Class Teacher, Full Time (One Year Maternity Cover) in London

All Saints CE Primary School

Job Description

Responsible to: Phase Leader, Deputy Headteacher and Headteacher

Aims of the Post:

To provide the highest quality of education, care and preparation for life for all pupils in accordance with the Teacher Standards.

Teaching and Learning

• Manage pupil learning through effective teaching and with high expectations of all pupils in accordance with our curriculum map, schemes of work and policies.
• Teach a broad curriculum to the assigned class, classes, or groups of pupils to facilitate the acquisition of knowledge/skills and to promote enjoyment in learning.
• Ensure continuity, progression, and cohesiveness in all teaching.
• Use a variety of methods and approaches (including adaptive teaching) to match curricular objectives in subject areas and pupil needs and ensure equal opportunity and accessibility for all pupils.
• Support individual learning by planning work with appropriate challenge and monitoring and reviewing pupil outcomes regularly.
• Be responsible for a designated classroom/teaching area and supervise associated resources.
• Use initiative in caring for and utilising the school's learning environments.
• Direct the use of any support staff (to include prior discussion and joint planning) in order to benefit from their specialist knowledge and to maximise their effectiveness within lessons.
• Plan and provide structured learning opportunities, which engage pupils' interest, and which take account their needs – particularly their developing physical, intellectual, emotional, and social abilities.
• Use the allocated PPA time to plan effective lessons which have clear lesson content and appropriately structured subject matter that matches the needs of the pupils.
• Have high expectations of the pupils' behaviour, academic and social abilities, and set clear targets that are both realistic, measurable and which build upon prior knowledge or attainment.
• Establish and maintain a high standard of discipline by the use of praise, rewards, and sanctions, and thereby create an environment in which pupils feel safe, secure, and confident.
• Employ homework regularly (in accordance with the School Homework Procedures) to consolidate and extend learning and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own learning.
• Provide a challenging, yet supportive learning environment which stimulates, maintains, and develops lively enquiring minds.
• Contribute to the identification of pupils with special educational needs, seeking the appropriate specialist support and advice, so as to give positive and targeted support.
• Implement and keep records on Individual Education Plans (IEPs) and School Support Plans.
• Encourage pupils to be part of a school community which affords equal value to all its members, is seen to be just and encourages mutual respect, concern for others and honesty.
• Develop in pupils a sense of moral values which can form a framework for a sense of own worth, and relationships with others, so as pupils become responsible members of society.
• Monitor and evaluate pupil progress across the curriculum and to inform teaching and learning planning.

Monitoring, Assessment, Recording and Reporting

• Be immediately responsible for the process of identification, assessment, recording and reporting for the pupils in their charge.
• Be familiar with statutory assessment and reporting procedures, and to prepare and present informative, helpful, and accurate reports to parents.
• Write high quality and informative annual reports to parents/carers and direct support staff in the collation process.
• Discuss pupils' progress and welfare with parents/carers – both formally, e.g. at parents' evening and also informally at other times.
• Assess pupils' work systematically and use the results to inform future planning, teaching, and curricular development, giving pupils both oral and written feedback.

Curricular Knowledge and Understanding

• Have a thorough and up‐to‐date knowledge and understanding of the National Curriculum programmes of study, for all relevant areas of the Curriculum, including Early Years.
• Keep up to date with research and developments in pedagogy and curriculum content.

Professional Standards and Development

• Understand their professional responsibilities in relation to school policies and practices and in so doing to actively support and reinforce those policies.
• Set a good example, not only to the pupils they teach, but also to all other pupils in the School, in their appearance by upholding the dress code and personal professional conduct.
• Establish effective working relationships with other professional colleagues, not only those within the School but also those from outside agencies concerned with pupils' education and welfare.

Other Responsibilities

• In addition to undertake such duties of a similar nature as may be reasonably directed by the Headteacher from time to time.

Conditions of Service

• Governed by the National Agreement on Pay and Conditions of service, supplemented by local conditions as agreed by the governors.

Special Conditions of Service

• The Postholder may be required to work outside of normal school hours on occasion (e.g. to attend Full Governing Body and/or Committee Meetings, etc.), with due notice.
• Because of the nature of the post, candidates are not entitled to withhold information regarding convictions by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 as amended.
• Because this post allows substantial access to children, candidates are required to comply with departmental procedures in relation to Police checks.