**THE SCHOOL**
International College Spain is an international community school that is committed to giving every child an authentic global learning experience.
The school was founded in 1980 by the late entrepreneur and philanthropist, Manouchehr Farhangi, and has grown to become one of the leading international schools in Spain offering three IB programmes in English. We are accredited and evaluated by the International Baccalaureate Organisation, NEASC, CIS, the Spanish Ministry of Education and our governing body, Nord Anglia Education.
The ICS campus is located just 10 minutes north of Madrid in a safe, gated community suburb called La Moraleja. Our students come to us from over 70 different nations. They receive an authentic international experience within a diverse student community, from educators who have truly international expertise.
The school is part of the integral group Nord Anglia Education which brings a variety of advantages and enables us to collaborate with other students, teachers and schools within the group as well as with prestigious institutions like Juilliard and MIT. From the Tanzania Expedition to the UNICEF Global Challenge projects; all Nord Anglia Education schools and their students can learn with and from others within the group via an online virtual learning platform called Global Campus**.**
**JOB PURPOSE**
**REPORTING** **TO** **Assistant Head
**Direct Reports***
- Subject teachers
- Subject specific non teaching staff
**Teams***
- Heads of Subject Group Team
- Subject Group Team
(This Job Description is in addition to the Job Description for a Secondary MYP and DP Teacher)
**KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
**Strategic Planning, Implementation and Evaluation**
- Set the vision and direction of the department through the Subject Group Development Plan (SGDP) and the Subject Group Handbook*
- Set and spend allocated budget according to the SGDP
- Systematically evaluate the work of the department in relation to the vision and the ICS Promise, against set targets, using data tracking, lesson observations and student voice
- Ensure decisions within the department are in line with school policy and the ICS Promise
- Ensure all department documentation and evidence is up-to-date, available and appropriate for NEASC accreditation and IBO review visits
- Effectively and correctly implement policy and procedures across their area of responsibility
**Student progress and data tracking**
- Use the results of standardised testing to evaluate the success of students at an individual and group level and intervening to have an impact where appropriate
- Use student outcome data to measure the impact of decisions and initiatives
- Systematically review the results of external DP and MYP examinations to highlight potential areas for improvement in both the curriculum and teaching methods
**The Taught and Assessed Curriculum**
- Ensure that all students undertake common assessment tasks and the results are moderated, standardised and recorded appropriately, according to the Assessment Policy
- Source new and innovative teaching resources, including Ed Tech, that increase the impact on learning**Written** **Curriculum**
- Actively work with department members to develop a sustained written curriculum with resources; and review it on a cycle
- Systematically develop and review a successful curriculum that;
- Reflects age related development of the global contexts, key and related concepts, IB skills and Learner Profile attitudes required to be successful in the IB Middle Years and Diploma programmes
- Has clear vertical and horizontal articulation
- utilises best practise from across the world while being rooted firmly in the local context
- allows for a smooth transition across the three IB programmes
- allows students to be challenged and supported as needed throughout their educational journey
- Deliberately exploits cross curricular links and incorporates Theory of Knowledge and Interdisciplinary units, as per the Whole School Assessment Policy
**Recruitment,** **Deployment** **and** **Professional** **Development** **of** **staff**
- Liaise with the leadership team over staffing needs in a timely manner
- Support departing staff with logístical and communication needs to allow for a smooth transition
- Induct new members into the department and support their integration throughout their probation period
**Parent Communications**
- Engage parents as partners in student learning, leading to positive and effective contribution to raising standards
**Leadership**
- Play a role in the wider leadership of the school, including advising SLT, regarding curriculum, assessment and T&L;
- Work with the Head of Subject Group Team to effectively implement policy and procedures
- Support HoSG colleagues in their ambitions and professional development
- Develop your own leadership practice and understanding through your own PPDP
**PERSON SPECIFICATIONS (in addition to those expected for