guardians.
- Math teachers must use classroom time effectively to ensure they cover all the material over the school year. They also need to be able to balance their workload and outside responsibilities.
- Teachers need to create lesson plans, activities, and assessments for students, and grade homework, tests, and other assignments. It can be a challenge to do it all, making time management skills essential.
- Teachers must be familiar with the technology necessary to provide effective instruction and accommodate students with special learning needs. They also use technology to keep track of coursework and grades and to communicate with students and parents or guardians.
- Patience and understanding are crucial math teacher skills. Students come to the classroom with various challenges in their lives. It is necessary to meet students where they are and be understanding about the issues that they may be struggling with that impact their ability to learn.
Knowledge of Science
- Knowledge of life, physical, including biology, chemistry, physics, and earth science. In-depth knowledge of scientific concepts and principles in various fields.
- Ability to design and implement lesson plans
- Ability to explain scientific concepts
- Proficiency in conducting experiments and guiding students in laboratory settings.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Ability to motivate students
- Good organizational and problem-solving skills
- Incorporate technology into instruction
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