Head of Science Department

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🌐 New Zealand, Australia – Remote

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Crimson Academies

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2025

📚 Education

☁️ SaaS

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

Education • SaaS • Artificial Intelligence

Crimson Academies is an education venture studio that builds and scales innovative schools and the AI-native software that runs them. The group acquires and grows schools rethinking how students learn and operates a portfolio of five schools spanning primary and secondary education — including Crimson Global Academy (an online high school), Aotearoa Infinite Academy (tuition-fee-free online schooling for New Zealand), Future School (AI-enabled, project-based learning), Mt Hobson Academy (online primary/project-based learning and parent-led programs), and Summit Point School (specialist support for neurodiverse students). Crimson Academies also develops in-house platforms to support multi-campus operations and learning: a global Student Information System (Global SIS), TEMPO (a New Zealand SIS), Learning Lab (a learning management system with AI teaching assistants), Bright (global HR/credentialing), and an Enrolment platform. Headquartered in Auckland and led by CEO Penelope Barton and co-founder Jamie Beaton, the studio emphasizes AI-enabled learning, global scale, and building software and operations alongside schools.

📋 Description

• Lead and manage the Science department across all CGA learning modes • Drive consistently high standards of teaching, learning and assessment • Conduct learning walks, lesson observations and recording reviews, providing feedback and coaching • Lead department meetings focused on teaching practice, curriculum, student progress and professional development • Mentor, onboard and develop teachers, including new da Vinci teachers • Support teacher performance through professional growth cycles, appraisals and targeted intervention • Lead curriculum planning and review aligned with relevant A-Level specifications and international requirements • Keep the team informed of curriculum and examination-board changes • Oversee internal and external examination preparation, moderation and post-exam analysis • Ensure compliance with JCQ and relevant examination-board requirements • Use assessment and benchmarking data to monitor student progress and identify intervention or extension opportunities • Work with teachers, Deans and the Inclusion Manager to support students requiring additional academic intervention • Act as an escalation point for complex academic concerns and engage with parents when additional support is required • Review student reports and ensure high-quality, timely academic feedback • Champion excellent digital pedagogy and effective use of CGA learning platforms • Collaborate with digital learning and emerging technology leaders on innovative teaching approaches • Support recruitment, induction and ongoing development of departmental staff • Teach classes as directed by the Principal and model exemplary classroom practice • Contribute to parent evenings, school events, professional development and wider CGA initiatives • Report directly to the Principal • Allocate 10 release periods out of 22 teaching periods

🎯 Requirements

• Qualified and experienced secondary teacher with strong subject expertise • Experienced or emerging academic leader able to inspire and develop others • Strong understanding of A-Level curriculum, assessment and examination requirements • Experience with international examination programmes is highly desirable • Confident using student performance data to inform teaching, intervention and departmental strategy • Skilled in curriculum development, assessment planning and quality assurance • Comfortable providing constructive feedback, coaching and performance support to teachers • Confident with digital learning platforms and online teaching • Passionate about innovative education and effective use of emerging technologies • Excellent communicator able to build strong relationships with students, parents, teachers and senior leaders • Highly organised, collaborative and committed to continuous improvement • Committed to inclusive teaching and maintaining consistently high academic standards