Teacher Of Mathematics in Hinckley

Teaching

• To use and implement subject/department curriculum policies and in co-operation with colleagues, work toward the achievement of the school’s goals and targets within the subject area.
• To set and mark homework as per homework timetable.
• To promote the general progress and well-being of individual pupils and of any class or group of pupils assigned to you, expecting the highest possible standard for each pupil. This includes responsibility for pupils identified in the SEND Code of Practice and responsibility for liaising with learning support staff to ensure the needs of all children with SEN are met within the SEN Code of Practice.
• To communicate and consult with the parents of pupils when appropriate and to communicate and co-operate with persons or bodies outside the school when appropriate, taking account of any departmental or school policy.
• To participate in meetings as determined in the school and departmental meeting cycles.
• To participate in the arrangements made for professional development, review and appraisal.
• To participate in staff training and development activities as required.
• To ensure that, whenever possible, appropriate work is set to cover absence. This should always be done when absence is known in advance.

Pupil Achievement

• To develop appropriate learning experiences for each group using a variety of teaching styles (keeping abreast of current developments) and maintaining the level of discipline essential for learning to take place.
• To assess, record and report on the development, progress and attainment of those pupils for which you have a responsibility in accordance with any agreed departmental and school policies, providing or contributing to oral and written reports as required.
• To attend Progress Evenings as required.
• To report on pupils’ progress as required, in line with reporting procedures and time frames.

Individual Needs

• To teach pupils according to their individual educational needs, including provision for pupils with Special Educational Needs; ensuring that pupils’ work is regularly monitored, marked and recorded, in accordance with department and school assessment policies.
• To maintain, record and mark books as required (including electronically).
• To advise the Head of Department on recommendations for changes of group/set, as and when appropriate.
• To advise and co-operate with the Head of Department on the preparation and development of courses of study, meeting N.C. requirements, teaching materials, teaching programmes, methods of teaching and assessment arrangements.
• To contribute to EHCP review meetings.
• To ensure that the school's Child Protection Policy is followed at all times and any safeguarding issues are immediately reported following the school’s safeguarding procedures.

Miscellaneous

• To oversee the general tidiness and condition of furniture and fabric of, and equipment in, the teaching base, including where appropriate the display of pupils’ work, thus creating an environment conducive to learning (reporting to the Site Team any issues of health and safety or damage requiring repairs).
• Provide advice, as necessary, on Health & Safety issues to staff and pupils.
• Alert staff as necessary to any ‘unsafe’ practices by pupils, to reduce the possibility of accidents.
• To adhere to all policies relating to Health and Safety and carry out the duties placed on employees by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
• To adhere to the requirements of C.O.S.H.H - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) (Amendment) Regulations 1991 and Equal Opportunities, as determined by the Governors of the school.