Head of Department

2 weeks ago

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Al Yasmina Academy Full time

Aldar Education are currently seeking an outstanding Head of Department - Psychology for Al Yasmina Academy in Abu Dhabi commencing academic year 2023-2024.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi’s leading school group.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Assist academy in achieving its overall vision and strategic intentions and to contribute to the achievement of relevant targets as set out in the academy’s improvement plan and self-evaluation form.
- Lead strategic direction and development of the department, including but not limited to setting the vision, analysing data, improvement planning, target setting and ongoing self-evaluation.
- Create a culture of high aspirations.
- Further develop an outstanding teaching and learning culture ensuring outstanding achievement for all.
- Lead on curriculum development ensuring outstanding provision for all, including an enhanced extra and co-curricular programme.
- Lead and manage staff, including but not limited to overseeing staffing, recruitment, performance appraisal and professional development.
- Efficient and effective deployment of staff and resources, including but not limited to budget planning, timetable overview and talent acquisition.
- Communicate effectively and proactively with all stakeholders.
- Play a lead role in developing key policies and practices that support the Academy’s overall aims, vision and values.
- Other duties which may be reasonably assigned by the Principal or Head of School.

**Specific Responsibilities**:
**Setting the strategic direction and development of the Department through**:

- Developing policies and practices.
- Monitoring the effectiveness of learning and teaching and of systems/practices; evaluating their impact on student progress and standards.
- Ensuring that all practices promote student progression; improved achievements; a positive ethos and the commitment of staff to shared goals.
- Developing a department development plan through collaborative work that dovetails and supports the whole academy’s development.

**Leading on Learning and Teaching through**:

- Monitoring and reviewing students' progress through the use of appropriate data; homework; student interviews; lesson observations; student work reviews and parental contact.
- Identifying through Performance Management, individual training needs and ensuring that those needs are met.
- Identifying and implementing strategies to enhance Learning and Teaching.
- Involving external advice and expertise where this would further benefit and enhance the learning agenda.

**Leading on Curriculum, Data and Recording and Reporting through**:

- Leading curriculum development and resourcing.
- Ensuring that appropriate and relevant schemes of work are developed, in place, and regularly reviewed and evaluated.
- Ensuring that students are prepared effectively for examinations, and other assessments.
- Organising key events and extra-curricular activities.
- Organising and ensuring effective assessments, moderation, collation and analysis of data in line with the MER calendar and quality assurance procedures.
- Ensuring data is used effectively at a classroom and teacher level.
- Analysing and interpreting relevant school data, to inform policies and department/school SEF writing
- Using performance data to inform learning episodes and therefore continue to ‘add value’.
- Monitoring student progress and achievement against targets, identifying students who are underachieving and where necessary create and implement effective plans of action.
- Effectively communicating with parents through all communication channels.

**Leading and Managing Staff through**:

- Setting clear expectations and establishing constructive working relationships and set an outstanding example through personal and professional conduct.
- Developing responsibilities and delegating tasks appropriately.
- Engaging in Performance Management as required by the academy's policy.
- Leading the Professional Development of identified staff to enable all members to achieve expertise in Learning and Teaching.
- Fostering a sense of 'people' and 'team spirit' through a culture of high reward and praise.
- Ensuring departmental systems and practices support whole academy policies and the commitment to achieving outstanding.
- Taking part in marketing and liaison activities.

**Leading the Efficient and Effective Deployment of Staff and Resources through**:

- Ensure efficient and effective recruitment deployment, management and organisation of staff and learning resources.
- Ensuring that there is a safe working and learning environment for both students and staff.
- Ensuring that accommodation and resources are used to create an effective and stimulating Climate for Learning.
- Ensuring value for money and cost effectiveness in the use of staff and resources.

**Requirements**:

- Bachelor's degree in Educatio

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