Overall Responsibilities
? Promote high standards in all aspects of school life, particularly in student progress;
? Actively support the vision, ethos, culture and policies of the school
? Inspire and motivate students, teachers and other school employees
? Comply with the professional duties of the Harrow staff Code of Conduct
? Contribute to a school culture which is positive, purposeful and professional
? Engage positively in the school Appraisal process and performance management arrangements
? Are committed to safeguarding and to promoting the welfare of children and young people
Teaching and Learning
? Be an excellent teaching practitioner in planning, preparing and delivering well-structured, clearly presented lessons appropriate to the abilities of all students and maximising their learning progress;
? Make sure that the classroom is a stimulating environment that facilitates learning;
? Generate enthusiasm for the subject being taught and inspire all students to work to their potential;
? Liaise with the SENCO leads of LS/US where a student may have special educational needs and with the tutor if a student is experiencing pastoral difficulties;
? Promote high standards of behaviour by encouraging a positive, proactive approach to study and build productive relationships with students;
? Set homework according to policy and pertinent to the student’s ability and wider workload;
? Promote high standards in the use of English as the common language and help ensure strong academic progress;
? Provide high quality, accurate, constructive and targeted information to parents at Parents' Evenings, in subject reports, meetings and communications;
? Assess, record and monitor the progress of all students according to school guidelines in order to provide accurate information to parents in a variety of forms, as and when necessary;
? Develop, maintain and share materials and resources in order to achieve excellent learning outcomes for all students;
? Partake proactively in the annual cycle of subject monitoring, review and improvement planning;
Specific to Subject Area (Art):
? Begin to incorporate a curriculum of design technology into the Art department;
? Begin to develop an Art curriculum that becomes grade specific;
? Develop the artistic skills of students across the LS and US;
? Partake in training to update and gain the necessary skills to deliver design technology and art as they become implemented into the school curriculum;
? As part of a team work to raise the profile of the Art department by creating internal displays of student art work and collaborating with the Performing Arts Department to run whole school events;
Accountability
? Oversight of all aspects of the CCA and CSA programme;
? Be respectful of the needs of colleagues and the school with regards to cooperation, collegiality, deadlines and team cohesion;
? Participate positively in meetings, follow policies and generally contribute to the effective and efficient running of the school;
? Promote professional dialogue, share ideas about teaching and learning and support other teachers in developing good practice and new approaches and initiatives;
? Engage positively in, and contribute to, INSET activities offered by the school;
? Enthusiastically contribute to cross-curricular links and initiatives, and extracurricular activities;
? Be involved in new initiatives within the school as part of ongoing professional development;
? Take an active interest in maintaining subject knowledge, learning networks and current educational research;
? Constructively contribute towards school developments and to implement agreed whole school policies and initiatives;
? Contribute and respond positively to the outcomes of the school’s self-evaluation reviews and inspection;
? Behave in a manner befitting a role model for the students of the school and in a manner that brings only respect to colleagues and the reputation of Harrow;
? Be proactive in maintaining and developing your IT capability in line with the Digital Learning Strategy;
Other Responsibilities
? Undertake other reasonable duties as requested by members of the Senior Leadership Team and any duties that the Head Master/Mistress deems necessary for the effective operation of the school