Lead Teacher

Kenton School, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne

Lead Teacher

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Kenton School, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 day ago, 11 Oct | Get your application in today.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: 8ec9793bdbc84b49bc89e35f76d73908

Location ref: Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne

Full Job Description

  • Improving the outcomes obtained by students in their final examinations with an emphasis on:
  • Modelling the exemplary teaching of students in KS4 and KS5 by teaching a number of KS classes and interventions
  • Using assessment data to identify individuals or groups of pupils that need targeted support, identifying specific topics that require intervention to raise achievement and implementing this support across the department;
  • Measuring and assessing the impact of interventions to raise achievement for pupils and the quality of teaching
  • Improving the quality of teaching and learning in the departments with an emphasis on:
  • Modelling consistently high-quality teaching and being able to demonstrate excellent practice to others and produce high-quality teaching materials that support excellent practice
  • Supporting with teachers' professional development by carrying out regular learning walks, providing feedback and implementing strategies to improve practice
  • Providing mentoring/coaching/ formal support to individual teachers in need of 1-to-1 support to improve their practice
  • Working with the Director and Heads of Department to ensure that staff development needs are identified and that appropriate programmes are designed to meet such needs
  • Delivering relevant CPD to ensure staff are able to develop their pedagogy within the English department
  • Keeping up-to-date with and respond to national developments in the subject area and teaching practice and pedagogy
  • Strategically shaping the KS3 curriculum to close emerging gaps with an emphasis on:
  • Analysing and triangulating emerging gaps from KS4 outcomes, internal data captures and KS2 QLA (where appropriate) to identify common gaps
  • Working with the Director and relevant heads of department to adapt the curriculum to close these gaps

Direct job link

https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/lead-teacher-127570948