Responsibilities S.E.S. Co-ordinator

Curriculum Manager

Assessment

Liaison

Member of Strategy Group

• Work as part of the Strategy group addressing short term and long term developments.
• Work with staff to ensure good communication is maintained between the school, parents, LEA and the wider community.
• Become involved in the organisation and presentation of Parents Evenings, reports to parents, Curriculum Evening and other school events.

Curriculum Development

• Have an overview of the whole curriculum, including National Curriculum, in school.
• Have responsibility for the maintenance and development of planning and forecasting as a means of working towards providing an interesting, balanced and differentiated curriculum.
• Have an overview of cross curricular aspects, links and developments.
• Co-ordinate the work of the Curriculum Co-ordinators.
• Encourage and monitor curriculum initiatives and developments in line with the schools development plan.
• Help develop the use of partnership teaching arrangements throughout school.
• Help facilitate the maintenance and development of curriculum documentation policy and practice.
• Encourage the use of the L.E.A. Support / Advisory Services where helpful.
• Encourage the use of a variety of teaching and learning styles across the curriculum.
• Liaison with the Upper and Lower Schools and co-ordinate a programme of co-ordination / subject teacher visits.
• Look at the issues of continuity and progression within the school.
• Help develop and put into place assessment and record keeping systems.
• Encourage teacher and self assessment and evaluation as a diagnostic tool where necessary.
• Liaise with the Upper and Lower school co-ordinators to develop understanding, share knowledge and work towards better continuity and progression across phases.