Job Description - Lead Practitioner
Reports to: Head of School and Leadership Team
Purpose of the job:
- To be an exemplar and model of teaching skills within the school, leading the improvement of teaching skills.
- To impact positively and directly on the quality of teaching and pupil outcomes within the school and where required, beyond the school.
Duties and Responsibilities
- To promote and be committed to the Nova Education Trust/Firbeck’s aims and objectives
- To lead the development of improvement strategies
- To promote and be committed to securing high expectations for learning and the raising of achievement within our academies
- To lead with the effective operation of quality First Teaching by working individually and with others to:
- deliver highly effective teaching and impactful intervention
- design curriculum plans appropriate to curricular and exam board requirements
- developing schemes of work, resources, teaching and learning strategies
- mark work, assess, record and report progress
- provide a stimulating learning environment
- have due regard for maintaining health and safety and security in the area s/he uses
- contributing to review, monitoring and evaluation and the development of working practices
- participating in working groups and projects
- taking part in other professional development activities
Working with other teachers on classroom organisation and teaching methods/providing model lessons;
- leading continuing professional development activities
- holding workshops on classroom management, differentiation
- pace and challenge, co-coaching
- matching teaching approaches to student learning styles
- demonstrating model lessons
- team teaching
- developing strategies with colleagues to use with students experiencing difficulties
- keeping abreast of the new teaching and learning strategies
- identifying educational research to enhance existing practices
- developing action planning based on the needs of the department
Producing high quality teaching materials:
- updating existing and curriculum models alongside staff and supporting their introduction
- sharing good practice with members of staff
Advising on Professional Development;
- designing and delivering professional development activities
- participating in the planning and delivery of focused in-service training days
Helping teachers experiencing difficulties;
- observing and feeding back on the teaching of colleagues experiencing difficulties
- providing a structured programme of advice and support
- give constructive criticism
If required, mentoring Newly Qualified Teachers;
- providing a weekly discussion and overseeing personal action planning
Initial Teacher Training:
- providing exemplar lessons for trainee teachers
- contributing to the assessment of students’ teaching practice
- participating in the training of teachers within teacher training institutions
- acting as mentor to trainee teachers
Performance Management responsibilities
- All members of staff are required to participate fully in the school’s performance management system.
Other professional requirements
- Have a working knowledge of teachers’ professional duties and legal liabilities
- Operate at all times within the stated policies and practices of the school
- Establish effective working relationships and set a good example through their presentation and personal and professional conduct
- Contribute to the corporate life of the school through effective participation in meetings and management systems necessary to coordinate the management of the school.
Other specific duties
- To undertake any other duty as specified by the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document not mentioned in the above
- To comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in the job description
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