Director of Learning Job description

Accountable to: either the Vice or Assistant Principal Core Purpose: Youwillhaveacentralresponsibilityforoneofthreecurriculumareas:

• TeachingandLearningincludingManagementofCPD• Technicalcurriculum,whichincludesengineering,construction,productdesignandartanddesign.• Science,whichincludescomputerscience

Ensuringthequalityofteachingandlearningandforpupils’achievement.Thiswillinvolvesettingandarticulatinghighexpectations;qualityassuringteaching;ensuringrobustandaccuratetrackingandperformancedataalongwithsupportinganddevelopingstaffthroughhighqualityCPDandrigorousperformancemanagement.Wearecommittedtomakingsureourstudentshaveexcellentoutcomesbothintermsofqualificationsandwideremployability.You will be working with the LDE UTC Trust to ensure their vision is met, by ensuring the highest standards and expectations in teaching, learning, behaviour, leadership and fiscal management are promoted and achieved. Key Responsibilities: Leading learning and teaching

Responsibilities are:

• To work with the leadership team to secure and sustain high expectations and excellent practice in teaching and learning throughout the school, monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching and standards of students’ achievement, and use benchmarks and set targets for improvement.

• To contribute to the UTC strategic plan and the UTC Development Plan • To work with the leadership team to lead, motivate, support, challenge and develop staff within your

faculty to secure continual improvement; including her/his own continuing professional development.

• To work with the leadership team to ensure that the quality of teaching is consistently good and often outstanding to ensure high standards across all subjects.

• To ensure that there are clearly-understood links between the technical and academic elements of the curriculum which cross-fertilise and yield benefits in terms of student outcomes.

• To ensure that learning is at the centre of strategic planning and resource management. • To establish creative, responsive and effective approaches to learning and teaching. • To ensure a culture and ethos of challenge and support where all pupils can achieve success and

become engaged in their own learning. • To take a strategic role in the development of new and emerging technologies to enhance and

extend the learning experience of pupils. • To monitor, evaluate and review classroom practice and promote improvement strategies. • To challenge underperformance at all levels and ensure effective corrective action and follow-up. • To treat people fairly, equitably and with dignity and respect to create and maintain a positive school

culture.

Director of Learning Job description

Qualities and knowledge Responsibilities are:

• To hold and articulate clear values and moral purpose, focused on providing a world class education for students at LDE UTC.

• To lead by example, modelling positive behaviours and relationships. • To work with political and financial astuteness, managing budgets and resources effectively to

deliver the UTC’s vision. • To communicate the UTC’s vision in a compelling manner, leading in a strategic manner. • To ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the UTC; • To ensure all staff are aware of, and follow, all UTC policies; and quality assurance procedures • To ensure the effective implementation of Personal and Professional Development within the

teaching staff in order to raise staff expertise leading to greater engagement of students in their learning.

• To ensure that the development, contextualization and application of skills in science, mathematics, ICT and business along with PLTS are at the centre of lesson planning and curriculum delivery.

Self-improving school system Responsibilities are:

• To create an outward-facing culture, forming and building collaborative links with other schools and organisations including UTC sponsors and partners.

• To develop effective relationships with sponsors, partners and other stakeholders • To ensure the UTC has a role in shaping the current and future quality of the teaching profession. • To ensure the UTC inspires and influences others more widely than in schools, through innovations

or partnerships which create community benefits.

Pupils and staff Responsibilities are:

• To demand high standards and ambition from students, overcoming disadvantage • To secure a ‘sharing culture’ between staff, ensuring best practice is widely shared and celebrated,

with talent developed from within the UTC. • To acknowledge the responsibilities and celebrate the achievements of individuals and teams • To develop and maintain a culture of high expectations for self and for others and take appropriate

action when performance is unsatisfactory • To ensure that the performance management is rigorous, links clearly to staff personal and

professional development, the development of learning in and across teams and cross-UTC professional learning and the UTC’s arrangements for pay progression

Director of Learning Job description

Other Responsibilities:

• To work alongside the Principal, and senior leadership team to ensure the aspirational aims and objectives of LDE UTC are achieved.

• Leading with the Principal, and senior leadership team to develop and manage processes, systems and policies to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the UTC and present these in Staff Guidance materials

• Leading with the Principal, and senior leadership team in establishing and monitoring the quality assurance procedures for all aspects of the UTC’s work to ensure that these quality assurance procedures will be part of the UTC staff guidance materials

• Leading with the Principal and other strategic partners to ensure the accuracy of the evidence base on which the following are based: performance management evidence, the UTC Improvement Plan, self-evaluation processes, reports to stakeholders, returns to the DfE and outside agencies.

