If we are to rise to the challenges of education in the twenty first century, we have to think about staffing innovation.
Web designer – who builds multi-platform (computers and mobile devices) dynamic websites that fully integrates the curriculum with learning resources, has private and public access areas that enable high levels of parental engagement and celebrate learning, as it happens.
E-Resources Manager - who curates the computer
network, enabling teachers and freeing their time to teach, coach and
mentor by managing the flow of high-quality video and audio support
resources, populates Topics for the teachers, manages the Learning
Platform - a key and increasingly important interface between Home and
School - manages the website, perhaps supports the assessment of learning
that has been produced by pupils using ICT. S/he provides the specialism to enhance
the Out of Hours offer with accredited learning such as Digital Cre8tor
that presents exciting and creative opportunities to collaborate in teams
in the production of films, websites, games, etc that can result in a GCSE
equivalent award.
Narrowing The Gap 1:1 teacher – employed to
work for a period every day with key identified pupils in short, high
intensity intervention programmes.
Apps and Flash Games Writer - who converts
individual pupil learning needs into games, drill, challenge and
skills-based activities that are accessed using IPad, IPod and/or
computer… anytime and anywhere.
There is, of course, the potential to develop a service in selling
output to other schools.
Business Development Manager – who provides
the additional capacity to explore
potential funding streams, develop our collaborative networks and
partnerships, build our community role and respond to opportunities to
raise revenues and maximise opportunities for pupils as they arise.
Additional in-house teaching staff, meaning that Supply Staff are never called.
Specialist Teachers, eg; Sports Specialist – who leads swimming,
leads the delivery of PE throughout the school, manages the approach to
Healthy Eating and Lifestyles, leads and manages a range of Out of Hours
Sports programmes, leads lunchtime sports activities, manages
representative School Teams, co-ordinates and develops an inclusive
programme of Sporting Events, manages development and maximises the
potential of the School Field and works to a set of Key Performance
Indicators, such as; all children being proficient swimmers by age seven,
School resources used by minimum of two community groups per week, minimum two
school-focused events per week, minimum three
representative teams competing in league and cup competitions,
participation in minimum number of sporting events, etc.
