Person Specification 

Qualifications

• A good honours degree

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

• Evidence of continuing professional development

Knowledge & Experience

• A passion for teaching and education in its widest sense

• Excellent subject and curriculum knowledge

• Experience of teaching at all Key Stages (3-5) and demonstrating a positive impact on student progress and outcomes

• Ability to articulate an ambitious and appropriate vision for the department

• Ability to set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge both staff and students

• Ability to manage staff with structured challenge, support and CPD

• Ability to coach and train others to be highly effective teachers

• Ability to analyse and use data to raise departmental performance

• Excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate effective communication with a range of stakeholders

• A willingness to undertake Continuing Professional Development and Learning (CPDL)

• The ability to show initiative, to multi-task and develop existing skills

• Ability to demonstrate patience, flexibility and a sense of humour

• Ability to cope with pressure and demonstrate a calm and measured response

Personal qualities

• A natural aptitude to model the Trust’s core behaviours – ‘We display transparency, kindness and respect in all our interactions with others, and support each other in all our endeavours.  We are tenacious in our desire to make the difference together’