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The Stourport High School & VIth Form CentreJob Descriptionare based on a range of comparative information and evidence, including the attainmentof students and the regular monitoring and reporting through the Faculty SEF;identify realistic and challenging targets for improvement;are understood by all those involved in putting the plans into practice;are clear about action to be taken, timescales and criteria for success;are based on empirical evidence collected by the HoF and Subject Leader identifyingareas of strengths and weakness and formulated into the faculty improvement plan.Teaching and Managing Student LearningHOFs will delegate some of the following aspects of teaching and learning to the Subject Leader toensure:• curriculum coverage, continuity and progression in the subject for all students, including thoseof high ability and those with special educational or linguistic needs;• teachers are clear about the teaching of objectives in lessons, understand the sequence ofteaching and learning in the subject, and communicate such information to students;• guidance is provided on the choice of appropriate teaching and learning methods to meet theneeds of the subject and of different students;• effective development of students' literacy, numeracy and information technology skills throughthe subject;• teachers of the subject are aware of its contribution to students' understanding of the duties,opportunities, responsibilities and rights of citizens;• teachers of the subject know how to recognise and deal with racial stereotyping;• effective development of students' individual and collaborative study skills necessary for them tobecome increasingly independent when out of school.• appropriate independent learning plans are drawn up, published and monitored for completion• Whole school curriculum issues, including Every Child Matters, Enterprise and Work RelatedCurriculum and Spiritual Moral Social and Personal Education are considered and addressedwithin the taught curriculum.Assessment, Evaluation & MonitoringSubject Leaders will provide empirical evidence within the faculty and take specific responsibility foraspects of monitoring so that HoFs• Analyse and interpret relevant national, local and school data, research and inspectionevidence, to inform policies, practices, expectations, targets and teaching methods.• Establish and implement clear policies and practices for assessing, recording and reporting onstudent achievement, and for using this information to recognise achievement and to assiststudents in setting targets for further improvement.• Ensure that information about students' achievements in previous classes and schools is usedeffectively to secure good progress in the subject.• Monitor the progress made in achieving subject plans and targets, evaluate the effects onteaching and learning, and use this analysis to guide further improvement.• Evaluate the teaching of the subject in the school, use this analysis to identify effective practiceand areas for improvement and take action to improve further the quality of teaching.• Report to the Line Manager, Principal and Governors on progress through the SQAD and examresults reports.Student AchievementSubject Leaders should be aware of how the HoF will work with all faculty staff toDate of issue: September 13 Page 3