Head of Art

Job purpose

The provision of a full creative

learning experience for students with a focus on academic success

General responsibilities

Leadership of the curriculum area to include:

Appropriate courses Schemes of work Unit plans Lesson plans Collaborative planning Policy assessments Data analysis Teaching and learning strategies Maintaining a high-quality learning

environment Day-to-day management, control and

operation of courses Provision and learning within the

curriculum area, including effective deployment of staff and other resources Raising of student attainment and

achievement in all key stages Contribute to and implement the

development of school-wide initiatives Lead lesson observations, work

scrutiny and moderation To keep up-to-date with curriculum

and pedagogical innovation When required, to ensure effective

induction of staff in line with school procedures

Other specific duties

Lead on the development of Unit

plans/collaborative planning, implementation of marking and feedback policies,

assessment and teaching and learning strategies in the curriculum area In conjunction with teachers and

relevant support staff to monitor and follow up student progress To ensure that the aims and

objectives of the curriculum area match the needs of students of all abilities

and ages To ensure that innovative

approaches to new technology are deployed within the curriculum area To keep up-to-date with curriculum

and pedagogical development within the curriculum area and keep members of

senior staff abreast of these as appropriate To maintain accreditation with the

relevant examination and validating bodies To ensure that the Behaviour

Management policy and procedures are implemented to create a productive and

positive learning environment To implement school policies and

procedures To ensure that staff development

needs within the curriculum area are identified and that appropriate programmes

are designed to meet such needs To make appropriate arrangements

for classes when staff are absent To participate in the school ITT

Programme

To promote effective teamwork and motivate staff to ensure

effective relations

To ensure the effective operation

of quality assurance systems within the curriculum area To contribute towards the school’s

procedures for lesson observation To seek/implement improvement where

required To make effective use of analysis

and evaluate performance data provided To identify and take action on

issues arising from data, systems and reports: setting deadlines where

necessary and reviewing progress on the actions taken To liaise with outside agencies

when appropriate

Pastoral

system

To monitor and suppor