College Post Title: Post Holder Purpose: Shuttleworth College Head of Faculty – English/Mathematics To undertake the duties of a teacher as outlined in the teacher’s job description and the STPCD. In addition:  To raise standards of student attainment and achievement within the Faculty area and to monitor and support student progress.  To develop and enhance the teaching practice of others.  To ensure the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students studying in the Faculty, in accordance with the aims of the College and the curricular policies determined by the Governing Body and Headteacher of the College.  To identify and act on relevant priorities in line with the College improvement plan.  To be accountable to Governors/Headteacher in relation to the performance of the Faculty in external examinations and its performance in line with national standards.  To effectively manage and deploy teaching/support staff, financial and physical resources within the faculty to support the designated curriculum portfolio. Reporting to: Line Manager as designated by the Headteacher. Line management meetings will take place at least fortnightly. Responsible for: To line manage those staff in the Faculty holding a TLR, and be responsible for teaching staff and other relevant personnel within the Faculty. Liaising with: Headteacher, SLT, other Heads of Faculty and relevant staff with crossCollege responsibilities, relevant support staff, LA staff, parents. Salary/Grade: Teacher pay spine + TLR 1.4 as laid out in the College pay policy. Faculty Vision and Strategy:            Lead, motivate and support all colleagues within the Faculty. To lead the development of appropriate syllabus, resources, schemes of work, marking policies, assessment and teaching and learning strategies in the Faculty. The day-to-day management, control and operation of course provision within the Faculty, including effective deployment of staff and physical resources. To actively monitor and follow up student progress and intervene where appropriate. To implement College Policies and Procedures. Develop Faculty vision in line with whole College priorities. To ensure excellent behaviour for learning across the Faculty and take action as appropriate in line with College behaviour policy. Lead, co-ordinate and monitor Faculty development linking Faculty priorities to whole college priorities. To ensure that the work in the Faculty area fully reflects the College’s distinctive ethos and vision. In conjunction with the relevant staff to foster and oversee the application of technologies. To ensure that Health and Safety policies and practices, including Risk Assessments, throughout the Faculty are in-line with national requirements and are updated where necessary, therefore liaising with the College's Health and Safety Officer. Curriculum Development:   Leading, managing and developing the Faculty:                        Quality Assurance and Self Evaluation:    To lead innovation in learning and curriculum development in the Faculty. To keep up to date with national developments in the subject areas and teaching practice and methodology. To work with members of the SLT to ensure that staff development needs are identified via appraisal, quality assurance and faculty development planning. Work with relevant SLT and other colleagues to provide the appropriate support and training to all members of the Faculty. Undertake rigorous and effective performance appraisal in line with College policy. To be responsible for the efficient and effective deployment of the Faculty's technicians/support staff where appropriate. To make appropriate arrangements for classes when staff are absent, ensuring appropriate cover within the Faculty liaising with the Cover Supervisor/relevant staff. To participate in the interview process for teaching posts when required and to ensure effective induction of new staff in line with College procedures. To promote teamwork and to motivate staff to ensure effective working relations. To be responsible for the day-to-day management of staff within the designated Faculty and act as a positive role model. Provide regular opportunities for less experienced teachers to see you teach. To ensure the maintenance of accurate and up-to-date information concerning the Faculty on the information management system. To make use of analysis and evaluate performance data provided. To produce reports within the quality assurance cycle for the Faculty. To produce reports on examination performance. In conjunction with the relevant Senior Leader, to manage the Faculty's collection of data. To provide the Governing Body with relevant information relating to the Faculty performance and development. To ensure that all members of the Faculty are familiar with its aims and objectives. To ensure effective communication/consultation as appropriate with the parents of students. To attend appropriate meetings. To represent the Faculty’s views and interests. Be an agent for change, implementing whole College initiatives which support the raising of student attainment and achievement Maintain a central record of subject assessment data and targets to monitor the progress of students and the effectiveness of the team. Lead rigorous and effective Faculty team meetings – identify the purpose, circulate an agenda and minutes. Following each reporting cycle, check the standards of teachers’ data, review assessment data and co-ordinate follow-up across the subject in line with the data and report checking guidelines. Undertake rigorous and effective faculty self-evaluation with a planned cycle of regular observation/feedback to colleagues, book scrutiny and interviews with students, in line with the college selfevaluation process as policy. Update the faculty/subject self-evaluation information on a termly basis, contributing to the whole school self-evaluation process as required. Lead, co-ordinate and monitor the Faculty Development Plan, linking subject priorities to whole College priorities.      Marketing and Liaison:     Management of Resources:   Pastoral System:     To establish common standards of practice within the Faculty and develop the effectiveness of teaching and learning styles in all areas of the Faculty. To contribute to the College procedures for lesson observation. To implement College quality assurance procedures and to ensure adherence to those within the Faculty. To monitor and evaluate the Faculty area/subjects in line with agreed College procedures including evaluation against quality standards and performance criteria. To seek/implement modification and improvement where required. To contribute to the publicity and marketing activities, e.g. the collection of material for press releases, newsletters and other communications. To lead the development of effective subject links with partner schools and the community, attendance where necessary at liaison events in partner colleges and the effective promotion of subjects at open days/evenings and other events. To actively promote the development of effective subject links with external agencies. Ensure all relevant Faculty information is available on the College Website and shows the Faculty in the best possible light. To manage the available resources of space, staff, money and equipment efficiently within the limits, guidelines and procedures laid down; including deploying the subject budget, acting as a cost centre holder, requisitioning, organising and maintaining equipment and stock, and keeping appropriate records. To work with the Deputy Headteacher in order to ensure that the Faculty's teaching commitments are effectively and efficiently timetabled and roomed. To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students within the Faculty. To act as a Form Tutor and to carry out the duties associated with that role as outlined in the generic job description if required. To take a lead role in the college’s behaviour management system including active participation in the on-call system/Behaviour for Learning Strategy if required. To ensure excellent behaviour for learning across the Faculty and take action as appropriate in line with College behaviour policy. Teaching:  To undertake an appropriate programme of teaching in accordance with the duties of a main scale teacher. Additional Duties:  To play a full part in the life of the College community, to support its distinctive mission and ethos and to encourage and ensure staff and students to follow this example. Supervision  The majority of this work will be undertaken entirely without supervision. Matters of policy are discussed as the need arises with the line manager. General Duties:  To continue personal development as agreed.  To engage actively in the appraisal process.  To undertake any other duty as specified by STPCD not mentioned in the above.  Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified.  Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a leader to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description  Employees are expected to be courteous to colleagues and provide a welcoming environment to visitors and telephone callers.  Maintain a professional appearance.  The College will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition. Safeguarding Children  Shuttleworth College is committed to the safeguarding of the children in its care. To this end all employees will need to undergo pre-employment checks including references, a check of any relevant qualifications, photo and address identification.  All posts in College are deemed to have a high degree of contact with children and are, therefore, exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. An enhanced disclosure will be sought through the Criminal Records Bureau as part of the pre-employment checking process. Additional information about the Criminal Records Bureau and the checking process is in the guidance notes accompanying the form. This job description is current at the date shown, but, in consultation with you, may be changed by the Headteacher to reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the TLR and job title. 27.01.2015