Lead Practitioners

Invictus Education Trust; Dudley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A multi-academy trust in Dudley is seeking a Lead Practitioner of Science to enhance teaching quality and student engagement in extra-curricular activities. The successful applicant will work closely with the Head of Department and ensure high standards across the department. Candidates must be qualified instructional coaches or willing to undergo relevant training.

Qualifications

• Qualified instructional coach or willingness to complete training.
• Ability to develop teaching, learning, and pedagogy.

Responsibilities

• Accelerate improvement and raise standards in Science.
• Support in planning and teaching high-quality lessons.
• Ensure students engage in extra-curricular Science activities.
• Analyze performance data for student support.

Job description

Overview

Ellowes Hall Sports College is a thriving, inclusive school with a strong commitment to supporting all students in achieving their full potential. This is an exciting and brand-new opportunity to work alongside the Head of Science. The successful candidate will be a qualified instructional coach, or be prepared to complete this training, to develop teaching, learning and pedagogy across the department and wider school. The Lead Practitioner of Science is part of a team of professionals that take responsibility for developing quality of teaching, learning and pedagogy across the department and wider school. The Lead Practitioner is also accountable for ensuring students have opportunities for and experiences of extra-curricular Science activities. The Lead Practitioner works very closely with the Head of Department, Senior members of staff and members of the central team. Lead Practitioners accelerate improvement and raise standards in their subject area. Lead Practitioners will support in planning and teaching high quality lessons, improving outcomes, whilst ensuring students engage in extra-curricular activities. Lead Practitioners will analyse performance data to ensure that students are appropriately supported to achieve their best possible outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead Practitioners accelerate improvement and raise standards in their subject area.
• Lead Practitioners will support in planning and teaching high quality lessons, improving outcomes, whilst ensuring students engage in extra-curricular activities.
• Lead Practitioners will analyse performance data to ensure that students are appropriately supported to achieve their best possible outcomes.
• The Lead Practitioner works very closely with the Head of Department, Senior members of staff and members of the central team to develop teaching, learning and pedagogy across the department and wider school.
• Lead Practitioners are accountable for ensuring students have opportunities for and experiences of extra-curricular Science activities.

Regulated activity

This role involves regulated activity and is therefore subject to:

• An Enhanced DBS Check including the Children\'s Barred List Verification through the DfE\'s Check a Teacher\'s Record (for applicable roles).
• It is a criminal offence to apply for this role if you are barred from working with children.
• This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, as amended).
• Certain convictions or cautions are considered \'protected\' and need not be disclosed. Guidance on disclosure is available on the Ministry of Justice website: Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
• For information on the filtering of cautions and convictions, visit the DBS Filtering Guidance: DBS Filtering Guidance.

About our Trust

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.