Core Purpose

To provide leadership and direction for the English Faculty and ensure that it is managed and organised to  meet the aims and objectives of the school.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

To be responsible for securing high standards of teaching and learning through curriculum development  and continual pedagogical innovation, resulting in student performance matching or exceeding school  expectations. To play a major role in the development of school policy and practice and to be responsible,  like all other staff, for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students

Leadership

• Lead and line manage Key Stage Co-ordinators within the English Faculty

• Represent the subject areas at Heads of Faculty meetings and to report back on key issues as  appropriate

• Provide SLT with relevant faculty student performance information as part of the school’s self evaluation cycle

• Oversee and monitor quality assurance programmes within faculty, such as lesson observations,  learning walks, work scrutiny and student conversation

• Identify and implement strategies to address improvement needs

Strategic Direction 

• Overview and evaluate faculty performance in discussion with Key Stage Co-ordinators and provide  future targets based on such evaluation and discussion

• Ensure short, medium and long term plans are established for the development and resourcing of the  faculty which contribute to whole-school aims, policies and practices and identify realistic targets for the development of the faculty

• Manage change effectively, deploying faculty staff and resources to maximise curriculum outcomes

• Develop and implement policies and practices for the faculty which reflect whole school aims and  objectives

• Create a climate, which enables other staff to develop and maintain positive attitudes towards their  subject and teaching it

• Demonstrate both enthusiasm and high standards of teaching to members of the faculty and to  students

Heads of Faculty have a responsibility to oversee subject areas ensuring they are led and managed  effectively by subject leaders. Head of Faculty who are also responsible for a subject or key stage have more  direct responsibility for these areas.

Teaching and Learning

• Establish the faculty’s curriculum intent and expectations for implementation. Ensure effective  curriculum coverage, sequencing, continuity and progression in the subject areas for all students by all  members of the faculty

• Ensure that teachers are clear about the end points of teaching modules and how lesson sequencing  will support knowledge acquisition.

• Ensure that teachers are clear of the learning objectives of lessons and through the provision of  resources provide guidance on appropriate teaching and learning methods

• Ensure the development of students' literacy, numeracy and ICT skills and SMSC knowledge through  the faculty’s curriculum intent and implementation

• Develop clear policies for assessing, recording and reporting on student achievement, and using these  to set targets for further improvement across the subject areas

• Establish high expectations and ensure that clear targets are set for student achievement including for  those with special educational needs, pupil premium status and the more able

• In conjunction with Key Stage Co-ordinators regularly monitor the progress of all students, using data  effectively to identify students who are underachieving, creating plans of action where necessary to  support recovery

• Establish a partnership with parents to involve them in their child's learning and develop links with the  local community and relevant organisations to support the faculty’s curriculum intent and  implementation

• To instigate, monitor and evaluate intervention strategies where appropriate

• To oversee the examination entries for Key Stages 4 and 5

• To identify and nurture opportunities for students to engage beyond the taught curriculum through extra-curricular activities and educational visits

Leading and Managing Staff

• Provide opportunities for staff development and enrichment through the appropriate allocation of  tasks and membership of whole school working parties

• Help staff to achieve constructive working relationships with students and colleagues based on clear  expectations 

• Oversee the appraisal of all faculty staff as required by Trust policy, identifying staff needs with regard  to Continuing professional development and Learning (CPDL)

• Ensure that all new teachers are appropriately trained, monitored, supported, assessed and effectively  inducted into the faculty

• Encourage staff to discuss developing ideas in their subject and foster an atmosphere of discovery to  enhance their perception of the subject

Efficient and Effective Deployment of Staff and Resources

• Establish timetabling, staff and resource needs for the subject and inform SLT of likely priorities for  expenditure in close connection with school policies and subject development plans

• Ensure the effective and efficient management and organisation of learning resources including ICT

• Use accommodation to create an effective and stimulating learning environment in which health and  safety risks are properly assessed

• Maintain effective control for allocated capitation for the faculty

Communication and Liaison

• Communicate effectively with members of the faculty through formal and informal meetings and  briefings

• Meet regularly with the SLT line manager over matters relating to the faculty, as well as personal  professional development

• Meet regularly with Key Stage Co-ordinators to support the accomplishment of both whole school and  faculty aims and objectives

• Liaise with other key staff, including SENCO, Heads of Years and support staff on matters relating to the  faculty

• Communicate with parents as appropriate

• Represent and promote the faculty at relevant school events and talks, such as, but not limited to the  GCSE Options evening and the Sixth Form Admissions Event

• Oversee the deployment of assigned prefects and other student representatives to support faculty  development

Equalities

The post holder is required to be aware of and support differences and ensure that the Trust’s equalities and  diversity policies are followed.

Health & Safety

The post holder is required to be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child  protection; health and safety; confidentiality; and data protection and report all concerns to an appropriate  person.

Criminal Records Check – Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)

All posts in schools are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; this means that all  convictions must be declared, including those that would generally be regarded as ‘spent’. A disclosure  from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) will be sought as part of the school’s pre-employment checks.  The DBS will provide a report to you and the Local Authority on whether you have any criminal convictions,  including cautions and bind-overs.

Additional Information

The post holder is required to contribute to and support the overall aims and ethos of the school. All staff  are required to participate in training and other learning activities and in performance management and  development as required by the school’s policies and practices.

The duties and responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present. The post holder may be  required to perform duties other than those given in the job description for the post. The particular duties  and responsibilities may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or  responsibilities entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and would not justify a re-evaluation of  the post. However, in cases where a permanent and substantial change in the duties and responsibilities of  the post occurs, consistent with a higher level of responsibility, then the post would be eligible for re-evaluation.

Supervision/Job Context

The post holder is managed by a member of the Senior Leadership Team.

Contacts

The post holder will work with all members of teaching staff within their faculty and teaching staff from  other faculties. They will also work with Senior Leadership Team members, the SENCO, Learning Support  Assistants, and non-teaching staff. They will have contact with students, parents, governors, and may have  contact with advisors and other visitors to the school.