Subject Lead for Business - Croydon, United Kingdom - Harris Federation
Description
Summary
Are you a passionate teacher looking for your next step? We are looking for a qualified, experienced teacher to join Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form and Aspire Academy as Subject Lead for Business.
If you are a dedicated and highly motivated practitioner with a proven track record of driving up standards, a flexible team player with excellent interpersonal skills, this is an opportunity join our highly committed team, sharing in the school's values, vision and ethos.
Our new colleague will be kind and caring Here, at Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form and Aspire Academy we have worked hard to create an environment where we look after and care for each other.
About Us
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form is a unique sixth form, established to provide an outstanding vocational education and preparation for skills-based work or transition to university for students in Croydon and the surrounding boroughs.
Part of the Harris Federation, which runs highly successful primary and secondary academies across London, Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form caters for students who may not suit the traditional pathways at post-16.
With small class sizes and strong pastoral support, we offer excellent, focused vocational options as well as the opportunity to take or resit GCSEs that students need to progress further - whether they choose to progress into a career or higher education.
The academy also has a small Alternative Provision supporting students with a high level of need.
Our academy offers a choice of Construction, Health and Social Care, Business, Media, Science and Art along with resit opportunities in Maths and English Language GCSE for students choosing a vocational pathway, providing a curriculum that will challenge and inspire them to develop the skills and confidence they need to compete successfully for jobs in their chosen vocation.
Main Areas of Responsibility
The purpose of your role will be:
- To ensure the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students studying in the department, in accordance with the aims of the academy and the curricular policies determined by the Governing Body and Principal.
- To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.
- To effectively manage and deploy staff, financial and physical resources within the department.
- To share and support the school's responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.
- Staff development (including recruiting, building and managing an effective team of motivated staff)
- Student outcomes (including ensuring the effective operation of target setting, monitoring and evaluation systems and the input and maintenance of accurate student data)
- Pastoral system (including being a form tutor to a selected group of students)
- Teaching, including acting as an outstanding role model
Qualifications & Experience
We would like to hear from you if you:
- Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree, and, ideally, management training
- Demonstrate successful teaching of GCSE at good or better level
- Have experience of initiation and effective management of change
- Show evidence of raising achievement in present post and showing good value added for groups
- Have good knowledge and understanding of current educational thinking
- Show good understanding of how children learn and how to raise standards of achievement
- Have good communication skills in speech and writing
- Display excellent organisational skills
- Are able to build and sustain professional standards and relationships with students
- Are able to contribute towards creating a safe and protective environment
Next Steps
Professional Development & Benefits
Our people are at the heart of our success.
We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre.
We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.
In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, electric car scheme, and many other benefits.
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