Subject Leader

Job Description
Post: Subject Leader

Under the direction of the Head and Senior Leadership Team the Subject Leader has the
following responsibilities:

•  To be responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
•  To be committed to, and lead successfully, subject excellence for all.
•  To create a stimulating, inspiring and aspiring environment in which to learn.
•  To plan, review and evaluate the curriculum, ensuring that schemes of learning are
refreshed each year with updates to keep their subject engaging and dynamic.

•  To ensure that schemes of learning meet the needs of pupils of all abilities and needs.
•  To identify opportunities to address spiritual, moral, social and cultural dimensions

and thinking skills in schemes of learning.

•  To ensure that the departmental subject area on the VLE (Firefly) is engaging and

supports the pupils’ learning effectively.

•  To contribute to the preparation of onwards references for pupils as necessary.
•  To promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual
liberty, mutual respect and tolerance within schemes of learning and to model these
values in one’s everyday professional life.

•  Through CPD, to maintain an up to date knowledge and understanding of

developments in their subject area and in education generally.

•  To develop opportunities beyond timetabled lessons for pupils to engage further

with their subject.

•  To ensure that the teaching within their department is successful and encourages

positive take up of their subject beyond compulsory study.

•  To engage regularly with the tracking of pupil data in order to oversee the
assessment of pupil performance and attainment within their subject area.
•  To oversee the process of internal examination setting and marking within their

department.

•  To act as the next line of communication, after the Subject Teacher, between parents

and school.

•  To foster good home-school relationships through regular contact with parents

when problems arise.

•  To promote high standards of behaviour by encouraging pupils to honour the

school’s ethos.

•  To encourage good academic progress, support advice given from other staff and

monitor achievement.

•  To hold minuted departmental meetings according to the schedule of meetings and
to forward copies of the minutes to the relevant distribution list within 48 hours of
the meeting being held.

•  To attend parents’ evenings as required.
•  To attend recruitment events and curriculum evenings as required.
•  To submit examination entries to the Examinations Officer and undertake efficiently

any other administration for their subject.

•  To review and evaluate the performance of the department and produce annual
departmental planning objectives in line with the annual report to Academic
Governors.

•  To be responsible for the effective application for, and subsequent spending of, the

department budget.

•  To produce risk assessments for departmental facilities.
•  To implement and follow all school policies.
•  To contribute to the process of school development as and when required.
•  To carry out any reasonable tasks as directed by the Head.

This job description may be subject to amendment upon the mutual agreement of the Head
and the individual member of staff.