Stem Lead

Application closing date
07/07/202- Location
Halifax

• Salary

Salary:
MPS/UPS

• Package

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• Job category/type

Schools

• Job description
  Core Purpose: To be an expert teacher and support the strategical direction and development of STEM in accordance with the school's ethos and vision.

At the Halifax Academy we have the courage to do things differently.

Our ground-breaking approach to education takes children through five phases from Reception to Year 11, creating a fully integrated school journey from ages 4-16.

This is your chance to join a friendly, community-focused through school and founding Academy of the Impact Education Multi Academy Trust, helping us to shape the future of education.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Ensuring the vision of 'a voice to change the world' is clearly articulated, shared and understood and acted upon by all staff Translating the vision into day to day practice for the STEM team Ensuring that the curriculum reflects the school's vision and values Ensuring that all pupils achieve excellent progression by using the systems and processes to track pupils' progress and ensure relevant intervention strategies are used

To have overall responsibility for raising standards of pupil engagement in STEM:

• Leading, designing and implementing a STEM strategy from
• 16
• Working with Directors and Phase Leaders to ensure that STEM opportunities are identified and designed into the curriculum
• Working with different community stakeholders to ensure that all students have the opportunity to engage with different STEM activities.
• Working with feeder schools to develop their STEM curriculum and experiences.

To develop and support the leadership culture in the academy by:

• Ensuring that all staff linked with Science have three ValuED conversations a year
• Support the Director to instil the ValuED framework across the school
• Dealing with staffing issues in an appropriate manner
• Liaise with HR to deal with any staffing issues in consultation with the Quality of Education link
• Manage staff performance in line with the academy and Trust policies.

All members of staff are expected to:

• Have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies, and practices of the school.
• Have regard for the need to safeguard pupils' wellbeing and health & safety by following relevant statutory guidance, along with school policies and completing mandatory training on an annual basis.
• Demonstrate positive attitudes, values and behaviours.
• Demonstrate and maintain high levels of professionalism Share responsibility for ensuring that their own knowledge and understanding is relevant and up to date.

Support equal opportunities measures and promote anti-discriminatory practice

The Halifax Academy is part of Impact Education Multi Academy Trust ("the Trust") who are on a mission to improve social mobility for the disadvantaged and to improve the life chances of children and young people.

The Trust is a values driven organisation with the belief that collaborative leadership and strong partnership development can lead to significant positive impact on the quality of education.

For more information about the Trust go to Impact Education Multi Academy Trust.

Please see attached Recruitment Pack for further information about this role and The Halifax Academy.

Closing Date: 9am, Friday 7th July 2023

The Halifax Academy
The Halifax Academy

Gibbet Street

Halifax

West Yorkshire

HX2 0BA

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