Head of Geography Department

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom HARRIS ACADEMY ST JOHN'S WOOD Full time
About Our Academy

Harris Academy St John's Wood is a thriving and inclusive learning community in North West London. We are seeking to appoint an exceptional Head of Geography Department to join our dedicated team of professionals.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading, managing, and developing the Geography department, ensuring that our students receive a high-quality education and achieve excellent results.

The successful candidate will also be responsible for:

  • Ensuring the delivery of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant, and differentiated curriculum for students studying in the department;
  • Teaching the relevant subject across the age and ability range;
  • Facilitating and encouraging a learning experience that provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential;
  • Effectively managing and deploying staff, financial, and physical resources within the department;
  • Sharing and supporting the school's responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.

Key Responsibilities

The Head of Geography Department will be responsible for:

  • Operational and strategic planning, including formulating the subject and faculty improvement plans, and leading the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies, assessment, and teaching strategies;
  • Ensuring the delivery of an appropriate, comprehensive, high-quality, and cost-effective curriculum and leading the development of the subject and its delivery;
  • Staff development, including recruiting, building, and managing an effective team of motivated staff;
  • Student outcomes, including ensuring the effective operation of target setting, monitoring, and evaluation systems, and the input and maintenance of accurate student data;
  • Pastoral system, including being a form tutor to a selected group of students;
  • Teaching, including acting as an outstanding role model.

Person Specification

The successful candidate will:

  • Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree, and, ideally, management training;
  • Demonstrate successful teaching of GCSE at good or better level;
  • Have experience of initiation and effective management of change;
  • Show evidence of raising achievement in their present post and showing good value added for groups;
  • Have knowledge of current curriculum developments in the subject and their implications;
  • Have good knowledge and understanding of current educational thinking;
  • Show good understanding of how children learn and how to raise standards of achievement;
  • Have good communication skills in speech and writing;
  • Display excellent organisational skills;
  • Be able to build and sustain professional standards and relationships with students;
  • Be able to contribute towards creating a safe and protective environment.

Professional Development & Benefits

Harris Academy St John's Wood offers a comprehensive package of professional development and benefits, including:

  • A competitive rewards and benefits package;
  • A Performance and Loyalty Bonus;
  • Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions;
  • A Wellbeing Cash Plan;
  • Access to top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

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