COLLEGE ETHOS
• Demonstrating support for the philosophy and Catholic ethos of the College.
• Fostering the charism of Edmund Rice, demonstrating active leadership and promotion of the EREA Charter and its Touchstones.
• Demonstrates active leadership and promotion of the EREA Charter and its Touchstones.
• Models high professional standards which accords with the EREA Code of Conduct.
• Actively promotes leadership and the implementation of the Code for Learning.
• Contributes actively to the leadership of the Learning Agenda.
• Contributes actively to College life and extracurricular programs.
• Supports, promotes and engages in the social justice initiatives of the College.
• Supports College policies and programs.
• Demonstrates loyalty to professional colleagues.
• Participates in the EREA Formation programs.
ADMINISTRATION
In liaison with the Leader of Learning, the Assistant Leader of Learning will be responsible for:
• Policy implementation by teachers.
• Regular evaluation of the suitability of teaching programs.
• Supervising the development of additional or new teaching programs as required.
• Collecting, checking and filing, at least twice each year, registrations of work completed by teachers, to be carried out in accord with faculty policy.
• Coordinating the assessment approach, including supervising the setting of common tests and exams, when appropriate, and the retention of examination scripts.
• Maintaining the central marks register.
• Supervising the allocation of grades and completing of reports.
• Updating resources lists and maintaining the resources relevant to the area.
• Overseeing textbook collection.
• Developing class lists as required.
• Discuss teaching approaches, methods of assessment, test construction, and methods of course evaluation with teachers.
• Check that assessment, reporting and evaluation procedures are being carried out in accord with faculty and college policy.
• Work to create a faculty identity and contribute to department morale and harmony.
• At times, assist the Leader of Learning in the provision of work for absent staff (especially medium or long-term absence).
• Assist the Leader of Learning in ensuring that all teacher-pupil safety policies are adhered to.
• Updating risk assessment sheets for practical work (where applicable).
The following areas remain the responsibilty of the Leader of Learning, who will liaise with the Assistant Leader of Learning when necessary:
• Budget planning and administration.
• The purchase of student texts and department and teacher resources.
• The management of any technical assistants assigned to the area.
• The attendance at out of hours meetings (e.g. Elective evenings, curriculum committee meetings, information evenings).
• The development of specific whole school policies, (e.g. Literacy, gifted and talented, boys’ education, special needs students).
• The future development of the whole KLA from Years 7 to 12.
• The organisation of meetings of teachers of the subject.
• Identifying the professional development needs of teachers in the subject.
• The planning and organising of excursions.
PROGRAMS AND REGISTERS
Assist the Leader of Learning in the following:
• The development and evaluation of department scope and sequence overviews, assessment outlines and teaching programs to ensure compliance with NESA syllabuses requirements.
• The delivery of VET courses ensuring that they meet the requirements of the current ASQA standards and the courses are delivered in accordance with the training and assessment strategies.
• Regular evaluation of programs to ensure they accurately reflect the dynamic nature of teaching and learning
• Fostering a collaborative approach to programming by ensuring that teachers are involved in program design and development and the evaluation of teaching programs through the registration process and faculty discussion.
• Differentiating teaching programs to meet the needs of the full range of students.
STRATEGIC PLAN
The Assistant Leader of Learning will actively support the directions of the College Strategic Plan. They will assist the Leader of Learning in the implementation of the Strategic Plan through leading the Learning Agenda in their KLA.
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
The Assistant Leader of Learning is expected to demonstrate outstanding modelling in relation to their own Professional Learning as outlined in their own Professional Learning Plan and through participation in the Professional Learning Partnership framework.
In addition, they are expected to attend relevant professional development opportunities related to leading their KLA area.
ABOUT ST EDWARD’S COLLEGE
The College was founded by the Christian Brothers and has been educating boys on the Central Coast since 1953, and is governed by EREA NSW Colleges Limited. The College provides a wonderfully rich education which is authentic to the values which underpin the touchstones for schools conducted in the traditions of Blessed Edmund Rice the founder of Christian Brothers schools worldwide. These touchstones being: Liberating Education, Gospel Spirituality, Inclusive Community and Justice and Solidarity.
St Edward’s first and foremost is a Catholic School which provides students with relevant and engaging opportunities to deepen their faith and spirituality. Students are encouraged to look beyond themselves
putting their faith into action. Through involvement in our social justice program students are challenged to become socially conscious, counter-cultural in their thinking and empowered to contribute positively to society through the promotion of inclusivity, justice and solidarity.
Our Aspiration Statement articulates the type and quality of educational experiences that we offer our students. We aim to provide students with opportunities to develop skills of critical and creative thinking, problem solving, communication and collaboration, in a safe learning environment in which they are challenged, nurtured and inspired to be the best that they can be.
“A learning community in which young people are challenged, nurtured and inspired to be the best that they can be.”
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