Description
The Deputy Head of School will support and deputise for the Head of School of the Digital, Media & Expressive Arts Academy to ensure the successful running of the curriculum area, providing local leadership of teaching, learning and assessment and supporting the development and effective implementation of the school's curriculum offer.
The Deputy Head of School will work with the Curriculum Team, Progress Leaders, Senior Progress Leaders and where appropriate, Assistant Heads of School, to ensure high levels student satisfaction, achievement and sustainable progression.
As this role also includes teaching responsibilities, you will lead by example in achieving excellence in teaching and learning through your own innovative and excellent professional practice.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership and Management:
1. Deputise regularly for the Head of School.
2. Work with Head of School, Assistant Heads of School and curriculum team to develop and implement a curriculum offer that leads to sustainable destinations for all students.
3. Support the Head of School in the design of programmes and teaching approaches that will enable the curriculum area to achieve the highest standards and value-added.
4. Support the Head of School, curriculum team and other managers to develop and implement a range of commercial and business opportunities for the curriculum area.
5. Undertake line management and appraisal of staff within the school in order to ensure the effective course management and administration of a portfolio of programmes with the curriculum area.
6. Support the continuous improvement of teaching, learning and assessment within the school, providing
developmental observations for teaching staff and appropriate coaching and mentoring support.
7. Support the Head of School to ensure that students' programmes are individually tailored to ensure progression to further learning or employment, including the development of students' enterprise and employability skills.
8. Support the Head of School in the development of the school's self-assessment and quality improvement plans.
9. Where appropriate, work with the Head of Work-Based Learning to ensure the effective delivery of off-the-job learning in apprenticeships.
10. Be aware of national developments in the curriculum area and update knowledge and skills on an annual basis.
Teaching and Learning:
11. Plan, prepare and deliver high quality lessons in order to achieve effective management of the learning process
12. Use a range of effective and appropriate teaching and learning techniques to engage and motivate students and encourage independence and student autonomy.
13. Establish a purposeful and motivating learning environment where students feel safe, secure, confident and valued.
and where appropriate behaviour, communication and respect for others is promoted and maintained, while challenging discriminatory behaviour and attitudes.
14. Set and mark work and track all students' progress and attendance in accordance with agreed College systems and policies.
15. Work with colleagues with relevant expertise to identify and address additional student English and Maths skills development in subject area.
16. Communicate and consult with parents, carers and students including Parent's Evening, Welcome Evenings, events and open evenings.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Essential Criteria:
- Educated to degree levels and/or significant professional experience
- A recognised Teaching qualification
- Experience of leading and managing teams
- Successful teaching experience.
- Excellent computer literacy – ability to use the current IT programs of the College
- Experience of leading internal quality assurance
- Proven relevant experience of curriculum design, development & delivery
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of the curriculum area
- Engaged and passionate about Continuing Professional Development
- Minimum of Level 2 literacy and numeracy or willingness to complete
- High level of communication and interpersonal skills, effective member of a team
- Ability to set high standards for students, colleagues and for themselves
- Experience of assessing students' needs and planning curriculum for their benefit
- Good understanding of curriculum development to meet the training needs of employers
Desirable Criteria:
- Experience of coaching and mentoring others
- An ICT qualification
- Membership of a relevant professional body
- Fluent speaking in any of the mentioned languages: Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Kurdish Sorani, Tigrinya, Spanish, French or Portuguese
Benefits
We really care about our people. As a member of College staff, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, wellbeing services and opportunities for professional development.
These include:
- Generous annual leave - We offer the highest holiday entitlement in the City Region
- Competitive salary - Our salaries are the highest within FE in the City Region
- Access to our Employee Benefits Platform, offering hundreds of discounts and savings
- Wellbeing support - Access to a free, independent and confidential 24 hour counselling support, as well as general wellbeing and lifestyle support through our platform and app
- Pension Scheme - Excellent pension provision, with memberships of Local Government Scheme, Teachers Pension Scheme and Aviva, depending on the role.