Head of Chemistry

Job Title Subject Leader in Chemistry

Salary MPS/UPS + TLR 2a (£3,527)

Hours of work Full Time

Overall Job Purpose:

To achieve excellent outcomes for our students through the delivery of inspirational teaching strategies. To support the Head of Science in the leadership and management of the subject. To support the Head of Science as a Chemistry curriculum specialist.

All our teachers are leaders of learning and are committed to delivering the school’s vision and achieving the high ambitions for the school’s future. Their proactive support leads to sustained improvements and raised standards across the school, as members of both departments and tutor teams. They are accountable for specific identified and agreed operational functions within the teams to which they belong.

Main duties:

Support the Head of Science to set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge all pupils, this would include:

• Establish a safe and stimulating environment for pupils, rooted in mutual respect.

• Set goals that stretch and challenge students to achieve their full potential.

• Demonstrate consistently the positive attitudes, values and behaviour which are expected of all our students.

Support the Head of Science to promote good progress and outcomes for all pupils, this would include:

• Promote high standards of attainment, progress and outcomes for all students.

• Plan differentiated teaching to build on students’’ capabilities and prior knowledge.

• Guide students to reflect on the progress they have made and their emerging needs and adapt classroom practice if necessary.

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how students learn and how this impacts on teaching.

• Encourage students to take a responsible and conscientious attitude to their own work and study.

Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge

• Have a secure knowledge of the curriculum area, foster and maintain students’ interests in the subject.

• Demonstrate an understanding of and take responsibility for, promoting high standards of literacy and numeracy.

Support department leadership as subject leader

• Support the head of department in ensuring high standards of Teaching and Learning across the department

• Support in setting a challenging and rigorous curriculum

• Create a positive Learning Environment across the department

• Identify and target students to ensure no student underperforms

• Support colleagues with training and development

• Supporting the head of Science in holding members of the team to account with their classes and student outcomes

Support the Head of Science to plan and deliver lessons, this would include:

• Have high aspirations for all students and challenge them to deepen their Knowledge and Understanding of the subject.

• Set lessons which progress students rapidly to aspirational learning outcomes.

• Set and assess homework and plan other out-of-class activities to consolidate and extend the knowledge and understanding students have acquired.

• Reflect systematically on the effectiveness of lessons and approaches to teaching.

• Contribute to the design and provision of an engaging curriculum.

Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all students

• Use a variety of approaches and strategies to support students’ learning.

• Have a secure understanding of how a range of factors can inhibit students’ ability to learn, and implement strategies to overcome these.

• Demonstrate an awareness of the physical, social and intellectual development of children, and know how to adapt teaching and learning to support students’ education at different stages of development.

• Have a clear understanding of the needs of all students, including those with special educational needs; those of high ability; those with English as an additional language; those with disabilities; and be able to use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them.

Support the Head of Science to make accurate and productive use of assessment, this would include:

• Make accurate and productive use of assessment in line with the expectations of the school.

• Make effective use of a range of assessment for learning techniques to measure progress in lessons.

• Know and understand how to assess in Chemistry, including statutory assessment requirements.

• Make use of formative and summative assessment to secure students’ progress.

• Use relevant data to monitor progress, set targets and plan subsequent lessons.

• Give students regular feedback, both orally and through accurate marking, and encourage pupils to respond to the feedback.

Support the Head of Science to manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment, this would include:

• Have clear rules and routines for behaviour in classrooms, and take responsibility for promoting good and courteous behaviour in both in classrooms and around the Science department, in accordance with the school’s behaviour policy.

• Have high expectations of behaviour, and establish a framework for discipline with a range of strategies, using praise, sanctions and rewards consistently and fairly.

• Manage classes effectively, using approaches which are appropriate to students’ needs in order to involve and motivate them.

• Maintain good relationships with students, exercise appropriate authority and act decisively when necessary.

Fulfil wider professional responsibilities

• Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues, knowing how and when to draw on advice and specialist support.

• Take responsibility for improving performance through appropriate professional development, responding to advice and feedback from colleagues.

• Communicate effectively with parents, carers and external agencies with regard to students’ achievements and well-being.

Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, the list of tasks is not exhaustive. Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this .