Second in Department for Dt

Establish and oversee systems, processes and policies so the school can operate effectively
- Create a culture where students experience a positive and enriching school live
- Uphold educational standards in order to prepare students from all backgrounds for their next phase of education and life
- Ensure a culture of staff professionalism
- Carry out appraisal and hold staff to account for their performance
- Treat students with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect
- Ensure staff and students' safety and welfare through effective approaches to safeguarding, as part of duty of care
- Have a deep knowledge of our Teaching and Learning approach, policy and procedures, implementing these consistently and effectively
- Be responsible for the preparation and development of teaching materials, curriculum and lesson planning and pastoral arrangements as appropriate
- Be accountable for the and attainment, progress and outcomes of the students you teach
- Be aware of student's capabilities and needs, their prior knowledge and plan teaching appropriately to build on these, demonstrating knowledge and understanding of how students learn
- Have a clear understanding of the needs of all students including those with special education needs; EAL; disabilities and be able to use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them
- Use an appropriate range of observation, assessment, monitoring and recording strategies as a basis for setting challenging learning objectives for students of all backgrounds and abilities, monitoring students progress and levels of attainment
- Make accurate and productive use of assessment to secure students' progress
- Give students regular feedback, both orally and through accurate marking and encourage students to respond to the feedback, reflect on progress and to take a responsible and conscientious attitude to the own work and study
- Use relevant data to monitor progress, set targets and plan subsequent lessons
- Set home learning and plan other out of class activities to consolidate and extend the knowledge and understanding students have acquired as appropriate
- Participate in arrangements for examinations and assessments within the remit of the school teachers pay and conditions document

**Monitoring, Assessment, Recording, Reporting, and Accountability**
- To be immediately responsible for the processes of identification, assessment, recording and reporting for the pupils in their charge.
- To contribute towards the implementation of IEPs as detailed in the current Code of Practice particularly the planning and recording of appropriate actions and outcomes related to set targets.
- To assess pupils' work systematically and use the results to inform future planning, teaching and curricular development.
- To be familiar with statutory assessment and reporting procedures and to prepare and present informative, helpful and accurate reports to parents.
- Keep an accurate register of pupils for each lesson. Unexplained absences or patterns of absence should be reported immediately.

**Subject Knowledge & Understanding**
- To have a thorough and up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the National Curriculum programmes of study, level descriptors and specifications for examination courses.