Main duties

• Act as a role model and lead professional for members of the team.
• Manage and conduct appropriate monitoring and evaluation procedures, including lesson observations, to ensure high standards of teaching and learning.
• Maintain a positive climate for learning based on high expectations of students and their potential.
• Take appropriate steps to support staff in developing their teaching practice including the organisation and delivery of appropriate training, advice and coaching activities.
• Use and apply data effectively to ensure student progress is monitored against targets and prompt action is taken to address any concerns.
• Ensure that marking and assessment procedures are followed consistently by all members of the team, in line with school and department policy, including the application of assessment for learning processes and techniques.
• Plan and review schemes of work which incorporate all statutory requirements and which demonstrate the use of appropriate and varied teaching and learning strategies.
• Ensure that the needs of all students are known and met effectively, including students with learning and behavioural needs.
• Use appropriate strategies and support mechanisms to meet the needs of the students.
• Develop opportunities for enhancing the curriculum experience for students including the provision of booster classes and other extension activities.
• Monitor and review the range of curriculum options and opportunities offered to students and advise on and manage the introduction of new provision where appropriate.

Flexibility Clause

As a term of your employment you may reasonably be expected to perform duties of a similar or related nature to those outlined in the job description.