Antoinette Downey

Leadership and Teaching Responsibilities

• Effective planning for GET and FET phase
• Identifying areas of concern and adapting teaching plans to improve the teaching and learning of specific areas
• Drive interventions for learner improvement
• Monitoring of teachers’ curriculum coverage
• Delegation of administrative roles within the English Department
• Encourage and facilitate the professional development of teachers in the English Department
• Run biweekly meetings
• Setting and moderation of exam scripts and assessment tasks
• Marking and moderation of learner scripts
• Fostering a positive learning environment
• Encouraging learners to see their potential and reach it
• Develop a positive rapport with learners
• Encourage critical thinking
• Teaching the curriculum with passion and interest
• Writing testimonials for matric learners

Extracurricular Responsibilities

• Head of Debating
• Arts Appreciation Committee
• Hosting on sports days

Teaching Responsibilities

• Presenting effective and interesting lessons
• Fostering a positive teaching and learning environment
• Developing a positive rapport with learners
• Identifying learners who need extra attention and setting up interventions to help them develop positively as learners of the English Language
• The setting of exam papers and assessments
• Marking of exam papers and assessments

Extra Curricular Activities

• Coach Netball
• Building of set for school production