/ JOB DESCRIPTION
SCHOOL / South Shore Academy
POST TITLE / HEAD OF HISTORY (Maternity Cover)
SALARY RANGE / TLR2C
RESPONSIBLE TO / Assistant Principal (line manager)
RESPONSIBLE FOR / Teaching & Learning of History department
Progress & Outcomes of students studying History
The post holder must at all times carry out his/her responsibilities within the
spirit of School policies and within the framework of the Education Act 2002, and School Standards and Framework Act 1998 with particular regard to statutory responsibilities of the Governing Bodies of Schools
The Job Description should be read alongside the range of professional duties of Teachers as set out in the Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document
JOB DESCRIPTION FOR POST OF: HEAD OF HISTORY DEPARTMENT(Maternity Cover)
SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Strategic Direction and School Development
1.1 The aim of this post is to be responsible for leading the Department in the planning, organisation, implementation and evaluation of the curriculum area. This will involve liaising with other Heads of Department and with the Numeracy, Literacy, and IT Co-ordinators as appropriate to ensure cross-curricular co-ordination.
1.2 Responsible as a middle leader in the academy for promoting and developing a culture of uncompromising mutual respect between teachers and pupils.
1.3 To raise Pupil Achievement in the curriculum area by monitoring, in liaison with ALT
2. Key Tasks
2.1 To support ALT in the management of the whole school curriculum by establishing with the department, departmental policies, which are in line with whole school policies.
2.2 To develop, produce, and maintain, departmental documentation including:
· Appropriate schemes of work detailing content, method, and assessment strategies
· Department development plan – including action plan, responsibilities, and resource implications
· Record keeping systems
· All other issues eg homework, marking, health and safety
2.3 Keeping the curriculum under review in the light of national developments.
2.4 To monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of school and departmental policies across the Department.
2.5 To monitor the work of the department to ensure that all departmental members are consistently applying the policies and procedures of the department.
2.6 To lead Professional Development for staff on work connected with the department.
2.7 To keep abreast of the latest developments in the curriculum area and to assist with the professional development of staff within the team (eg through appropriate delegation of work), and to identify in service training needs within the team.
2.8 To ensure the efficient administration of the department through regular departmental meetings. Such meetings are to ensure:
· Effective communication of ideas and information among staff in the department
· To enable staff to co-operate as a team in planning Professional Development and solving problems
All such meetings should have a published agenda and minutes copied for the information of ALT as required.
In addition to the above specific key tasks, the postholder will be required to:
· Assist ALT in improving the quality of teaching and learning in the school, ensuring the effectiveness of lesson plans and schemes of work including the development of targets for the teaching and learning of basic skills within the department.
· Assist ALT in raising academic standards and raising attainment in the curriculum area across the school and with a cross-curricular dimension.
· Assist ALT to ensure that all pupils receive their entitlement to the full departmental curriculum within a framework of equal opportunities and ensuring regular monitoring and reporting of their progress.
· Liaise with ALT on departmental timetable and curriculum matters.
· Liaise with ALT with regard to work, behaviour, attendance or other issues involving individual pupils.
· Be aware of and respond to practice affecting the subject in primary feeder schools and liaise with ALT regarding primary liaison policy and departmental involvement in that policy.
3. Management of Personnel and Resources
3.1 Management of all the resources of the department including to manage/deploy such resources in the most effective way.
3.2 To requisition stock needed by the department, to keep stock lists up to date, and to forward to ALT once a year, or as otherwise required, department inventories.
3.3 To induct all new members of staff to the department and where appropriate act as mentor to NQT’s and students in line with school policy and under the direction of the nominated NQT supervisor.
3.4 To ensure that suitable work is available for teachers covering for any absent colleagues in the department.
3.5 To advise ALT on the allocation of classes and other timetable requirements for the subject.
3.6 To undertake performance management responsibility as required and appropriate to the position.
4. Accountability
4.1 To ALT and Governing Body for effective fulfilment of the roles and responsibilities outlined in 1 to 3 above.
4.2 To provide information, objective advice and support to ALT and the Governing Body on departmental matters to enable them to meet responsibilities for securing effective teaching and learning, high standards of achievement, efficiency and good ‘value for money’ and to enable them to present coherent and accurate accounts of the school’s performance to a range of audiences including the LA, OFSTED, the local community and others.
4.3 For assisting ALT in creating and developing an organisation in which all staff within the department recognise that they are accountable for the success of the school.
4.4 For assisting ALT in ensuring that all parents are well informed about curriculum attainment and progress and are able to understand realistic and challenging targets for improvement and to make a fully informed contribution to achieving them.
Footnotes:
(i) The above details are not exhaustive and the postholder may be required to undertake tasks, roles, and responsibilities as may reasonably be assigned to him/her by ALT.
(ii) This job description may be reviewed at any time via consultation between the governing body and/or ALT Representatives and the postholder as may be necessary and appropriate to the needs of the school.
Trade Union representation will be welcomed in any such consultations.
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