• Providing high quality line management to staff so that: § Teams are effectively led, managed and developed § All students are successfully engaged in learning, § All pupils reach high levels of attainment and achievement

• Providing well-informed advice regarding national developments related to Teaching, Learning, Standards, and the Effective Use of ICT and other resources for learning in engaging students in their learning is shared with the Principal and the senior leadership team.

• Providing high quality challenge and leadership of mentoring and coaching to all the subject leaders to ensure that leadership and management, teaching for learning, curriculum resourcing and delivery, and care, welfare, guidance and support are outstanding.

• Ensuring there are effective partnership relationships with industrial partners liaising with the Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Teams to provide learning support for students.

• Building and maintaining high levels of staff and student morale and motivation, securing their commitment to the aims, objectives and priorities of the UTC.

• Undertaking any other professional duties of the Principal that are reasonably delegated to her/him by the Principal.

Director of Learning Job description

Person Specification

The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate the following minimum requirements in their career to date through A – Application; B – Tests, Exercises; C – Interview; D – References.

Category Essential Desirable

Qualifications • Honours degree in a teaching subject or

equivalent (A) • QTS (A)

• STEM subject specialism (A) • Further study or action research

on leadership across a school (A) • Evidence of leadership

development across schools or cross phase (A, C, D)

Experience • Leading learning across a team (A, C, D) • Leading in performance management across a

team (A, B, C, D) • Leading CPD for a team (A, B, C, D) • Using all aspects of self-evaluation to improve

learning (A, C, D) • Evidence of effective change management

within school (A, C, D) • Teaching 14-19 year olds (A, C, D)

• Experience as a Head of faculty/department or equivalent within the last 5 years in a specialist College/school (A)

• Leading performance management processes and coaching reviewers (A, C, D)

• Leading CPD across an organisation (A, C, D)

• Using focused evaluation to write a SEF and improve standards of achievement (A, C, D)

• Work in industry (A,C,D)

Knowledge and Understanding

• Good or outstanding classroom teacher with detailed understanding of pedagogy (A, B, C, D)

• Of effective assessment for learning strategies (A, C, D)

• Of how children learn with evidence to show how this can be effectively translated into classroom practice and have an impact upon the levels of student achievement. (A, B, C, D)

• Of using coaching to improve teaching across a team (A, C, D)

• Of how to use data effectively to evaluate performance of individual staff and teams, to improve performance and set clear targets for student achievement at staff and whole school level (A, C, D)

• Of curriculum developments which personalise learning for students and so maximise achievement (A, C, D)

• Of how ICT and technology more widely can be used to improve teaching and learning (A, B, C, D)

• Of intervention for learning within the classroom and across teams to maximise achievement (A, B, C, D)

• Of leadership standards, styles and the Emotional Intelligence required of all leaders (A, C)

• Of how to develop leadership of staff at all levels to “outstanding” across the UTC (A, C)

• Has embedded coaching within a school/team to improve outcomes (A, C)

• To understand ways of achieving social inclusion by “narrowing the gap” and celebrate diversity (A, C)

• Creates an environment where people take responsibility (A, C)

Other skills and abilities

• Highly developed skills of working with people to establish constructive relationships with all stakeholders (A, B, C, D)

• High standard of interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence (A, B, C, D)

• Ability to lead change and engender innovation and creativity in other leaders (A, C, D)

• Models new ways of teaching and learning and so demonstrates

Director of Learning Job description

How to apply

To apply for this position please complete an application form including a supporting statement. Please ensure that all required details are completed. Applicants missing key information will not be called for interview. Applications should be emailed to geoffrey.fowler@LDEUTC.co.uk or posted to

Geoffrey Fowler, Principal Designate London Design and Engineering UTC Docklands Campus University Way London E16 2RD

Timings The closing date for applications is 9:00pm on Monday 25th April 2016 Candidates are welcome to contact the UTC for an informal discussion with the Principal Designate on 07710393690 or via geoffrey.fowler@LDEUTC.co.uk

Interviews will take place week commencing 2nd May 2016

• Excellent at working with and leading teams (A, C, D)

• Highly developed communication skills with a range of audiences (A, C, D)

• Highly developed ICT skills (A, C, D) • Ability to manage time and prioritise well, meet

deadlines and work under intense pressure (A, B, C, D)

• Model outstanding teaching and leadership to others (A, B, C, D)

• Command respect of students and staff and be an advocate for the UTC (A, C, D)

professional expertise. (A, C, D) • Uses all meetings and other

planned opportunities to develop teaching and learning within the UTC. (A, C, D)

• Actively encourages dialogue related to new ways of teaching and learning (A, C, D)

Personal qualities

• Honesty, integrity, ability to build trust (A, C, D) • Resilience (A, C, D) • Energy, enthusiasm and the ability to keep

things in perspective (A, C, D) • A sense of humour (A, C, D)