Head of Humanities

Operational/Strategic Planning

● To raise standards of student attainment and achievement within the whole department and to monitor and support student progress.

● To be accountable for student progress and development within the Faculty.

● 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 department, in accordance with the aims of the School and the curricular policies determined by the Directors and Headteacher.

● To be accountable for leading, managing and developing the department.

● To effectively manage and deploy teaching/support staff, financial and physical resources within the Faculty to support the designated curriculum portfolio.

Main Core Duties

● To lead the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies, assessment and teaching strategies in the department.

● This will include exploring the use of curriculum opportunities to engage and raise aspirations of all students.

● The day-to-day management, control and operation of course provision within the department, including effective training and deployment of staff and physical resources.

● To actively monitor and evaluate student progress, ensuring that appropriate intervention strategies are being deployed and the impact monitored.

● Fully participate in raising achievement and progress meetings alongside senior and middle leaders.

● To implement school policies, for example Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety etc. To work with colleagues and formulate aims, objectives and

strategic plans for the department, which have coherence and relevance to the needs of students and to the aims, objectives and strategic plans of the School.

● To lead and manage the business planning function of the department and to ensure that the planning activities of the department reflect the needs of the students within the department and the aims and objectives of the School.

● 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 School’s Health and Safety Officer.

Curriculum Provision:

● To liaise with the Leadership Team to ensure the delivery of an appropriate, comprehensive, high quality and cost effective curriculum programme that complements the School Improvement Plan/School Evaluation.

● To be accountable for the development and delivery of the programme/subject areas within the Faculty.

Staff Development:

● To work with the Leadership Team to ensure that staff development needs are identified and appropriate programmes are designed to meet such needs.

● To monitor the impact of learning and teaching within Science and share judgements with teachers as necessary.

Recruitment/Deployment of staff:

● To be responsible for the efficient and effective deployment of the department’s technicians/support staff.

● To act as reviewer for a group of staff within the department.

● To make appropriate arrangements for classes when staff are absent, liaising with the deputies to secure appropriate cover within the department.

● To participate in the interview process for teaching posts when required and to ensure effective induction of new staff in line with School procedures.

● To promote teamwork and to motivate staff to ensure effective working relations.

● To participate in the School’s NQT and SCITT programmes.

● To be responsible for the day-to-day management of staff within the department and act as a positive role model.

Quality Assurance:

● To establish the process of target setting within the department and to work towards their achievement.

● To contribute to the School procedures for lesson observation.

● To implement School quality procedures and to ensure adherence to those within the departments.

● To monitor and evaluate the department in line with agreed School procedures including evaluation against quality standards and performance criteria.

● To seek/implement modification and improvement where required within the department.

● To ensure that the department’s quality procedures meet the requirements of Self-Evaluation and the School Development

Management information:

● To ensure the maintenance of accurate and up-to-date information concerning the department on the management information system.

● To make use of analysis and evaluation of performance data provided.

● To identify and take appropriate action of issues arising from data, systems and reports; setting deadlines where necessary and reviewing progress on the action taken.

● To produce reports within the quality assurance cycle for the department.

● To produce reports on examination performance, including the use of value added data.

● To manage the Faculty’s collection of data, in conjunction with the relevant Leadership Team member.

● To provide the Governing Body with relevant information relating to performance and development.

Communication:

● To ensure that all staff within the department area are familiar with its aims and objectives and the department’s improvement plan.

● To ensure effective communication/consultation as appropriate with the parents of students.

Management of resources:

● To manage the available resources of space, staff, money and equipment efficiently within the limits, guidelines and procedures laid down, including deploying the department’s budget; acting as a budget holder, requisitioning, organizing and maintaining equipment and stock and keeping appropriate records.

● To work with the Leadership Team in order to ensure that the department’s teaching commitments are effectively and efficiently timetabled and roomed.

Teaching​:

● To undertake an appropriate programme of teaching in accordance with the duties of a standard scale teacher.

● To model excellence in learning and teaching.

● To provide opportunities for the sharing of good practice, such as peer coaching.

Additional duties​:

● To play a full part in the life of the School community, to support its distinctive mission and ethos and to encourage staff and students to follow this example.

Other specific duties​:

● To continue personal development as agreed.

● To undertake any other duty as specified by the Headteacher not mentioned in the above

● To comply with the School’s Health and Safety Policy and undertake Risk Assessments as appropriate.

● To be aware of and work in accordance with the school’s child protection policies and procedures, and to raise any concerns relating to such procedures which may be noted during the course of duty.

● Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified.