ICT/Computing Leader

Leadership and management of staff

• Have clear expectations of departmental staff
• Maintain a strong but consultative leadership. Organize and run regular and well-managed departmental meetings
• Provide opportunities for staff to contribute to all aspects of departmental planning and policy making and evaluation
• Delegate departmental responsibilities through negotiation, fairly and appropriately
• Provide support for inexperienced and non-specialist teachers and others with identified areas for improvement
• Audit or identify INSET needs within the department, lead or co-ordinate in-house professional development
• Consult with the faculty leader regarding INSET provision
• Establish a team-working ethos
• Ensure job descriptions for all technicians including tasks for the holiday periods are compiled.

Strategic direction and development of the subject

• Audit the department’s policies and procedures, resources and results and write a departmental development plan that contains agreed timeframes
• Ensure that there is a departmental handbook laid out to specifications given

Teaching and learning

• Ensure that all members of staff are covering the appropriate curriculum with continuity and progression
• Ensure that students are well aware of the aims and objectives of the subject matter, and of the teaching and learning sequences
• Be responsible for standards of work in the subject(s) covered by the Department.  This will involve monitoring the planning, preparation, teaching and assessment of work within an agreed Departmental policy including the regular setting and marking of homework
• Assist departmental members in establishing clear targets for students in line with whole school policies
• Evaluate the teaching of the subject in the school for use in auditing the department
• Oversee student discipline within the department
• Appraise staff using the school appraisal scheme (if any)
• Oversee the preparation and organization of internal examinations
• Be responsible for any organisation and administration of external examinations that are subject specific, e.g. coursework, moderation, exam entries and predicted grades, practical exams
• Arrange cover work if none has been set by absent colleagues
• Be in charge of external subject-centred administration e.g. coursework, moderation, practical exams, estimated grades
• Assess using both formative and summative methods
• Work with the Learning Support Departments to cater for students with learning needs.
• Keep records of assessments and information specific for the department

Efficient and effective deployment of staff and resources

Responsible for:

• Advising the Faculty Leader on the deployment of staff and teaching groups
• Establishing staff and resource needs for the subject and preparing an order for resources
• Advising the faculty leader for suggested spending for the department and to update the Faculty Leader on the spending on a regular basis
• Ensuring the effective and efficient management and organisation of learning resources maintaining existing resources
• Using accommodation to create an effective and stimulating environment for the teaching and learning of the subject
• Ensuring that there is a safe working and learning environment in which risks are properly assessed

Communication:

• Ensure that there is effective communication with the Head of Faculty, Head Teacher, Senior management, teachers, students, and parents
• Liaise with the Deputy Head Curriculum, Deputy Head Pastoral, Head of House and/or form tutor regarding outstanding students and students with learning, personal or behavioural problems
• Ensure that the Head Teacher is kept informed of health and safety, maintenance and upkeep of the department with regards to the quality of the department
• Represent the department at Subject Leader meetings and cascade information to the department
• Ensure that the Departmental team is informed of current developments in education in general and their own subject area in particular
• Oversee the writing of minutes from departmental meetings and provide copies to the Head Teacher and Deputy Head Curriculum
• Meet administrative deadlines
• Be responsible for checking department student reports
• To attend other meetings e.g. faculty which are pertinent to your department
• Liaising with Heads of Year and tutors over student progress

Specific Roles

• Ensure appropriate moderation procedures are in place and that coursework is accurately marked
• Continue to roll out the computing courses by working alongside the Curriculum Deputy
• Working alongside the IT Network Manager to agree priorities for IT support spending
• Ensure appropriate methods are used for assessing IT/Computing across all key stages