Key Stage 1 Class Teacher

What skills and experience we're looking for

• General duties

• Continuously meet at least the minimum standards outlined in the DfE's 'Teachers' Standards'.
• Comply with school policies and procedures, in particular those relating to child protection and safeguarding.
• Attend staff meetings, INSET days, parents' evenings, parent consultation meetings, and any other functions or meetings required.
• Take responsibility for completing CPD and keeping up to date with developments relating to subject matter.
• Establish effective working relationships with colleagues and set a good example for pupils through a high level of professionalism.
• Participate in any performance-related appraisal arrangements made by the school.

• Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils by:

• Establishing a safe and stimulating environment for pupils, rooted in mutual respect.
• Setting goals that stretch and challenge pupils of all backgrounds, abilities and dispositions.
• Demonstrating consistently the positive attitudes, values and behaviour which are expected of pupils.

• Being accountable for pupils' attainment, progress and outcomes.
• Being aware of pupils' capabilities and prior knowledge, and planning teaching to build on these.
• Guiding pupils to reflect on the progress they have made and their emerging needs.
• Demonstrating knowledge and understanding of how pupils learn and how this impacts teaching.
• Encouraging pupils to take a responsible and conscientious attitude to their own work and study.

• Having a secure knowledge of the relevant subjects and curriculum areas, fostering and maintaining pupils' interest in the subject, and addressing misunderstandings.
• Demonstrating a critical understanding of developments in the subject and curriculum areas, and promoting the value of scholarship.
• Demonstrating an understanding of and taking responsibility for promoting high standards of literacy, articulacy and the correct use of standard English, whatever the teacher's specialist subject.

• Imparting knowledge and developing understanding through effective use of lesson time.
• Promoting a love of learning and children's intellectual curiosity.
• Setting homework and planning other out-of-class activities to consolidate and extend the knowledge and understanding pupils have acquired.
• Reflecting systematically on the effectiveness of lessons and approaches to teaching.
• Contributing to the design and provision of an engaging curriculum within the relevant subject areas.

• Knowing when and how to differentiate appropriately, using approaches which enable pupils to be taught effectively.
• Having a secure understanding of how a range of factors can inhibit pupils' ability to learn, and how best to overcome these.
• Demonstrating an awareness of the physical, social and intellectual development of children, and knowing how to adapt teaching to support pupils' education at different stages of development.
• Having a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including pupils with SEND, pupils of high ability and pupils with EAL, and be able to use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them.

• Knowing and understanding how to assess the relevant subject and curriculum areas, including statutory assessment requirements.
• Making use of formative and summative assessment to monitor pupils' progress.
• Using relevant data to monitor progress, set targets, and plan subsequent lessons.
• Giving pupils regular feedback, both orally and through accurate marking, and encouraging pupils to respond to the feedback.

• Having clear rules and routines for behaviour in classrooms, and taking responsibility for promoting good and courteous behaviour both in classrooms and around the school, in accordance with the school's Behaviour for Learning Policy.
• Having high expectations of behaviour, and establishing a framework for discipline with a range of strategies, using praise, sanctions and rewards consistently and fairly.
• Managing classes effectively, using approaches which are appropriate to pupils' needs in order to involve and motivate them.
• Maintaining good relationships with pupils, exercising appropriate authority, and acting decisively when necessary.

• Making a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school.
• Developing effective professional relationships with colleagues, knowing how and when to draw on advice and specialist support.
• Deploying support staff effectively.
• Taking responsibility for improving teaching through appropriate professional development, responding to advice and feedback from colleagues.
• Communicating effectively with parents with regard to pupils' achievements and wellbeing.

• Uphold public trust in the profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school, by:

• Treating pupils with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect, and at all times observing proper boundaries appropriate to a teacher's professional position.
• Having regard for the need to safeguard pupils' wellbeing, in accordance with statutory provisions.
• Showing tolerance of and respect for the rights of others.
• Not undermining fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.
• Ensuring that personal beliefs are not expressed in ways which exploit pupils' vulnerability or might lead them to break the law.

• Assist in the development of the subject curriculum, schemes of work, teaching resources, marking policies and teaching strategies alongside other subject teachers and the subject leader.
• Identify clear teaching objectives, content, and lesson structures, and plan sequences of lessons appropriate to the subject content and the pupils being taught.
• Incorporate the use of resources into lesson plans, ensuring that equipment is in good working order and suitable for teaching use, and that resources are used effectively.

• Assist with the organisation of extracurricular activities.
• Assist with the promotion of their subject in the school, e.g. through creating displays of pupils' work.
• Carry out additional tasks as reasonably expected under the direction of the headteacher.

• Children who are well behaved and enjoy learning.
• The chance to make a genuine difference to the lives of children and their families.
• A strong, dedicated, hardworking and friendly school team, who will support you and learn from your ideas.
• A supportive local community who are fully committed to the school.
• The opportunity for professional development and to develop your career.
• A well-resourced school, based in beautiful school grounds, near the centre of Taunton, the county town of Somerset.

• Parkfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children by:

• The provision of a safe environment in which children and young people can learn.
• Acting on concerns about a child's welfare immediately.
• Fulfilling our legal responsibilities to identify children who may need early help or who are suffering, or are likely to suffer, significant harm.
• We believe that safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone's responsibility. Everyone who works with children, their families and carers, has a role to play.