Duties and Responsibilities

• To promote and be committed to the TAGT’s aims and objectives
• To take accountability for Group wide standards of progress and achievement in the subject
• To lead the development of improvement strategies for the subject
• To promote and be committed to securing high expectations for learning and the raising of achievement within our academies.
• To take the strategic lead on the Progress Board for this subject area.
• To lead with the effective operation of subject teams by, individually and with others to:
i. deliver highly effective teaching and impactful intervention
ii. design curriculum plans appropriate to curricular and exam board requirements
iii. developing schemes of work, resources, teaching and learning strategies
iv. mark work, assess, record and report student progress
v. provide a stimulating learning environment
vi. have due regard for maintaining health and safety and security in the area s/he uses
vii. contribute to department and academy enrichment programmes
viii. contributing to review, monitoring and evaluation and the development of working practices
ix. participating in working groups and projects
x. taking part in other professional development activities
• Working with the subject departments in TAGT academies to improve attainment, classroom practice, and professional development;
i. leading the subject teams as a model of outstanding teaching
ii. raising student aspirations at all levels.
iii. raising attainment across the department through leading improvements in teaching and learning
• Working with other teachers on classroom organisation and teaching methods/providing model lessons;
i. leading continuing professional development activities
ii. holding workshops on classroom management, differentiation
iii. pace and challenge, co-coaching
iv. matching teaching approaches to student learning styles
v. demonstrating model lessons
vi. team teaching
vii. developing strategies with colleagues to use with students experiencing difficulties
viii. keeping abreast of the new teaching and learning strategies
ix. identifying educational research to enhance existing practices
x. developing action planning based on the needs of the department

• Producing high quality teaching materials:
i. updating existing and create new schemes of work and supporting their introduction
ii. leading the introduction of new technologies, such as video conferencing, white board technology, the internet and the academy learning platform
iii. sharing good practice with members of staff

• Advising on Professional Development;
i. designing and delivering professional development activities
ii. participating in the planning and delivery of focused in-service training days

• Helping teachers experiencing difficulties;
i. observing and feeding back on the teaching of colleagues experiencing difficulties
ii. providing a structured programme of advice and support
iii. give constructive criticism

• If required, mentoring Newly Qualified Teachers;
i. providing a weekly discussion and overseeing personal action planning

• Initial Teacher Training:
i. providing exemplar lessons for trainee teachers
ii. contributing to the assessment of students’ teaching practice
iii. participating in the training of teachers within teacher training institutions
iv. acting as mentor to trainee teachers

• Intervention
i. provide workshops for students on key borderline grades
ii. provide targeted support for disaffected or more able students
iii. support strategies for helping particular groups such as underachieving boys