Subject Support Officer

Purpose of Post

• Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the centre of everything we do.
• Ensure learning and teaching standards, and effective and efficient leadership at Gwynedd schools.
• Ensure high-quality education for every child and young person across the county by working with others to contribute towards school effectiveness, improvement and development.
• Provide appropriate support for schools to promote and sustain improvement and ensure effective challenge to meet the statutory duties of the Local Authority.
• Lead on aspects relating to standards, provision and leadership to support statutory and non‑statutory aspects of education at every setting given under instruction.
• Contribute towards the highest possible attainment standards for everyone by providing appropriate support for schools to promote and sustain improvement and ensure effective challenge to meet the statutory duties of the Local Authority.
• Work in partnership locally and regionally to provide advice and guidance to schools and the Authority on education.
• Contribute to providing positive support which is supportive and challenging for all Gwynedd schools.
• Advise and support schools and stakeholders (including parents and governors) on leadership matters and education management.

• Responsibility for resources e.g. staff, budgets, equipment.
• Responsibility for maintaining numeracy standards up to GCSE level.
• Computer and mobile phone.

• The Subject Support Officer is expected to have a thorough knowledge of numeracy standards up to GCSE level.
• The Subject Support Officer is expected to identify strengths and areas requiring attention in schools they support, identifying the need and acting accordingly on the full range of aspects that ensure that pupils make the expected progress.
• The Subject Support Officer is expected to support headteachers and subject leaders in Gwynedd, working alongside them to improve the experiences and attainment of children and young people in Gwynedd.
• The Subject Support Officer is expected to be available and to respond promptly and offer quality guidance.
• The Subject Support Officer is expected to lead and be responsible for providing support and a professional challenge to schools across the county, especially in their specialist area (numeracy).
• The Subject Support Officer is expected to be a key part of fostering a culture where schools support each other, with everyone's focus on ensuring that the children of Gwynedd make progress and reach their full potential.
• The Subject Support Officer is expected to fulfil the post by referring directly to the Education Acts, the School Improvement Framework, Regulations, Codes of Practice and the associated legislation relating to the post.
• It is a challenging post, and the Subject Support Officer is expected to have high levels of specialist knowledge, interpersonal skills, communication and leadership, as defined by the National Standards.

• Have relevant experience and credibility that comes from successfully leading in a school.
• Relate well with others, reflecting the culture that we wish to foster in Gwynedd.
• Demonstrate the ability to influence and persuade others to act, and also show high‑level promotional skills, often under challenging circumstances, and exhibit the standards required to manage and support the individuals and the teams in order to achieve the overall aims of the Education Service in Gwynedd.

• Have direct responsibility for numeracy standards up to GCSE standard.
• To act as the point of contact for the schools in their area of expertise.
• Provide guidance to Headteachers' enquiries, effectively and efficiently.
• Promote formal collaboration between schools to implement good and excellent practice by promoting the concept of a learning establishment.
• To offer support and challenge learning and teaching in the classroom (pedagogy) by providing support and advice on methods of learning, teaching and skills, and on evaluating the quality of the learning and teaching, as well as identifying effective learning and teaching practices that can be shared within, and across Gwynedd.
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