Head of Physics

2 weeks ago

Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Stephen Perse Foundation Senior School Full time

The Stephen Perse Foundation is a leader in modern independent education, superbly well placed, both to meet the challenges, and to seize the opportunities, presented by its future. Any school, indeed, any group of schools, is only as strong as its people. Stephen Perse boasts exceptional people across all of its schools and nurseries, and invests in their recruitment, development and empowerment to ensure our pupils benefit from excellent role modelling, outstanding support and exceptional teaching. As Principal, I consider this investment in our people to be of utmost importance.

At the Stephen Perse Foundation, all are united in embracing the modern world and in seeking to help our pupils to find and take their place in it, as confident, socially responsible adults. We seek to attract people who are inspired by this challenge, people who share our values, people who are passionate about our collective vision of developing the change-makers of the future.

**Richard Girvan**

**Principal**

**Responsible to**:Head of Faculty - Sciences

**Location**:Senior School and Sixth Form

**Your Role as a Leader**

As a Head of Department, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that The Stephen Perse Foundation continues to be an exceptional place to learn. You will act as a bridge between the senior team and your colleagues as classroom practitioners, translating the big picture into the day-to-day reality of school life and influencing policy.

As a leader of teaching and learning, you will be a role model for your colleagues - all excellent practitioners with a passion for learning and a mind open to new ideas.

**Main Responsibilities**:
**Teaching and Learning**
- Leading the development of teaching and learning in your curriculum area
- Planning, implementing and reviewing the curriculum from Key Stage 3 to Sixth Form within the framework of school policy
- Producing and reviewing an annual Development Plan and contributing to strategic planning as required
- Ensuring that the assessment of pupils is regular, appropriate and thorough and that departmental and whole school policies are followed for reporting and recording the progress and attainment of pupils
- Organising setting and grouping arrangements as appropriate
- Overseeing and monitoring the marking and moderation of assessments and coursework for public examinations
- Reviewing internal and external examination results
- Producing information and contributing to guidance to enable students to make informed option choices
- Promoting the work of the department at public occasions as appropriate and via suitable publications, the website and social media platforms
- Contributing to cross-curricular learning
- Writing risk assessments for departmental trips and activities
- Organising and leading departmental trips and expeditions’ or similar
- Leading the department’s work in developing suitable learning resources, including digital resources
- Overseeing and monitoring the work and progress of pupils and liaising with year staff and parents as appropriate
- Analysing benchmark test results and the use of tracking data to inform teaching and learning
- Dealing with disciplinary problems that may arise and liaising with year staff and parents as appropriate in relation to any classroom management concerns within the department
- Contributing to entrance and selection procedures for Senior School and Sixth Form admissions, according to agreed procedures including the provision of test papers, collaboration and interpretation of results and interviewing

**Leading a Team**
- Overseeing the work of teaching staff in the department, sampling marking and carrying out lesson observation, and other monitoring procedures
- Overseeing the induction, training, appraisal and professional development of members of staff in the department
- Ensuring that the team of staff functions successfully by supporting and consulting staff and by managing the performance of staff within the framework of school policies and procedures and in liaison with members of senior staff
- Advising on the deployment of staff and the allocation of curriculum time for the construction of the timetable
- Communicating with members of the team and other colleagues as needed including regular minuted departmental meetings
- Representing the department at Heads of Department meetings and elsewhere, and keeping staff informed of developments in the School
- Advising members of the Senior Leadership and presenting a vision and strategy for the department as required
- Assisting in the selection and appointment of new staff
- Supervising the work of any temporary or supply staff within the department

**General Administration**
- Producing and updating annually a department handbook including departmental policies and schemes of work
- Preparing an annual budget for resources, equipment and other teaching materials, ordering and accounting for spending
- Writing and regularly updating a d

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