Head of Sport (Yasmina British Academy) Ay2024-2025

Head of Sport (Yasmina British Academy) Ay2024-2025

Yasmina British Academy is an outstanding English Curriculum school in the beautiful city of Abu Dhabi. With our globally recognized and admired curriculum, dedicated and passionate practitioners and outstanding teaching and learning, Yasmina British Academy is an exceptional place to work. It has an exciting, diverse and progressive learning community that annually produces some of the very best I/GCSE and A Level result in the UAE.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

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

- Developing policies and practices leading to high quality outcomes for all students at all Key Stages within the department.






- Monitoring the effectiveness of learning and teaching and of systems/practices; evaluating their impact on student progress and standards and thereby identifying further areas for development whilst encouraging the sharing of best practice and fostering a culture of high reward and praise.
- 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 and its commitment to raising standards.
- To empower and provide strategic direction to the discreet Heads of Primary, Secondary PE and swim team.
- To develop and embed extra-curricular opportunities and pathways that enrich student experiences, promote healthy lifestyles, passion and high-level performance.
- Ensure policies and procedures are compliant with ADEK and UAE legislation.
- Developing and monitoring rewards and recognition across all key stages within the department.






- To develop sport as a vehicle to positively impact on the whole school culture, ethos and values.
- Ensure collaboration with operations team to ensure effective use and upkeep of sporting facilities across the whole school.

**Leading on Learning and Teaching through**:

- Monitoring and reviewing students' progress through the use of appropriate data; home learning; student voice; lesson observations; student work reviews and parental engagement.
- Identifying through Performance Management, individual training needs and ensuring that those needs are met.
- Identifying and implanting strategies to enhance Learning and Teaching within the Department including the use of emerging learning technologies.
- Modelling outstanding practice in Learning and Teaching.






- Involving external advice and expertise where this would further benefit and enhance the learning agenda and therefore student progress, achievement and standards.

**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, for all year groups and courses. These must include suitable provision for SEN/POD, G&T;, and EAL students
- Ensuring that students are prepared effectively for examinations, and other assessments.
- Organizing 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 departmental,





classroom and teacher level.
- Analyzing and interpreting relevant school data, to inform policies and department/school SEF writing.
- Using performance data to inform learning episodes and therefore ensuring the Learning and Teaching 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 to support those students.

**Leading and Managing Staff**
- Leading the discreet Heads of Subject.
- Setting clear expectations and establishing constructive working relationships with colleagues at all levels within the Department.
- Developing responsibilities and delegating tasks appropriately.






- Engaging in Performance Management as required by the academy's policy and using the process to develop personal and professional effectiveness of self and others.
- Leading the Professional Development of identified staff to enable all members to achieve expertise in Learning and Teaching.
- Foster a sense of 'people' and 'team spirit' through a culture of high reward and praise.
- Taking part in marketing and liaison activities such as Open evenings/afternoons, Parent Teacher Consultations, and events with partner Academy’s

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

- Ensure efficient and effective recruitment deployment, management and organization 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.
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▶️ Head of Sport (Yasmina British Academy) Ay2024-2025
🖊️ Yasmina British Academy
📍 United Arab Emirates