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<div class="mds-edited-text mds-font-body-copy-bulk"><p>Do you have experience&nbsp;leading, managing and developing the subject area and or providing support in school curriculum?&nbsp;We are looking for a qualified, experienced teacher to join Harris Academy Battersea as Achievement Director of Business &amp; Economics.</p>
<strong>About Us</strong>
<p>Harris Battersea has achieved progress results that placed the school within the top 1% nationally for the fifth year running. With a Progress 8 score of 0.96, students achieve more than one grade higher than they would in an average school. Such progress, alongside the best A-level results in Wandsworth, reflect the exceptional dedication with which everyone in the academy has applied themselves.</p>
<p>People who choose to work with children are choosing a demanding career and it is our aim to make sure that staff are as well supported as they can be. We have a zero tolerance approach to anything that interrupts the learning in a classroom and our central team that deals with both behaviour and homework detentions does so to make sure that our staff are as free as possible to do the three things that matter most: mark, plan and teach.</p>
<p>Any position in education is inevitably laden with values and ideals and we are a school built on a shared ownership of these. We wish to give our students the very best start that we can in life and, through hard work and determination, we hope that our values and ideals take shape as something recognisable in the futures that we help build.</p>
<p>Should you wish to find out more about what we do or would like to talk to the Principal directly, then please feel free to do so using [email protected]. &nbsp;</p>
<strong>Main Areas of Responsibility</strong>
<p>The purpose of your role will be:</p>
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<li>To be accountable for leading, managing and developing the subject area.</li>
<li>To raise standards of student attainment and achievement within the whole subject/curriculum area and to monitor and support student progress.</li>
<li>To ensure the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students studying in the department, in accordance with the aims of the academy and the curricular policies determined by the Governing Body and Principal.</li>
<li>To teach the relevant subject across the age and ability range.</li>
<li>To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.</li>
<li>To effectively manage and deploy staff, financial and physical resources within the department.</li>
<li>To share and support the school’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.</li>
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<p>Your main areas of responsibility will fall under the areas of:</p>
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<li>Operational and strategic planning (including&nbsp;formulating the subject and faculty improvement plans, and leading the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies, assessment and teaching strategies)</li>
<li>Ensuring the delivery of an appropriate, comprehensive, high quality and cost effective curriculum&nbsp;and leading development of the subject and its delivery</li>
<li>Staff development (including recruiting, building and managing&nbsp;an effective team of motivated staff)</li>
<li>Student outcomes (including&nbsp;ensuring the effective operation of target setting, monitoring and evaluation systems&nbsp;and the input and maintenance of accurate student data)</li>
<li>Pastoral system (including&nbsp;being a form tutor to a selected group of students)</li>
<li>Teaching, including acting as an outstanding role model</li>
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<strong>Qualifications &amp; Experience</strong>
<p>The successful candidate will:</p>
<ul>
<li>Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree, and, ideally, management training</li>
<li>Demonstrate successful teaching of GCSE at good or better level</li>
<li>Have experience of initiation and effective management of change</li>
<li>Show evidence of raising achievement in present post and showing good value added for groups</li>
<li>Have knowledge of current curriculum developments in subject and their implications</li>
<li>Have good knowledge and understanding of current educational thinking</li>
<li>Show good understanding of how children learn and how to raise standards of achievement</li>
<li>Have good communication skills in speech and writing</li>
<li>Display excellent organisational skills</li>
<li>Be able to build and sustain professional standards and relationships with students</li>
<li>Be able to contribute towards creating a safe and protective environment</li>
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<p><strong>Next Steps</strong></p>
<p>If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact us via e-mail, or call to arrange a conversation.</p>
<p>Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. You will need this when completing your application.</p>
<p>Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.</p>
<p><strong>Professional Development &amp; Benefits</strong></p>
<p>Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level to senior leadership.</p>
<p>We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.</p>
<p>In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits.</p>
<p><strong>Safeguarding Notice</strong></p>
<p>The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.&nbsp;Before applying, please review our Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders.</p>
<p><strong>Equal Opportunities</strong></p>
<p>The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.</p>
<p>As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.</p>