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About this Role
We are seeking to appoint a Head of Geography and Business Studies to be the Subject Leader responsible for leading, managing, supporting and monitoring the work of the Geography & Business Studies Department team to secure effective leadership, high standards of staff performance and optimal learning outcomes for all pupils.
Responsibilities
* Lead, manage, support and monitor the departmental team to ensure effective leadership and high staff performance.
* Develop a creative, engaging and consistent teaching approach reflecting the curriculum and new specifications.
* Lead and develop the quality of teaching and learning within the department.
* Ensure curriculum provision is broad, balanced, relevant, differentiated and in line with academy policy and national/local guidance.
* Raise standards of student attainment, achievement and behaviour.
* Promote, monitor and support pupil progress and development.
* Improve provision for all learners in the subject area.
* Develop the transition programme where appropriate.
* Stay invested in the subject, continually developing professionally.
* Deliver curriculum relevant to the age and ability group you teach.
* Prepare and develop teaching materials, programmes and pastoral arrangements.
* Ensure students achieve well relative to prior attainment, making progress as good as or better than similar students nationally and in the Academy.
* Plan teaching and scaffold progress, demonstrating knowledge of how pupils learn.
Qualifications
* Relevant subject degree at B.A. level or higher.
* Qualified Teacher Status.
* Evidence of ongoing professional development.
* Understanding of current curriculum discussions within the subject.
* Ability to quickly establish positive relationships with pupils and parents.
* Comprehensive knowledge of teaching, learning and behaviour management strategies and their effective implementation.
* Well‑motivated, enthusiastic, with a can‑do attitude.
Salary & Benefits
* M1 - UPS 3 (£32,916 – £51,048 per annum) plus TLR 2.1 £3,527.
* Access to Teachers' Pension Scheme.
* CPD including Senior Leader and Knowledge Development Courses.
* Enhanced ECT Scheme with ongoing coaching and mentoring for all teachers.
* Regional networks of Trust colleagues and access to key leaders in Education.
* Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing, including a dedicated Employee Assistance Programme.
* Awards and Recognition Scheme.
* Flexible working patterns.
* Benefits Platform: Health & Wellbeing Programme and Cycle to Work Scheme.
The David Ross Education Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff. Applicants and staff are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential, with no discrimination on any protected characteristic. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; applicants must be willing to undergo vetting appropriate to the post, including a social media presence check, Enhanced DBS check and other safeguarding procedures. All pre‑employment checks are in line with "Keeping Children Safe in Education" statutory guidance.
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