Head of Science (Secondary)
Westminster
September 2025 (or sooner if available)
Salary: Leadership Scale
The Role
To provide outstanding leadership of the curriculum and teaching and learning of Science to ensure life transforming attainment for our pupils
Key responsibilities
• Be held accountable for the progress of all pupils in learning Science across the school
• Be a role model of outstanding teaching in the department
• Lead the design and implementation of the curriculum and assessment including controlled assessment and examinations
• Constantly improve the quality of teaching and learning, where necessary holding teachers to account
• Coach teachers in the department using frequent observations and drop ins to drive development
Subject Leadership
• Create and develop challenging and innovative schemes of work which are inspiring for learners and teachers alike
• Use regular, measurable and significant assessments to monitor progress and set targets
• Produce assessments with marks schemes
• Ensure assessments are moderated internally
• Ensure end of year assessments reflect each pupil’s overall level or grade which is both externally valid and provides an accurate baseline for the next academic year
• Analyse progress and attainment data to make data-driven changes to curriculu...