Ks4 Co-ordinator

Responsibilities:

- To be accountable for the learning and achievement of all students following KS4 English programmes within the Academy in line with the Key Performance Indicators set by the Principal in the Academy and Departmental Development Plans.
- To provide high quality leadership and management for all KS4 English learning programmes and ensure there are well managed structures to support the learning schemes.
- To develop effective partnerships with all staff and external agencies to secure high level of student progress in KS4 English courses.
- To deputise for the Head of English when required alongside other postholders
- Academy. To at all times safeguard the students well-being and follow all child protection/safeguarding policies rigorously.
**Monitoring Performance to ensure high standards are attained and maintained in KS4 English programmes**:

- To monitor and evaluate the curriculum offer and progression model at KS4 courses, to identify good practice and areas for improvement using Go 4 Schools.
- To use data effectively to ensure that all students in KS4 English courses are making good progress in their learning and achieving well, using Go 4 School, for
- Ongoing, formative assessment data to identify underachieving students; intervention strategies to be actioned in liaison with Heads of House and progress monitored rigorously.
- Summative data to inform the curriculum offer, pedagogy and departmental development.
- To devise and implement an annual monitoring cycle in KS4 English courses to include:

- Staff planning/forecast sheets
- Exercise books
- Lesson observation
- Reports
- Environment
- Homework/independent learning
- The accuracy of assessment across the department
- Learning walks.
- To monitor the effectiveness of the Departmental Development Plan in KS4 English courses and collate the findings into the next departmental Self Evaluation Form.
- To discuss monitoring outcomes in KS4 English courses and agree further action to meet Key Performance Indicators through the weekly meetings with the Head of Department.
- To ensure there are effective arrangements in place to support continuity of learning from Year 6 onwards to KS4 English courses.
- To discuss progress in developing effective learning schemes and agree further action to meet Key Performance Indicators through regular meetings with the Head of Department.
- To identify to Head of Department the best learning pathways for students of all needs, in particular those who are priority underachieving groups.
**Quality development is to take place using the guidelines given in the SLT and Departmental Programme. All outcomes of QD are to be used to inform departmental self evaluation and planning processes.**
**Providing High Quality Leadership and Management of Learning and Subject **Development**:

- To ensure continuity and progression in the English schemes of learning
- To ensure that relevant research and inspection evidence informs the development of schemes of learning.
- To ensure that a wide range of learning activities, including oracy and reading are central to the development of schemes of learning in KS4 English courses.
- To ensure that schemes of learning in KS4 English courses effectively
- develop students’ **literacy**, numeracy, ICT, problem solving and team working skills.
- signpost Every Child Matters issues including **Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural** development (including enterprise and citizenship education)
- implement in KS4 English courses whole school policies on literacy, numeracy, setting, target setting, classroom management, homework/independent learning, rewards, equal opportunities and Health and Safety
- embed good practice in Assessment for Learning strategies
- results in lessons in KS4 English courses which are differentiated and always make effective use of Individual Education Plans.
- To ensure that lessons in KS4 English courses are well supported by homework/independent learning /assignments and other extra curricular activities and trips.
- To support the development of schemes of learning in KS4 English courses through a well focused plan of teacher peer support, coaching, mentoring and development to ensure that good practice is identified and shared.
- To ensure robust arrangements for marking and recording/tracking student progress in KS4 English courses in line with the Academy policies for Marking and ARR.
- To be accountable for the professional development of the English team in preparing English learning schemes in KS4 English courses particularly the areas of planning, differentiation, marking and behaviour management.
- To ensure all staff know what resources are available to support learning in KS4 English courses and systems are in place for the sharing of these resources e.g. using TEAMS, OneDrive.
**High Quality Team Leadership, Management and Deployment of staff and resources.**:

- To create a climate which motives staff regarding KS4 English