Post Title:
LEAD TEACHER ( Assessment / Achievement )
CURRICULUM TEAM - MATHS
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The duties and responsibilities that follow are in addition to those responsibilities held
by a ‘Teacher’ defined in The Elizabethan Academy Job Profile for a classroom
teacher.
Factors
Purpose:
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Impact on educational progress beyond the teacher’s assigned pupils
Leading, developing and enhancing the teaching practice of others
Having accountability for leading, managing and developing a subject or curriculum
areas or pupil development across the curriculum
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Reporting to:
Responsible for:
Liaising with:
To support the Curriculum Leader within the curriculum area and to deputise
when and where appropriate.
To monitor and support the overall progress, achievement and development of
students
To develop and monitor appropriate methods of assessment to raise student
achievement.
Working Time:
Curriculum Leader
The progress of students across all Key Stages
Senior Leadership Team, relevant teaching and support staff, external agencies and
parents
195 days per year. Full time
Salary/Grade:
TPS + TLR 2a
MAIN (CORE) DUTIES : LEADERSHIP OF TEACHING AND LEARNING :accountability for quality of
teaching, assessment and student performance
To work with the Curriculum Leader to carry out the following:
Strategic
Planning
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To lead the curriculum team in the development of assessment, including
tracking, monitoring the impact of intervention strategies and AfL.
To work with colleagues to formulate a vision, coherent aims, objectives and
strategic Departmental Improvement Plan relevant to the different needs of
students and to the aims, objectives and strategic plans of the school.
Support the Curriculum leader in maintaining an effective learning environment
and in managing resources.
Curriculum
Development:
To work with the Curriculum Leader to carry out the following:
 To keep up to date with national developments, teaching practice and
methodology, including the use of ICT and how they might impact on student
achievement.
 To lead the development of AfL: identify and share best practice in peer and selfassessment, questioning and reviewing learning and progress in the classroom
 To actively monitor and respond to curriculum developments and initiatives at
national, regional and local level.
 To promote the specialist school ethos of ‘Learning through Thinking’ and
develop PLTS.
Quality
Assurance:
To work with the Curriculum Leader to carry out the following:
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To work with the Curriculum Leader to ensure the effective implementation of the
school’s ‘Monitoring and Evaluation’ programme e.g. tracking progress, sampling
students’ work, monitoring the quality of reports, monitoring the quality of marking
To use comparative data effectively to monitor the progress of individual and
groups of students, identify barriers to learning and implement / monitor
intervention strategies to support student learning and achievement.
To set appropriate targets within the curriculum areas and to work towards their
achievement.
To ensure that the school’s Behaviour Management Strategy is implemented
within the curriculum areas so that effective learning can take place.
Student Progress
To support the Curriculum Leader
students across the Key Stages :
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who is accountable for the performance of
To ensure that students make good levels of progress KS2-4.
To support the school’s Assessment Policy by monitoring its consistent
implementation across the team.
To ensure the maintenance of accurate and up-to-date information concerning
the curriculum area.
To collect, analyse and make use of performance data to support student
achievement.
To lead to the curriculum area’s analysis of on examination performance,
including the use of value-added data.
To monitor and support the overall progress and personal development of
students within the curriculum area.
To provide co-ordinated intervention programmes to support students’ progress.
To support effective transition for students from KS2-KS3 or 14-19 within the
curriculum area.
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Linemanagement
of staff :
To work with the Curriculum Leader to carry out the following:
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Effective
Communications:
To work with the Curriculum Leader, to lead and support colleagues within the
curriculum area.
To ensure that staff development needs are identified and appropriate
programmes are planned to support professional development.
To undertake Performance Management Review(s) and to act as Team Leader
for a group of staff within the designated curriculum areas.
To make appropriate arrangements for classes when staff are absent.
To participate in the recruitment of staff and to ensure their effective induction.
To promote teamwork and develop effective working relationships.
To participate in the school’s ITT programme.
To work with the Curriculum Leader to carry out the following:
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To communicate a clear vision for the curriculum area.
To ensure effective consultation with parents and outside agencies.
To liaise with partner schools, higher education, Industry, Examination Boards,
Awarding Bodies and other relevant external bodies.
To work collaboratively with partner schools and the Post-16 Centre.
To contribute to the school’s marketing strategy.
Other Specific Duties:
Provide a positive role model for teaching and learning, delivering consistently ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’ lessons.
Make a distinctive contribution to the raising of pupil standards.
Contribute effectively to the work of the wider team.
Take advantage of appropriate opportunities for professional development and use the outcomes effectively to
improve pupils’ learning.
Play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its distinctive ethos and to ensure that staff and
students to follow this example.
To engage actively in the performance review process.
To undertake a designated programme of teaching in either the 11-16 phase of The Elizabethan Academy or
both the 11-16 phase and the Retford Post-16 Centre.
To undertake any other duty as specified by STPCB not mentioned in the above.
Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual
task undertaken may not be identified.
Personal Contribution to School Life
Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a leader to undertake work of a similar
level that is not specified in this job description.
Employees are expected to be courteous to colleagues and provide a welcoming environment to visitors and
telephone callers.
The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working
environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued
employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.
This job profile is current at the date shown, but, in consultation with you, may be changed by the Principal to
reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the grade and job title.
This job description does not form part of the Contract of Employment.
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