The Role To deliver outstanding teaching, to ensure effective student learning in the subject and to achieve excellent results for the students. To design an outstanding Economics curriculum To be a role-model and impact positively on the academy more widely. Key responsibilities To plan, resource and deliver imaginative, interactive and inspiring schemes of learning and lessons that ensure that all students make excellent progress and attain at high levels To provide a nurturing and stimulating classroom and academy environment that helps students to develop as learners To maintain/establish positive behaviour for learning across the whole academy To contribute to the effective working of the academy To support students in the acquisition and development of learning dispositions and positive character traits To provide stimulating and enriching extra-curricular/enrichment opportunities for students and potentially for members of the wider school community To be accountable for student progress and attainment levels in the subject. Outcomes and activities Teaching and learning To plan and prepare effective schemes of learning and lessons To teach engaging and effective lessons that motivate, inspire and involve students and ensure outstanding student attainment To use regular assessments to monitor progress and set targets To respond accordingly to the results of such monitoring to differentiate intervention To utilise a full range of AfL strategies To maintain regular and productive communication with parents, to report on progress, sanctions and achievements To promote reading and teach literacy skills