Director of Learning Year (DOLY)

DIRECTOR OF LEARNING – YEAR (TLR1A + ILPS)

JOB DESCRIPTION

General

To ensure individualised support, guidance and challenge to enable each student to achieve their potential (monitoring welfare, tracking progress and attendance and meeting with families as necessary).

• To lead a team of tutors in the support of students in the year group.
• To promote the year group throughout the school with students, staff, governors, parents and the community including through leading assemblies.
• To support and develop the Associate Director of Learning Year (DOLY) attached to the Year group.

Teaching, Learning and Leadership

• To be a very effective practitioner with the potential to be outstanding.
• To promote good practice in the classroom, focusing on the further development of effective teaching strategies.
• To chair Year meetings and organise professional development as appropriate.
• To monitor and support staff performance, through lesson observation and performance management reviews.
• To be responsible for the maintenance of tutor rooms, ordering and organisation of Year resources.
• To support and develop cross-curricular links and partnerships as required.
• To support the system of internal assessment including implementing strategies for developing student self-assessment.
• To attend meetings as appropriate (eg Line Management, DOLY, EWO).

Student Support

• To ensure that standards of work and discipline enable all students to work to the best of their ability.
• To support additional activities that encourage student interest, motivation and success.
• To organise and support Year Council Meetings / Parent Meetings.
• To track student performance and behaviour and implement monitoring strategies as required (including PSP).
• To provide classroom support to staff.
• To meet the needs of all students including extending more able students and supporting the least able effectively.
• To implement whole school policies/strategies including literacy, numeracy, Equality of Opportunity and the Every Child Matters agenda.

Selection Criteria

Candidates will be expected to have the following skills and knowledge:

• Experience of effectively supporting and maintaining student progress and well being.
• A thorough knowledge of their subject area, particularly in relation to the National Curriculum, GCSE, and 16-19 developments.
• Skills and strategies for the leadership, supervision and support of staff and students.
• Knowledge and understanding of team leadership, management, administration and planning.
• The appropriate academic and management skills required to be an efficient and effective teacher.
• The ability to plan, organise, assess, monitor and evaluate effectively, and to maintain a stimulating learning environment.
• Effective interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Skills in the use of ICT, particularly in relation to Modern Languages Programmes.
• The ability to devise strategies for implementing policies leading to equality of opportunity.
• An understanding of and commitment to whole-school issues in a co-educational school and the willingness to be involved in all aspects of the work of the department and to contribute to the wider life of the school.
• An understanding of and commitment to the Every Child Matters agenda.

Dunraven is keen to support all aspects of staff development, personal and professional, and has a strong staff development policy. It has had Investors in People status for many years. We have a very good track record of developing staff to move into leadership positions.

S/he will be required to carry out the duties of a school teacher according to the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document, and in the light of the school's changing needs.

Please note: Dunraven is a non-smoking environment. Dunraven School is committed to the safety and protection of its students.

We look forward to receiving your application.