TEACHING & LEARNING OFFICER (FIXED TERM)

Responsible To:	Head of Teaching and Learning
Location:	Central Office and across TCW schools including home visits
Hours:	Monday-8.30am -4.30pmTuesday-8.30am-4.30/6pmWednesday-8.30am-4.30pmThursday-8.30am-6.00pmFriday-8.30am-4.00pm
Salary:	From £35,811.32 FTE per annum

Role Summary:

Our teaching and learning team is responsible for raising the standards of teaching and ensuring that our students have the best learning experience possible. It involves conducting constructive observations of our teaching staff both in our centres and offsite in homes and libraries and working with the staff to foster skills through line management and targeted training.

TCW has a comprehensive training programme for all our staff and this role will also help develop and deliver the various training programmes that TCW offers to its new and experienced teachers alongside the teaching and learning team. Areas covered include, effective marking, de-escalation and behaviour management techniques, delivering creative lessons and assessment for learning.

Responsibilities:

Teaching and Learning Support

Oversee that Teaching and Learning within all the schools is of a high quality

Oversee all teaching staff have the skills and resources to deliver a high quality of teaching and learning across the schools

Ensure teachers are line managed in a way that supports them, while holding them accountable for any areas of improvement

Explore innovative approaches to enhance pedagogical practices and refine educational delivery models across all TCW schools

Ensure that the teaching and learning across the schools remains in line with the TCW values

Support the creation of an extensive bank of resources and videos promoting and modelling TCW style teaching

Serve as a designated Teaching and Learning Officer for one of the schools, acting as the primary point of contact.

Build strong relationships with students and teachers to ensure a deep understanding of their needs and support effective learning

Line manage and appraise a team of teachers

Advise on all the core subjects up to GCSE level

Be the lead adviser for one or more subjects or learning fields within the school (for example PSHE, Reading, STEM)

Support staff by creating resources for themed terms, special celebration days, and relevant current events impacting students

Keep up-to-date with the relevant syllabus changes

Report any concerns you may have regarding teachers’ practice

Liaise with the recruitment department

Mentor staff in line with any course or TCW requirements, (e.g Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and the Early Career Teacher (ECT) programme for relevant staff)

Write reports, reviews or feedback in line with any course or TCW requirements

Ensure creativity remains at the forefront of the work being carried out by staff

Observations

Ensure teacher observations and monitoring procedures are robust and consistent across the schools

Travel to various education locations (inc homes, libraries, TCW hubs) observing our teachers in line with the Teacher Standards

Write observation reports

Deliver observation feedback to the teachers

Ensure timely completion of observations and appraisals as per set deadlines

Implement support and guidance in relation to observation feedback targets

Training

Design, coordinate, and deliver a high-quality training programme for all teaching staff, tailored to different levels of experience and career stage.

Lead on at least one strand of TCW’s teacher training (e.g. Core, CPD, or Goldsmiths), including planning, scheduling, and delivery.

Ensure that training reflects and embodies the school's ethos

Assist with the arranging, scheduling and administering of training

Monitor training attendance and following up with teachers as needed

Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the training programmes, making adjustments as necessary

Keep up to date with the latest trends, research findings, and best practices in education and teacher training, incorporating cutting-edge methods into TCW training programmes

Teaching

Deliver a teaching timetable for up to 18 hours per week

Contribute to the smooth running of the education team by supporting and covering members of teaching staff and providing emergency lesson cover when required

Demonstrate good practice through modelling and offer team teaching opportunities for TCW teaching staff

Reporting and Accountability

Ensure the Teaching and Learning Department remains fully compliant with DfE and Ofsted requirements, and is always inspection ready

Prepare documentation and represent the department during inspections and external reviews

Contribute to half termly reports, analysing data on the progress of the schools to share with the Headteacher

Be part of the T&L and assigned School Education Team

Promote TCW school’s ethos and values in all work

Represent your areas of responsibility in management meetings

Create, develop and maintain all policies and procedures relating to areas of responsibility

Line manage staff as required

Lead staff investigations and hearings as required

Cover and support roles within the school as required

Lead training as required

Attend meetings and training as required

Unlock/lock TCW buildings as required

Be trained in DSL-approved safeguarding and follow all safeguarding policies and procedures to protect students

Carry out general administrative duties as the role requires

Undertake any ad-hoc tasks that can be reasonably expected in relation to the role

Person Specification:

Essential:

Qualifications: An honours degree or equivalent professional qualification. Preferably QTS

Experience of teaching and delivering high quality lessons

A charismatic trainer able to engage staff

Strong people management skills with the ability and knowledge to motivate, train, develop, appraise and manage a team

Significant knowledge of:

Current curriculum for all Key Stages

Working with children with SEN/behavioural needs

Different teaching practices

Pedagogy

Safeguarding

Accuracy and high levels of attention to detail

Ability to work alone and with initiative

Excellent organisational and planning skills and ability to multi-task

Adaptable and flexible approach to work

Willing to embrace change and challenge processes to improve efficiency

Able to manage workloads and prioritise efficiently when needed

A team player who is able to develop effective relationships with the team and work in partnership with others

Excellent numeracy, written English and verbal communications skills

Strong administration skills

Good I.T. knowledge of using Microsoft Office packages, Gmail, Google Drive, etc

Excellent telephone manner

Personable, professional and courteous in manner

A friendly, positive and proactive attitude to work

Able to manage stressful environments and have a strong aptitude for resilience

Able to be discreet and loyal

Able to handle confidential material professionally

Desirable:

Experience of working in a creative environment

Creative background

Experience of working in a charity

The job description is not an exhaustive list and there may be times when the Chief Executive Officer or Executive Headteacher will require certain tasks to be undertaken that may not be listed here. These will always fall within the policies and procedures of TCW and within the remit of what may be expected in your role. There will always be a discussion between all parties on whether the successful candidate feels they can manage these extra tasks.

Extra Information:

This is a salaried full time position, fixed term maternity cover. This role is only expected to work in the office during term time with the exception of an additional 10 specified, out-of-term, office days (dates TBC in advance of the commencement of the school year or upon request). Official leave is 20 days per annum (to be taken out of school time) plus bank holidays, however the rest of the school holidays staff are only expected to work from home to the degree required to meet their duties though should be contactable as required. This role may also be entitled to up to 5 days unpaid term-time leave per annum, to be taken in blocks of no more than 2 days at the discretion of the Executive Headteacher.

This role is based in the school office and has direct contact with students or is directly involved in the day-to-day running of the student's education, the school or office. To this end it is expected that this role is (under normal circumstances) an inperson role.

The working hours are based on 08.30-16.30 with a 30-minute lunch break weekdays with some planning, preparation, reports, admin and meetings taking place outside of these hours. TCW reserves the right to hold meetings, social events and performances after these hours, which you would be expected to attend. This includes weekly Tuesday training, Thursday training sessions, which run 4:30-6.00pm and the TCW showcase. Dates are provided at the beginning of every new academic year.

This role will be directly managed by the Head of Teaching and Learning. Performance reviews will happen at least twice a year. It is expected that all successful candidates will follow the policies and procedures of TCW at all times and conduct themselves in a manner that is deemed acceptable and appropriate by the CEO of TCW in accordance with the staff handbook.

All teachers and members of management will be required to meet the Ofsted criteria of good and always aim for outstanding as depicted in the Ofsted guidelines. Staff will be required to attend extra, unpaid training if they do not meet the criteria for good.

THE POST HOLDER WILL BE SUBJECT TO AN ENHANCED DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE (DBS) CHECK

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.