Director of Science

As Director of Science, you will lead, develop and manage the effective delivery of an outstanding curriculum, which enables the highest level of student progress and attainment. You will lead the professional community of science teachers and promote outstanding teaching and learning and a strong school culture within a nurturing and rigorous environment. In the interests of effective working, the major tasks may be reviewed from time to time to reflect changing needs and circumstances. Such reviews and any consequential changes will be carried out in consultation with the post holder.  The successful candidate will: Lead, develop and line manage the science department through the provision of: CPD, inset training days, supervising NQTs, ITT students and support staff, etc.  Monitor, evaluate and continually improve the quality of planning, teaching, and assessment of all members of the science team  Manage departmental budget and resources effectively and efficiently  Lead behaviour management in the department, securing strong routines for learning, consistent with the academy’s policy, and liaising with tutors and parents when necessary  Develop strong partnerships and ensure regular communication with parents and carers  Leadership and Management   Lead, develop and line manage the science department through the provision of: CPD, inset training days, supervising NQTs, ITT students and support staff, etc.  Monitor, evaluate and continually improve the quality of planning, teaching, and assessment of all members of the science team  Manage departmental budget and resources effectively and efficiently  Leadbehaviourmanagement in the department, securing strong routines for learning, consistent with the academy’s policy, and liaising with tutors and parents when necessary  Develop strong partnerships and ensure regular communication with parents and carers  Improving Teaching & Learning   Model outstanding teaching and lead collaborative planning and development, including the sharing of resources and best practice within the department   Be responsible for tracking student progress across the faculty, analysing all relevant data to make data-driven changes to the curriculum design and intervention strategies and using the data to monitor the performance of subject staff  Be accountable for student progress in science across the school at all key stages, ensuring that all students achieve results in line with, or better than, value-added predictions  Monitor the work of the department through rigorous and regular lesson observations, work scrutinies, and provide detailed, constructive feedback  Lead joint practice development across the faculty subject teams, ensuring that outstanding practice is shared with all staff in the faculty and the wider school, and work with other department heads to exploit cross-year and cross-curricular links  Plan, deliver, mon