Director of Teaching and Learning

Home > About the School > School Management > Management of Tonbridge School > Director of Teaching and Learning

Richard Brookes

The Director of Teaching and Learning is a member of the Senior Management Team (Headmaster, Second Master, Director of Studies, Bursar, Upper Master, Director of Admissions and Foundation Director) and thus part of a consultative process regarding whole school policy decisions, and is responsible for the general oversight, direction and review of teaching and learning in the school. The following list is not exhaustive, but indicates the main areas of responsibility.

Aims

To develop Tonbridge School as a centre of excellence for Professional Development via links with other schools, external organisations such as IPD and our own ‘Tonbridge Professional Development’
To continue to foster a growing ‘cultural awareness’ of Professional Development at Tonbridge School
To support colleagues new to the school via the induction process
To continue to advise and help colleagues in appraisals, professional development and lesson observation
To further awareness of teaching and learning developments and strategies, including ICT initiatives, for all teaching staff

Responsibilities

To be responsible for all CR professional development needs
To administer the school appraisal system
To be responsible for the induction of all new members of the CR
To be responsible for the monitoring of NQT, PGCE and GTP requirements as appropriate for teaching staff, meeting all legal requirements
To manage and deploy a small team of teaching and learning mentors
To work closely with the Director of Studies and the Director of ICT in the planning of academic and ICT policies with regard to teaching and learning in the school
To assist in the preparation for school inspections
To attend the following meetings: SMT, Housemasters’, Heads of Department and CRG, as well as other relevant working parties
To be responsible for the Novi Lead Teachers group
To arrange a programme of ‘cross departmental’ lesson observations