Assistant Curriculum Lead for Science

Landau Ltd; Tamworth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal allowance

LGPS or TPS

Healthcare plan

Comlementary gym membership

Job summary

Landau Forte Charitable Trust in the Midlands is seeking an Assistant Curriculum Leader for the Science Department. You will support the Curriculum Leader, promote high teaching standards, model the academy's values, and drive cross-curricular, active learning to enrich science delivery.

The role requires a graduate with QTS, a strong commitment to CPD, and excellent relationships with students and parents.

Qualifications

• Graduate with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
• Relevant qualifications or experience to meet the role.
• Desire to improve outcomes for all young people in Science.
• Interest in latest developments in Science teaching.
• Keen to deliver A Level Science.
• Excellent relationships with students and parents.
• Willingness to explore innovative teaching methods and ICT use.

Responsibilities

• Assist Curriculum Leader of the Science Department.
• Promote high standards in teaching and learning within the subject area.
• Model the Academy's vision and values.
• Support policy implementation and collective responsibility.
• Support cross-curricular active learning approaches in science.
• Recognise and celebrate diversity.
• Be accountable for student outcomes and staff development.
• Develop knowledge of current educational practices and CPD.
• Comply with Academy procedures and reporting.
• Promote fair use of the behaviour policy.

Skills

QTS

Science teaching

A Level Science

Curriculum planning

ICT in teaching

Behaviour management

Education

QTS

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Curriculum Leader of the Science Department
• Promoting the achievement of high standards through effecting teaching and learning within subject area(s), preparation, evaluation and action planning
• Modelling the vision and values of the Academy
• Contributing, where appropriate, to implementing policies and practice and to promote collective responsibility for their implementation
• Working in a cross-curricular way to support subjects across the Academy in the use of active learning approaches to enrich curriculum and skills delivery
• Recognising, promoting and celebrating diversity

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Being accountable for student outcomes, teaching and learning and staff development
• Developing and sustaining knowledge of current educational practices and be responsible for own continuing professional development
• Complying with the Academy Procedures and reporting
• Promoting the consistent and fair use of the behaviour policy within the classroom and the Academy environment

The Assistant Curriculum Leader should ensure:

• There is a clear sense of purpose, direction and leadership for the Learning Tutors in the delivery team
• Curriculum policy is appropriate and clearly reflects the mission of the Academy
• They support the Curriculum Leader in auditing and reviewing the student learning. Consequently, improvement plans must be prepared, implemented, monitored and evaluated including an indication of financial requirements
• They support the Curriculum Leader in the planning of student learning to ensure it is of high quality and supports the subject curriculum policy
• Facilities and resources are used efficiently and effectively and that the delegated budget is used expeditiously
• Appropriate administrative procedures are in place to maintain accurate assessment records and that these reflect the Academy Assessment, Recording and Reporting policy and procedures
• Roles and responsibilities are delegated appropriately. Objectives are set which provide opportunity for the Science team to professionally develop
• The Science team have adequate guidance and support in order to enable them to fulfil their roles and responsibilities and meet their objectives
• Professional development needs of team members are identified
• There is appropriate monitoring and evaluation of the work of the individual and the team as a whole
• That clear communication pathways and structures exist within the Science team, with other relevant teachers and leaders
• A graduate with qualified teacher status
• Relevant qualifications (both formal and through appropriate experience) to meet the challenge of the appointment
• Desire to improve outcomes for all young people in Science, across all ages and abilities
• An interest in the latest developments in Science teaching
• A keen interest in delivering A Level Science
• Excellent relationships with students and parents
• Willingness to explore innovative and dynamic methods for teaching and learning
• High levels of enthusiasm, ambition, energy, resilience and determination
• Competent in the use of ICT both as an administrative tool and in teaching and learning

Landau Forte Charitable Trust is a family of six Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form Academies across the Midlands. Established in 1989, our roots as a charity lie in the global finance and hospitality industries, with our founders Martin Landau and Rocco Forte. Their values combine in how our schools look after their children and young people; they aspire to a world-leading standard of innovation, entrepreneurship, service and care.

We believe a brilliant education should be central to the development of every child and young person. Their learning, wellbeing and happiness is at the centre of every decision we take and every pound we spend., The Trust will conduct all necessary searches and checks as relevant and in line with Government Safer Recruitment guidelines, our Safer Recruitment policy can be found on our website at www.lfct.org.uk

Benefits and opportunities:

• The chance to work with genuinely enthusiastic and happy students
• Career prospects within an innovative and ambitious Multi Academy Trust
• A meal allowance, commensurate with your working hours
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS)
• Healthcare Cash Plan, from Westfield Health
• Complimentary gym membership