History Department Lead & Curriculum Architect

The Telford Park School; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Telford Park School is seeking an outstanding History specialist to provide strategic and operational leadership for the History department, securing an ambitious curriculum, consistently strong teaching and improved outcomes for all students.

You will be accountable for the quality of education, standards, culture and day-to-day effectiveness, design and implement a coherent KS3-4 History curriculum, lead QA, coaching and performance management, and report progress to senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for History, securing an ambitious curriculum and consistently strong teaching.

Responsibilities

• Lead departmental self-evaluation and improvement planning with evidence-based priorities and success measures.
• Set high expectations for professional conduct, teamwork, classroom practice and student achievement.
• Organise the History department, allocating responsibilities and ensuring deadlines and communications are managed.
• Lead coaching, line management, quality assurance and performance management processes.
• Contribute to whole-school evaluation, improvement and leadership activities.
• Design, implement and evaluate a coherent History curriculum at KS3 and KS4.
• Oversee schemes of learning, resources, assessment materials and examination preparation.
• Ensure curriculum breadth, depth and diversity and enable students to think and communicate as historians.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of curriculum developments and history pedagogy.
• Model excellent teaching and ensure high expectations across the department.
• Lead quality assurance, including curriculum review, student work, assessment and feedback.
• Analyse attainment and progress, plan interventions for underachievement.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Line management

Quality assurance

Coaching

Performance management

Accountability

Job description

The Telford Park School is seeking an outstanding History specialist to provide strategic and operational leadership for the History department, securing an ambitious curriculum, consistently strong teaching and improved outcomes for all students.

You will be accountable for the quality of education, standards, culture and day-to-day effectiveness, design and implement a coherent KS3-4 History curriculum, lead QA, coaching and performance management, and report progress to senior leaders.