Key Responsibilities:

1) Quality of Teaching and Learning

• To provide excellent teaching.
• To support colleagues across the various subjects, and the school, to ensure excellent teaching delivery.
• To support staff in achieving excellence in their work.
• To deliver outstanding student outcomes and to support colleagues in achieving the same.
• To keep up to date with national developments in relevant subject and teaching practice and methodology.
• To advise senior colleagues on teaching and learning and to contribute to policy and practice across the school.
• To raise the quality of learning at the school.

3) Staff Development

• Work with and support and coach to junior colleagues and academic advisors as part of professional development where required
• To develop the capacity of colleagues to produce excellent teaching and learning resources.
• To design professional development activities
• To work with colleagues in other institutions as appropriate

4) General School Leadership Responsibilities

• Update the Head of School, other senior managers and the Governing Body on the effectiveness of the provision in your subject area
• Lead by example as a teacher and as a manager achieving high standards of student attainment and progress, behavior and motivation through effective teaching
• Challenge any underperformance within the team and ensure corrective action

Qualifications and Experience: A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Education or Bachelor’s Degree with a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)

• At least 5 years’ experience in teaching Afrikaans in the Senior and FET Phase
• IEB experience is essential
• SACE registered