Head of Department, Design Technology

Key responsibilities and duties: 

Leadership of High-Quality Teaching and Learning

• Leadership of high-quality teaching and learning in the curriculum area/s assigned;

• Lead on professional development of staff in the curriculum area/s;

• Ensure that teaching and learning practices are in line with best practice;

• Lead professional learning with the curriculum area;

• Lead on ensuring that differentiation occurs in teaching and learning;

• Ensure that the learning environment is vibrant, engaging and facilitates learning; especially Art/DT/ICT displays around campus;

• Assessment and celebration of students’ work;

• Leadership of curriculum planning, to ensure that it is documented and enables high quality teaching and learning;

• Ensure that curriculum units are reviewed and reflected upon regularly;

• Ensure that the curriculum is vertically aligned;

• Ensure that the curriculum is horizontally aligned, and that there is collaboration with other departments;

• Oversee the creation of subject rubrics that enable the vertical alignment of the curriculum;

• Develop and maintain curriculum area resources, ensuring that all materials are accessible on a shared drive, and updated accordingly;

• Ensure that teachers in the curriculum area share and collaborate on resource development;

• Lead and facilitate subject area competitions and academic enrichment activities;

Leadership of High-Quality Assessment for Learning, which ensures that all students make good progress

• Ensure that subject rubrics enable students to understand how they can progress;

• Collaboration to develop student led progress conferences with parents;

• Ensure that reporting is completed on time and to a high standard;

• Lead formative assessment practices in the curriculum area;

• Ensure that assessments are valid, reliable and are aligned to learning in the unit of work;

• Lead subject area moderation of assessments to ensure that assessment results are accurate and representative;

• Ensure that Cat 4 and other data is available and used by teachers; Clear evidence of use of data sent to line manager / SLT as required;

• Lead pupil progress monitoring in collaboration with tutors, subject teachers and the Head of Secondary;

• Maintain accurate and up to date data on pupil progress;

• Collate and analyse exam data;

Administration and Organisation of the Curriculum Area

• Work with the Exams Officer to ensure that external exam entries are accurate and submitted on time;

• Complete curriculum area administration;

• Lead and develop curriculum area development plans;

• Manage a budget and ensure that resources are efficiently allocated;

Specific qualities for this role include: 

• Appropriate qualifications and relevant experience for the role; 

• Deep knowledge of the curriculum and excellent teaching practice;

• Commitment to professional learning and is up to date with current research regarding pedagogy and curriculum;

• Strong team member, who actively builds and promotes trust and openness;

• Ability to create a positive and collaborative work environment 

• Strong leadership skills, including the ability to support and mentor staff effectively and sensitively;

• Effective conflict resolution skills;

• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and written;

• Excellent organisational and administrative skills;

• An enthusiastic, self-motivated and flexible approach;

• The ability to take the initiative;

• The ability to think and plan strategically, and to lead and manage change;

• Creativity in problem solving and the ability to anticipate issues before they arise;

• A familiarity with and sensitivity to local cultures;

• A familiarity with and sensitivity to the diverse range of student learning needs;

• The ability to motivate, inspire and challenge both staff and students;

• Affinity with the mission, vision and values of UCSI International School, KL;

• Any other task as assigned (and is reasonable through agreement) by the Principal.

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