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Curriculum Leadership Team Information

We have a pool of subject specialists, bringing leadership and expertise to faculties at The Brunts Academy

Our Subject Leads are ambitious and passionate practitioners that have a range of responsibilities within their subject areas, which include:

  • Working closely with the Principal to provide strategic direction and leadership within their own curriculum area through developing and implementing policies which will result in effective teaching and learning and strong outcomes for all students;
  • Creating a climate which enables staff to develop and maintain positive attitudes and confidence in delivering the curriculum;
  • Leading on the development of appropriate specifications, schemes of work and giving guidance on teaching and learning strategies in own area to ensure continuity and progression for all individuals and groups;
  • Ensuring appropriate curriculum targets are set and regularly monitor students progress, interrogate data to inform the curriculum and take action as necessary;
  • Ensuring effective assessment for learning processes and practices across own area;
  • Leading effective development of students’ literacy, numeracy, specific subject study skills, information technology skills, work related learning; enterprise and citizenship through the curriculum areas;
  • Monitoring and evaluating the quality of teaching and learning with a focus on improving teaching and learning further so that it impacts positively upon learning;
  • Helping colleagues to create an appropriate climate and environment for learning so that effective learning can take place effectively.

 

Helen Taylor

Helen Taylor

Senior Vice Principal Teaching and Learning

Miss Taylor studied Accounting and Finance at Nottingham Trent University before completing a PGCE in secondary mathematics in 2000. Miss Taylor joined Brunts Academy in 2015. She has worked in a variety of schools across North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire as a head of faculty and in a number of senior leadership positions, completing the NPQSL in 2021. Miss Taylor is passionate about teaching and learning and has successfully led on a number of whole school priorities at Brunts Academy. She currently holds responsibility for ITT provision, supporting PGCE, School Direct trainees and ECTs. Miss Taylor provides the strategic direction for the development of teaching and learning across the academy.