Teacher Training Programmes Family Friendly Childcare vouchers – If you are using registered or approved childcare, you can choose to take part of your salary in Childcare vouchers to pay for it which are Tax and National Insurance free. This means you get extra value from your pay packet each month. Financial AET JTRS Apple Product Store – AET employees, students and families are eligible to purchase a range of Apple products at preferential terms. EAG Essex Auto Group – AET employees are eligible to receive preferential terms on the purchase of new vehicles within the EAG range of vehicle bands they offer. EAG also offer vehicle servicing and repairs, and hold an agency with Motability for those who require a vehicle to their specific disability needs. EPCIS (Employee Personal Computer Initiative Scheme) – this is a HMRC approved scheme which allows you to purchase a Training Package which includes a high specification computer from a selected range. Your payment is deducted from your gross salary before you are taxed. Life Assurance Pension Health and Wellbeing Edenred Travel Club – this provides all AET employees with discounts and special offers on holidays all over the world. Halfords Cycle to Work – this scheme allows eligible employees to purchase a cycle tax efficiently through their employer, with deductions being made from the employee’s salary before Income Tax and National Insurance are applied. The repayment of the cycle will be over a 12 month period. Hi-Tec Sport – Hi-Tec offer staff, students, and parents of the AET a discount on all footwear purchased directly from Hi-Tec via its online store. Westfield Health – AET Solutions has enjoyed a business partnership with Westfield Health since 2008, which offers an opportunity to obtain cash back for eligible employee’s routine health needs. The scheme provides an excellent range of benefits for you and your dependent children. Academies Enterprise Trust Professional Services Team AET academies are supported by the Professional Services Team, who work closely with the academies to deliver the AET vision to make our best better. The AET’s fundamental philosophy is to ‘build the capacity and pace of leaders at all levels of the academy to take responsibility for their own academy’s (phase or aspect) continuous and sustainable improvement. It is not the role of AET Professional Services officers to instruct academy-based staff, on the, what or the
To demonstrate a high quality of leadership within the academy and particularly within the English faculty. To support and deliver appropriate Continual Professional Development in order to reinforce the work of English colleagues. To consult with the departmental post holders to assist with the formulation, communication and monitoring of the school improvement plan to ensure concerns and ideas are considered and all staff understand the key academy targets and the part they play in achieving these. To review and report annually on the standards of teaching and learning in the designated subjects / curriculum areas consistent with the procedures in the academy self evaluation policy. To support, facilitate and monitor the progress of the English improvement plan to ensure it makes a significant contribution to the Academy improvement plan To support and assist curriculum area leaders to ensure they understand and are actively implementing the key aspects of the academy's behaviour and inclusion policies. To provide regular progress updates to Executive Team to ensure they are fully aware of all successes, issues and concerns in English To develop the skills of subject leadership within the post holders in the English faculty To work beyond academy coaching and facilitating within English to bring about sustainable improvement Main Activities Exercise high profile leadership within the Faculty to lead, guide and support colleagues in the performance of their duties. Promote best practice. Attend regular briefing sessions with Principal/Executive. Develop appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies, assessment and teaching strategies in the faculty Develop programme to monitor and evaluate the work of staff and pupils, including classroom observation and sampling pupil work, to raise the standards of teaching and learning. Formulate Faculty aims and objectives in consultation with colleagues and Line Manager in line with the Academy Improvement Plan and RAP. Manage on a day to day basis the control and operation of subject provision within the curricular area. Promulgate school aims, values and ethos through classroom protocols, schemes of work and meetings with parents. Follow academy policies and procedures Carry out Performance Management observations, interviews and administration. Promote faculty work through outreach in other schools Liaise with Examination Authorities, School EO & Year Teams relating to entries of all public examination. Organise and deliver appropriate CPD both within the academy and via outreach to other schools Supervise Faculty budget-holders. Teach as scheduled.