Head of Outdoor Education

4 weeks ago


Kidderminster, United Kingdom ContinU Plus Academy Full time

**Post Title: Head of Outdoor Education**

**Hours**: Full Time

**Reporting to**: Headteacher

**Main purpose**

The Head of Outdoor Education will be responsible for providing leadership and management of the school’s key stage curriculum, delivering high-quality teaching and effective use of resources. They will work to improve learning standards and achievement for all pupils, while also carrying out their duties as a classroom teacher.

As the Head of Oudoor Education, they will contribute to whole-school self-evaluation and school improvement planning, and be responsible for mentoring and developing staff within the key stage. They will offer guidance and support to key stage teaching staff, modelling best practices and showing up-to-date knowledge of current theory and practice.

The Head of Outdoor Education will be expected to fulfil the responsibilities of a teacher, as set out in the STPCD, including planning and teaching lessons, assessing pupils’ progress, and managing behaviour effectively.

The Head of Outdoor Education will have responsibility for the educational and pastoral provision for Oudoor Education

**Duties and responsibilities**

Strategic development

Contribute to strategic decision making, working with school management to share expertise and insight, and help shape the school’s vision

Set high expectations for all pupils in Outdoor Education, and inspire and motivate staff and pupils to reach and maintain high standards

Lead staff by setting standards through personal classroom practice, demonstrating different strategies to deliver improved pupil performance in Outdoor Education learning

Provide guidance and support to staff within the key stage, working in partnership with parents and the community, keeping them informed and involved in pupils’ learning

To create an outdoor education training course

Teaching and learning

Show an understanding of the school’s current systems for recording pupil progress within the Outdoor Education department

Oversee the use of schemes of work and their delivery, and measure impact on teaching and learning

Work with other teachers to review the curriculum and make sure there is continuity and progress

Develop pupil behaviour and discipline policies, where needed, to help build an environment where high standards of learning behaviour are encouraged

Leading and managing staff

Establish short-, medium
- and long-term plans for developing and resourcing the Outdoor Education, curriculum

Develop the school’s approach to assessment within key stage 5,and lead strategy to improve the quality of teaching and learning

Take a leading role in inducting new key stage staff and making sure they uphold expected values and teaching standards

Monitor the quality of teaching and learning within Outdoor Education, (e.g. through observations, analysing performance data, etc.)

General duties

Develop own professional knowledge and skills through courses and reading, aligning with school’s ethos and current strategic needs

Attend meetings according to school policy, and lead where required

Lead whole school and key stage assemblies

Where required, prepare and deliver reports to relevant groups (governors, parents, etc)

Manage and monitor budgets within your area

Please note that this is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the work to be undertaken, commensurate with the grade. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that the postholder will carry out.

**Other areas of responsibility**

Grow a training qualification for Outdoor Education

**About Us**

We believe in our pupils’ ability to be brilliant, in education and in life.

The ContinU Plus Academy is an innovative and exciting Alternative Provision Secondary Free School based in Kidderminster. Our academy is now in its Ninth year, and has achieved an Outstanding grading in all categories at Ofsted.

The future of outdoor education is exciting at ContinU Plus Academy with a new development at Cooper’s Mill, which is our own site in the Wyre Forest with the potential for forest school, cycling and hiking.

We are an educational provider for vulnerable and disengaged students in the Wyre Forest and Hagley area. All staff here are deeply committed to the wellbeing safeguarding and academic progress of our pupils. We work together as a close knit team to ensure pupils at our school receive high quality and bespoke educational provision. This is a wonderful time to join our school and join with us to make a substantial difference to the lives of our pupils.

**About the roles**

We are ideally looking for a qualified Outdoor Ed teacher or instructor with the ability to deliver some of the following; water sports, cycling, climbing and hiking.

Our teachers are bold, compassionate and totally committed to social change and improving the life chances of our pupils. If this sounds like you-come and join our team. You won’t be disappointed.

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