Prendergast Vale
POST
Director of Learning - Humanities
RESPONSIBLE FOR
Leading the development of Humanities subjects within the faculty and across the school
curriculum. Strategic leadership and line management of the Humanities team. Ensuring
student success and engagement across all Humanities courses. Developing home-school
links to promote learning opportunities. Liaison with the Headship Team and assisting the
Head Teacher with the overall management and development of the school.
RESPONSIBLE TO
The Headship team
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
To assist the Head Teacher, Headship Team and Governors in ensuring achievement of the
highest possible educational standards and attainment, creating an atmosphere and
structures in which pupils feel valued and staff have high expectations of them.
LIAISING WITH
Headship Team, Teachers, Tutors, Teaching Assistants, Admin Staff, external agencies
including LA representatives and parents.
DUTIES
The Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document specifies the general professional duties of staff
on the Leadership Spine. In addition, certain particular duties are reasonably required to be
exercised and completed in a satisfactory manner.
KEY FUNCTIONS
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To be the Director of Learning for Humanities for Prendergast Vale College liaising
with and representing this faculty to, the Headship team
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To lead the development of the curriculum provision for History, Geography and RE;
to maintain an understanding of the latest developments in education curriculum, pedagogy
and practice, in each of these areas and represent these to the Headship team.
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To identify appropriate resources, including human resources for the faculty and
ensure that they are deployed efficiently, effectively and safely
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To control the budget for the faculty, maintain records of the financial expenditure
and stock inventory for the faculty in line with college policy.
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To have oversight of and ensure that there are accurate records of pupil attainment
in Humanities. To monitor this data, derive and apply suitable interventions to promote
excellence within the faculty.
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To secure and sustain effective Humanities teaching, evaluating the quality of
teaching and support, standards of pupils’ achievement, supporting effective CPD for
improvement
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Develop and implement departmental and whole school policies and practices which
reflect the school’s commitment to high achievement for all and effective teaching and
learning.
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Use school and national data effectively to identify underachievement and inform
policies, targets and teaching methods.
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To teach classes and groups as allocated by the Headship Team
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
The main responsibilities of the post are to:
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Lead and manage the provision of Humanities faculty along with the Deputy Director of
Humanities, including strategic planning and day-to-day management of the faculty.
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Maintain and develop the faculty resources used to implement course outlines, syllabuses
and schemes of work.
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Work with the Directory of Learning for the Primary Phase and advise primary colleagues
in a subject specialist capacity of resources and pedagogy which might support them in
the delivery of the Humanities curriculum in their phases.
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Ensure that accurate and detailed records are kept of meetings, reports and discussions
with parents and outside agencies
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Ensure that the Humanities faculty make effective use of data to support student
performance, including in SEN and EAL matters.
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Work with members of the department and other staff to ensure that individual and
group education plans are used to set subject-specific targets and match work well to
pupils’ needs
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Analyse and interpret relevant national, local and school data, plus research and
inspection evidence, to inform policies, practices, expectations, targets and teaching
methods
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Use data effectively to identify pupils who are seriously underachieving and where
necessary create and implement effective plans of action to support those pupils
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Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness strategies put in place to support student learning
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Produce and maintain a Faculty Improvement Plan as part of the School Improvement
Plan, to include staff development and training implications
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Lead departmental and whole school training through providing guidance to staff on the
choice of appropriate teaching and learning methods to meet the needs of different
pupils
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Be responsible for upholding the agreed school attitude to dress, behaviour and discipline
in liaison with the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher
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Monitor, manage and support the work of SEN, More Able and Pupil Premium children
within the faculty
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Work with the School Leadership Team to produce a broad and balanced curriculum that
takes account of the needs and aspirations of all our students and equips them for
society
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Work with and advise the relevant members of the leadership team about appropriate
arrangements for transitions at each stage of a pupil’s development within the faculty
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Assist in the development of the School Improvement Plan and Self Evaluation and its
review mechanism
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Teach within the faculty of Humanities
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Conduct break and lunch duties in line with the college duty rota
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Carry out other whole school leadership responsibilities as negotiated with the Head
Teacher
Conditions of employment
The above responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities contained in
the written statement of conditions of employment (the Contract of Employment).
The postholder is required to support and encourage the school’s ethos and its objectives,
policies and procedures as agreed by the governing body.
S/he shall be subject to all relevant statutory requirements as detailed in the most recent
School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document.
The postholder may be required to perform any other reasonable tasks after consultation.
This job description allocates duties and responsibilities but does not direct the particular
amount of time to be spent on carrying them out and no part of it may be so constructed.
This job description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. It will be
reviewed at least once a year and it may be subject to modification at any time after
consultation with the postholder.
All staff participate in the school’s performance management scheme.
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