Faculty Director


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, SW4 8LD
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	23 Sept 2026
Closing date:	7 Oct 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you an exceptional and ambitious leader looking to make a significant impact in a thriving academy? We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Faculty Director to join our leadership team from January 2027.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and inspirational educator to lead and develop a high-performing faculty, driving excellence in teaching, learning and student outcomes across the curriculum. At Harris Academy Clapham, you will work alongside dedicated colleagues who are committed to ensuring every student achieves their full potential.

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• QTS (or equivalent) and a good undergraduate degree

• Extensive teaching experience

• Outstanding teaching practice

• Successful management experience as Head of Department or member of the SLT

• Experience of writing department SEF

• Experience of lesson observations and giving feedback

• Experience of improvement planning

• Experience of implementing a range of strategies to raise student achievement, with evidence of success

• Contribution to impact on the quality of learning and teaching and curriculum

• Experience of developing and sustaining positive relationships with students, parents, staff and the Governing Body to build consensus support and capacity

• Proven track record of managing and implementing change in relation to teaching practices and standards

• A track record of success in leadership and management

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

What the school offers its staff

The vision of Harris Academy Clapham is a simple one. From our opening in September 2020, our academy is a place where ‘everything is possible'.

The Clapham curriculum is designed to meet the needs, aspirations and abilities of every one of our students. Our aim is to improve their life chances and enable them to make a positive contribution to the city and world in which they live.

At Harris Clapham, the curriculum is delivered through high-quality teaching. This is codified in our research-informed approach to pedagogy, which we call the Clapham Way.

Through the Clapham academic, enrichment and pastoral curriculum we expect our students to develop powerful knowledge and the following values and character attributes that will enable them to achieve our vision that ‘Everything is Possible'.

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance (usually £2,000 for Inner London and £1,500 for Outer London), an Annual Loyalty Bonus, Teachers Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

Further details about the role

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading rigorous self-evaluation, performance review and improvement planning across the subject area

• Developing and implementing subject improvement plans aligned to academy priorities

• Leading the quality of teaching and learning through reviews, learning walks and deep dives

• Developing innovative curricula, schemes of work, assessment approaches and teaching strategies

• Monitoring and evaluating the impact of teaching, learning and curriculum provision

• Using assessment data and student information to drive achievement and targeted intervention

• Embedding the academy's values, ethos and high expectations across the subject area

• Delivering a high-quality, inclusive and ambitious curriculum that supports excellent outcomes for all students

• Leading the strategic development of the subject area in line with academy and national priorities

• Overseeing examination specifications, entries and assessment requirements

• Promoting CORE learning, literacy, employability and wider curriculum initiatives

• Collaborating with curriculum leaders to embed effective cross-curricular literacy and raise standards across the academy

Commitment to safeguarding

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

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