VISION AND PURPOSE

• To develop, plan and deliver effective and high quality learning experiences for all students
• Be accountable for the learning and achievement of all students following courses they teach
• To safeguard students’ well-being, following child protection and safeguarding policies rigorously

 RESPONSIBLE FOR

 Teaching and learning

To provide high quality lessons which

1. ensure that students acquire new knowledge and skills, develop ideas and increase their understanding
2. enable students to develop their learning habits of concentration, working productively both independently and collaboratively, and producing work which is of high quality
3. personalise learning and adapt teaching to suit the needs of the students, ensuring students know the progress they are making and how they need to improve.
4. ensure classroom environment is conducive to learning and students’ behaviour is managed in accordance with the school policies
5. have well planned lessons that cater to the emerging needs of students in line with long term department plans/ objectives.
6. are well organized with skillful use of resources, including time, use of modern technology and support assistants
7. utilise homework to reinforce and extend the learning done in class
8. utilise a range of approaches to assessment, including questioning, peer and self-assessment and other formative assessment strategies
9. make effective use of a range of assessment monitoring and recording strategies
10. use marking of class books/ assessments to reflect on progress, ensuring lessons are appropriately challenging.

Leadership and management

• 1. To take responsibility for ensuring they are up to date in terms of their knowledge of the subject(s) they teach, the related teaching methodologies and the external examination requirements for their subject(s)
  2. To attend assemblies, register students and assist with supervision before, during and after the working day as appropriate         
  3. To attend meetings arranged for staff, with parents and, when appropriate, with outside agencies/providers
  4.  In cases of emergency, teach students whose teacher is absent (see Teachers’ Conditions of Service regarding ‘cover’)                 
  5. To assess, record and report on the personal development and academic attainment and achievement of students
  6. To ensure that work is always set for classes when absence is foreseeable

 Care, welfare, guidance and support.

 Which means that, as a personal tutor:

• 1. maintaining an ongoing overview of the personal and academic development of each student
  2. contributing to the individual learning plan for each tutee,  
  3. working with others to identify when intervention is needed e.g. when underachievement is identified or additional challenge is required
  4. working with others to monitor the effectiveness of additional support, especially from learning mentors and outside agencies
  5. maintaining effective lines of communication with parents at all times

Be responsible for writing their tutees annual P.A.S reports