Overview
Business and Economics Curriculum Leader – West London
Provide the leadership of the subject area with vision, ensuring that the subject continues to be a core area of strength within the School.
To provide the professional leadership and management of the subject team and curriculum in order to secure high quality teaching, the effective use of resources and improved standards of learning and achievement for all students.
STUDENTS Students study the curriculum across the Key Stages.
2.2. STAFF The team consists of teaching members of staff and may include support staff.
2.3. FINANCIAL The Curriculum Leader will manage a budget for each financial year.
To establish and safeguard a focus and commitment to high-quality teaching and learning in the formal curriculum and through additional opportunities, including extra-curricular activities, and ensure that through curriculum provision, students gain successes in formal accreditations and personal development.
3.2. To agree and support the achievement of student progress targets, ensuring through rigorous monitoring and evaluation a measurable contribution to whole school targets. Analyse and interpret student and staff performance data and facilitate intervention strategies to maximise student achievement.
3.3. To create, monitor and evaluate team and subject improvement plans, which actively involves all subject staff in their implementation and positively supports the achievement of the School Development Plan (SDP).
3.4. To ensure effective and equitable delegation of responsibilities and to provide regular feedback for team members in a way that recognises good practice and supports their progress against performance management objectives resulting in a tangible impact in student learning across the subject(s).
3.5. To review and report, to the designated member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and governors, on the standards of leadership, teaching and learning in the subject area(s) consistent with the school’s self-evaluation procedures, thereby leading to a continual focus on school improvement. To provide regular progress checks to the SLT on all successes, issues and concerns relating to the subject area(s), ensuring full awareness amongst the SLT.
To consult with designated subject teachers and support staff to ensure they understand and are actively implementing the aims and development aims of the school and all agreed school policies and that they understand key school targets and their part in the achievement of them.
3.7. To establish a comprehensive faculty handbook carrying forward school aims and policies, and identifying resource needs. Engaging all subject staff in the creation and implementation and review of schemes of work which encapsulate key learning strategies in the school.
3.8. To ensure optimum deployment of staff and effective organisation of resources. To plan, oversee and evaluate the budget allocation for the subject or team to ensure spending is in line with the principles of ‘Best Value’.