Subject Lead of IT – Haughton Academy

Subject Leader Of Information Technology (IT) – Permanent

Haughton Academy

The Education Village Academy Trust

Teachers Main/Upper Pay Scale, plus TLR 2a

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Closing Date: Friday 2^nd May 2025 – Please email completed application forms to peopleteam@educationvillage.org.uk 

Shortlisting: Tuesday 6^th May 2025

Interview Date: Thursday 8^th May 2025

JOB PURPOSE:

• To provide strong leadership that results in a department which provides high-quality teaching and learning opportunities for both pupils and staff.
• To lead and develop innovative approaches to all aspects of the IT curriculum that will stimulate all pupils to achieve their full potential.
• To ensure high-quality provision in all curricular and extra-curricular activities.
• To ensure that the IT curriculum is fit for purpose, taking into account their KS2 experiences and preparing them for post 16.
• To provide opportunities for pupils to gain an understanding of possible careers linked to IT.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:  

• To facilitate the delivery of IT, Media & Computer Science across key strategic areas and to liaise on timetable, planning and other curriculum issues.
• To participate in curriculum development and relevant areas of academy policy making.
• To undertake regular audits and quality assurance monitoring across the department to ensure the highest standards.
• To develop appropriate and differentiated schemes of work at all key stages in conjunction with the department.
• To keep up-to-date about subject development and to take part in relevant CPD for this purpose, disseminating to other staff where appropriate.
• To take a lead role in the department’s monitoring and self-evaluation processes.
• To ensure the effective implementation of academy policies.
• To prepare individual and group reports; analysing and evaluating on summative data.
• To demonstrate and encourage high standards of professionalism from all staff associated with the department.
• To ensure that the department meets all calendared deadlines.
• To demonstrate and inspire an enthusiastic and committed approach to teaching and learning within the department.
• To co-ordinate the resources required for key strategic areas, giving support and guidance to relevant staff.
• To effectively line manage the staff within the department. This may take the form of appraisal, quality assurance and day-to-day management.

Teaching and Learning

• To plan and deliver lessons to the highest quality of the teaching standards, ensuring good or better progress is made by all pupils.
• To ensure all marking and feedback is completed to the Academy’s highest expectations.
• To ensure lessons are engaging and differentiated to meet the needs of all pupils.
• To regularly use assessment strategies to monitor the progress of pupils.
• To use the Academy assessment tracking documents and ensure all progress data is entered accurately and on time.
• To adhere to the Expectations and Behaviour System for positive behaviour management.
• To contribute effectively to all subject team, pastoral team and whole Academy meetings.
• To act as an excellent Form Tutor to an assigned group of pupils.
• To intervene effectively for all underperforming pupils.
• To teach assigned classes as per timetable and plan prepare, evaluate, and review lessons, teaching and learning styles, and homework in accordance with Academy’s practice and policy, and in such a way that teaching staff model consistently high standards.
• To take an appropriate share of the responsibility of covering for absent colleagues.
• To prepare educational plans and assess, record, report and review pupil progress and achievement in accordance with Academy policy and practice.
• To adapt teaching strategies to changing circumstances and in response to new ideas.
• To have high expectations of pupils.

Pastoral

• To establish excellent relationships with pupils and staff.
• To record and monitor attendance in the academy, and follow up issues in a timely manner, in line with Academy policy.
• To ensure pupils maintain and display the acceptable standards of behaviour in all aspects of Academy as described in the Behaviour Policy and other guidelines for staff.
• To take an appropriate share of responsibility for the supervision of pupils at break times.
• To be aware of any problems by maintaining good communication and alleviating difficulties with resources.
• To contribute to and uphold the Academy’s P.R.O.U.D Core Values
• To be an effective Form Tutor.

Staff Group

• To participate in Academy’s Staff Continuous Professional Development Programme.
• To participate in appropriate Training.
• To attend and participate in a range of staff briefings and meetings.
• To support colleagues, as appropriate.

Parents/carers

• To develop excellent relationships with pupils and their families.
• To attend any meeting the Academy arranges for parental/carer consultation and liaison.
• To work with parents/carers to secure partnership in the learning process.

Resources

• To make effective use of the resources available within the Academy, and to be aware of resources provided by the Trust and those within the community.
• To keep the subject room tidy, maintain safe working practices, and good care of resources.
• To make the subject room attractive, and promote good standards of work.

General

• To perform any other reasonable task that your manager may ask from time to time.
• To contribute towards and implement EVAT strategies.

Support for the Academy

• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security and confidentiality, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
• Be aware of and support difference and ensure all pupils have equal opportunities to learn and develop.
• Contribute effectively to the overall ethos/work/aims of the Academy and EVAT.
• Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals, in liaison with the teacher, to support achievement and progress of pupils.
• Attend and participate in regular meetings.
• Recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others.
• Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.
• Assist with the provision of out of Academy learning activities e.g. clubs, extra-curricular activities within guidelines established by the academy.
• Assist with the line management of support staff as appropriate.
• The post holder must carry out his/her duties with full regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Racial Equality Policies in the terms of employment and service delivery to ensure that colleagues are treated and services delivered in a fair and consistent manner.
• To comply with health and safety policy and systems, report any incidents/accidents/hazards and take pro-active approach to health and safety matters in order to protect both yourself and others.
• Any other duties of a similar nature related to the post, which may be required from time to time.