Subject/curriculum leaders were formally known as in some cases, still are), Here we use the ‘co-ordinators’ (and, term ‘subject as it implies that there is more to the role than simply coordinating resources and schemes of work. leaders’ After successful completion of their NQT year, teachers will normally be expected to take on the additional responsibility of leading an area of the curriculum. How these duties are allocated varies from school to school. Your medium to long term goal may be to lead a specific area of the curriculum to fall into place as soon as your NQT year ends. You may be given – but don’t expect things responsibility for something you didn’t expect! Therefore, when responding to some of the activities in this booklet, do remember there are general principles that apply to leadership in any area of the curriculum. The Role of Subject Leader: taken from and greatly abridged) DfES Teachers’ Standards Framework 2001 (adapted Subject/curriculum leaders should have knowledge and understanding of: targets and action plans; Their school’s aims, priorities, Statutory curriculum requirements; The characteristics of high quality teaching, learning in the subject; Any implications of the Code of Practice for Special Educational Needs Planning and setting expectations
Subject/curriculum leaders were formally known as ‘co-ordinators’ (and, in some cases, still are), Here we use the term ‘subject leaders’ as it implies that there is more to the role than simply coordinating resources and schemes of work. After successful completion of their NQT year, teachers will normally be expected to take on the additional responsibility of leading an area of the curriculum. How these duties are allocated varies from school to school. Your medium to long term goal may be to lead a specific area of the curriculum – but don’t expect things to fall into place as soon as your NQT year ends. You may be given responsibility for something you didn’t expect! Therefore, when responding to some of the activities in this booklet, do remember there are general principles that apply to leadership in any area of the curriculum. The Role of Subject Leader: taken from DfES Teachers’ Standards Framework 2001 (adapted and greatly abridged) Subject/curriculum leaders should have knowledge and understanding of: Their school’s aims, priorities, targets and action plans; Statutory curriculum requirements; The characteristics of high quality teaching, learning in the subject; Any implications of the Code of Practice for Special Educational Needs Planning and setting expectations
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