Category Essential Desirable 4. Professional Ability to identify own Development learning needs and to support others in identifying (Continued) their learning needs 5. Strategic Ability to articulate and share a Knowledge of the role of the Leadership vision of primary education within in a ‘governing body’ the context of the mission of a Catholic voluntary aided Catholic school school or Academy Ability to inspire and motivate staff, Evidence of having pupils, parents and to successfully translated ‘governors’ achieve the aims of Catholic vision into reality at education level Evidence of successful strategies for planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating school improvement Ability to analyse data, develop strategic plans, set targets and monitor/evaluate progress towards these Knowledge of what constitutes quality in educational provision, the characteristics of effective schools and strategies for raising standards and the achievement of all pupils Understanding of and commitment to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of pupils’ 6. Teaching and A secure understanding of the A secure understanding of Learning requirements of the National the requirements of the Curriculum and Early Years Curriculum Directory for development Religious Education Knowledge and experience of a Understanding of successful range of successful teaching and teaching and learning in learning strategies to meet the religious education across needs of all pupils the key stages A secure understanding of Successful experience in assessment strategies and the use creating an effective of assessment to inform the next learning environment and in stages of learning developing and implementing policy and Experience of effective monitoring practice relating to and evaluation of teaching and behaviour management learning Secure knowledge of statutory requirements relating to the curriculum and assessment Category Essential Desirable
Category Essential Desirable 4. Professional Development (Continued) Ability to identify own learning needs and to support others in identifying their learning needs 5. Strategic Leadership Ability to articulate and share a vision of primary education within the context of the mission of a Catholic school Ability to inspire and motivate staff, pupils, parents and ‘governors’ to achieve the aims of Catholic education Evidence of successful strategies for planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating school improvement Ability to analyse data, develop strategic plans, set targets and monitor/evaluate progress towards these Knowledge of what constitutes quality in educational provision, the characteristics of effective schools and strategies for raising standards and the achievement of all pupils Understanding of and commitment to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of pupils’ Knowledge of the role of the ‘governing body’ in a Catholic voluntary aided school or Academy Evidence of having successfully translated vision into reality at level 6. Teaching and Learning A secure understanding of the requirements of the National Curriculum and Early Years development Knowledge and experience of a range of successful teaching and learning strategies to meet the needs of all pupils A secure understanding of assessment strategies and the use of assessment to inform the next stages of learning Experience of effective monitoring and evaluation of teaching and learning Secure knowledge of statutory requirements relating to the curriculum and assessment A secure understanding of the requirements of the Curriculum Directory for Religious Education Understanding of successful teaching and learning in religious education across the key stages Successful experience in creating an effective learning environment and in developing and implementing policy and practice relating to behaviour management Category Essential Desirable
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