Co-ordinator of Co-curricular Activities and Trips at Banda School

Job Summary

To take responsibility for the organisation and oversight of the School’s Co-Curricular Programme (Extras and CCP) and school trips programme in the school, ensuring that activities and trips offer educational value and variation from year to year to inspire learning outside of the classroom. Co-ordination will include the organisation of the Extras timetable, the booking of transport, ensuring comprehensive risk assessments are carried out and that all trips and activities meet the requirements of the School’s policy on safeguarding our pupils. The Co-Ordinator of Co-Curricular Activities will be expected to teach, but on a reduced timetable.

Responsibilities

Extra-Curricular Activities:

• Maintain good order and discipline among pupils and safeguard their health andsafety, both on school premises and when engaged in school activities elsewhere.
• Source and timetable extra-curricular activities for all year groups includingPegasus Early Years. This will include lunchtime and after-school clubs.
• Communicate with and oversee the extras providers, ensuring they fulfil therequirements of the School when providing extra activities, that they undergo ChildProtection training and meet all safeguarding requirements.
• Create and evaluate the Co-Curricular Programme (CCP) which takes place on aFriday afternoon. Create a timetable and ensure its smooth running.
• Organise and oversee a comprehensive co-curricular Post Common EntranceProgramme for the Year 8 pupils.
• Oversee the provision of relevant information for the pupils, parents and staff.
• Liaise with the Deputy Head to ensure a co-ordinated, streamlined approach for thepupils and staff.
• Work with colleagues and the Senior Leadership Team to co-ordinate Schoolevents and activities throughout the year.
• Ensure all staff are making a contribution to the co-curricular life of the school.
• Ensure timetabling is effective and that communication is clear between all areas ofthe school.
• Liaise with the Director of Development and Communications to ensure that theschool celebrates its many successes in the co-curricular area of school life.

Trips:

• Liaise with the Head of the Lower School and Pegasus Early Years and all UpperSchool teachers to work out a proposed trips calendar for the academic year ahead.
• Be available to all teachers and potential trip organisers to help plan and preparetrips where necessary and to provide leadership and give advice and assistance tomembers of staff who seek it when planning a trip.
• Ensure that trips are planned to link to the syllabus being taught and provideeducational value.
• Control and monitor a budget as advised by the Finance Department.
• Ensure that all children have equal opportunity to attend the trips available.
• Ensure that each trip has an adequate risk assessment carried out andthat sufficient consideration has been made to the safeguarding of all pupils.
• Update and agree the Risk Assessment Policy with The Headmistress.
• Evaluate each trip with relevant organisers to discover successes and weaknessesfor future trips.
• Ensure that parents are given detailed information about each trip, and oversee theorganisation on the School’s management system (School’s Buddy) – to include;location, accommodation, objective of trip, cost, equipment and kit list needed, andcontact details of members of staff on the trip.
• Provide pre and post trip resources as well as field trip resources to ensuremaximum learning from the trip.
• Liaise with the school nurse and Administration Department to ensure all pupils arecovered with insurance and evacuation cover for all trips.

Other Responsibilities:

• To plan work for each class in accordance with national and curriculum policies andin co-operation with Heads of Department, to ensure that the pupils experience abroad, balanced, relevant and stimulating curriculum relevant to the age groupbeing taught.
• To liaise with the Head of Department and other members of the departmentconcerning curriculum, schemes of work, teaching methods etc. to providecontinuity and uniformity within the department.
• To follow and implement school policies and procedures.
• To ensure that the learning experience matches the individual needs of the pupils inyour class – giving each child an opportunity to achieve to the best of his/hercapability.
• To evaluate your teaching and use this evaluation to improve and develop teachingstrategies.
• To make appropriate educational provision for pupils with learning difficulties andfor those children with EAL, with support from The Banda’s Learning SupportDepartment.
• To create a secure, happy and stimulating environment, maintaining the higheststandards of organisation and discipline.
• To provide well-planned, creative and engaging learning experiences for pupils.
• To liaise with parents concerning pupils’ progress and attend Parents' Meetings todiscuss the progress of pupils.
• To write detailed reports on each pupil when required.
• To perform duties, as requested by the Headmistress, for supervising the pupilsoutside the classroom e.g. Lunch/break.
• To cover for any colleague who cannot attend school for any reason and to providecover work for colleagues when absent from school.
• To provide the Director of Teaching and Learning/Head of Department with detailedschemes of work and weekly planning and evaluation outlines.
• To attend regular staff meetings and INSETS, before, during and after schoolhours, when required.
• To run a Co-Curricular Programme activity once a week and assist in extracurricular events when required.
• To be committed to the School’s Continuing Professional Development programme.
• To maintain professional levels of conduct and uphold the School’s dress code.
• Involvement in running extra-curricular Design Technology sessions may berequired that could mean working outside normal working hours.
• In addition to the above, a Subject Teacher in the Upper School may also be aForm Tutor in charge of a class and be required to perform all of the associated duties.