Second in Charge of Science - Witham, United Kingdom - Maltings Academy

Maltings Academy

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Witham, United Kingdom

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Description

Job Title:
Second in Charge of Science

Location:
Maltings Academy

Hours of work:
Full Time

Reports to:
Head of Subject

Purpose of the Role:

Faculty when s/he is absent.

Responsibilities:

Leadership and Management:

Contribution to the promotion and maintenance of a shared school ethos of respect for learning and achievement, underpinned by high expectations for behaviour.
Leadership of ongoing strategic development in the relevant areas of responsibility.
Contribution to the support and professional development of designated staff.
Development of effective professional relationships within and beyond the school.

Teaching and Managing Pupil Learning:

Setting appropriate and demanding expectations for pupils' learning and motivation.
Setting clear targets for pupils' learning, building on prior attainment and considering each pupil as an individual
Using IEPs to identify pupils who have special educational needs.
Ensuring effective teaching of whole classes, groups and individuals so that teaching objectives are met, momentum and challenge are maintained, and best use is made of teaching time.
Using teaching methods which keep pupils engaged, including stimulating pupils' intellectual curiosity, effective questioning and response, clear presentation and good use of resources.
Setting high expectations for pupils' behaviour, establishing and maintaining a good standard of discipline through. wellfocused teaching and through positive and productive relationships.
Ensuring that pupils are thoroughly prepared for their examinations and that any examination coursework is completed and marked according to examination board and departmental criteria.
Liaising effectively with support staff working within the learning area.
Providing extracurricular activities to extend and challenge pupils with before and after school sessions,

Monitoring and Assessing Pupil Progress:

Marking and monitoring pupils' class and homework providing constructive oral and written feedback, setting targets for pupils' progress.
Assessing how well learning objectives have been achieved and use this assessment for future teaching
Maintaining full records of attendance, homework, National Curriculum Attainments, and examinations for pupils taught, including members of the tutor group.
Producing and analysing teaching group examination predictions and results as requested by the

Head of Departments, Senior Leadership team and the Principal, Outcomes.

Participating in departmental discussions of pupil targets and progress and of the development of strategies to meet departmental targets.
Overseeing the pastoral needs of all pupils taught and passing on any concerns to the appropriate member of staff.
Contribute to the preparation of Action Plans and progress files and other reports.
Mentoring and negotiating individual targets for tutees.

Resources within the Department:

Selecting and making good use of learning resources to enable teaching objectives to be met.
Ensuring that stock and equipment is well cared for and economically used.
Ensuring that departmental rooms present a stimulating and tidy environment.
Implementing the Academy Health and Safety Policy.

Communication with Parents:

Attending any appropriate meetings with parents.
Providing informative reports to parents.
Raising, in consultation with the Student Progress Leaders, particular concerns regarding tutees with parents.

Internal Communication:

Representing the views and interests of the learning area to the Head of Department.
Providing information required by Heads of Department, Student Progress Leaders, SENDCo.
Actively participating in Department Meetings.

Staff Absence:

Ensuring that appropriate work has been set and that the resources required are available.
Supporting supply staff who are working within the learning area.

Your own Professional Development:

Evaluating their own teaching critically and use this to improve their effectiveness.
Building up a thorough understanding of their professional responsibilities in relation to school policies and practices.
Setting a good example to the pupils they teach in their presentation and their personal conduct.
Participating in Performance Management arrangements.

Specific Task & Responsibilities

Undertake the duties of a form tutor as determined by the Principal.

Our values:

The post holder will be expected to operate in line with our values which are:

Be unusually brave
Discover what's possible
Push the limits
Be big hearted

Other clauses:

Teachers' Pay and Conditions.

This job description allocates duties and responsibilities but does not direct the particular amount of time to be spent on carrying them out and no part of it may be so construed.
This job description may be varied to meet the changing demands of the academy at the reasonable discretion of the Principal/Gro