Class Teacher in Coventry

Teaching and Learning Responsibilities

• Promote the school's ethos and aims and encourage a positive attitude to learning.
• Use all school-based schemes of work, policies and the EYFS, Primary Strategy documentation to inform medium and short-term planning.
• Use a range of teaching and learning strategies to engage and challenge children.
• Differentiating activities to meet the needs of all children.
• Effectively implement the school's teaching and learning policy.
• Improve the quality of teaching and learning for the area of responsibility.
• Ensure all pupils are working toward achieving the necessary progress in line with national standards.
• Provide a secure and engaging learning environment.
• Deliver learning that is appropriate to the national and EY curriculum and assessment criteria.
• Work to achieve the whole-school development plan.
• Promote a stimulating and inspiring learning environment that engages all pupils in class.
• Report to the year-group leader/leadership on pupil performance within the year group.
• Report to the headteacher on the impact of implemented teaching and learning strategies.
• Monitor the progress of pupils.
• Contribute resources and materials to the year group.
• Attend meetings and cascade information to the pupils.
• Attend meetings and act upon information provided.
• Work collaboratively and share good practice with staff.

Classroom Management

• Create a safe and secure learning environment.
• Set high expectations for children's behaviour and follow the school's behaviour policy.
• Build positive and productive relationships with children and staff.
• Ensure the classroom environment is bright, stimulating and orderly.
• Organise resources to encourage children to become independent learners.

Assessment

• Employ assessment-for-learning strategies to ensure all children's needs are met.
• Conduct assessments of children and use them to monitor and track progress.
• Develop and review individual action plans.

Professional Development and Curriculum Oversight

• Advise and co-operate with the headteacher and other teachers on the preparation and development of courses of study, teaching materials, teaching programmes, methods of teaching, assessment and pastoral arrangements.
• Contribute to the review, development and management of activities relating to the curriculum, organisation and pastoral functions of the school.
• Co-ordinate or manage the work of other staff.

Wider Contribution to School

• Support extra-curricular activities, school visits and fundraising events.
• Play a full part in the life of the school community, supporting its distinctive mission and ethos and encouraging staff and pupils to follow this example.
• Actively support school policies.
• Perform any other duties directed by the headteacher.

Role of the Subject Leader

• Review and develop the curriculum policy for the subject.
• Monitor and evaluate the quality of planning in the subject by other teachers.
• Observe teaching in the subject to evaluate strengths and areas for further development, and the impact of school improvement work.
• Evaluate relevant assessment information for individuals, groups or cohorts.
• Suggest areas in the subject for further development.
• Review and coordinate the use of resources in the subject.
• Provide advice and support new staff in the subject.
• Report on progress, achievement and standards in the subject to staff, governors or parents.
• Arrange and promote relevant subject activities to promote pupils' enthusiasm and interest.

Safeguarding

• Ensure that all students have a safe environment in which they can learn and report any concerns to a member of the site team or, when appropriate, to one of the designated safeguarding leaders.
• Be aware of safeguarding systems and follow procedures highlighted in the safeguarding policy.
• Identify students who may benefit from early help and discuss this with a designated safeguarding leader.
• Consider at all times what is in the best interests of the child.
• Protect students from maltreatment and prevent impairment of their health or development, ensuring they grow up in circumstances consistent with safe and effective care.
• Take action to enable all students to achieve the best outcomes.

Generic Responsibilities for All Staff

• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people under your care, including checking visitor identification at school entry and providing safeguarding information.
• Carry out tasks with due regard to health and safety.
• Remain confidential at all times.
• Undertake appropriate professional development and adhere to the principle of appraisal.
• Adhere to the ethos of the school.
• Promote the agreed vision and aims of the school.
• Set an example of personal integrity and professionalism.

Other Specific Duties

• Continue personal development as agreed.
• Engage actively in the performance review process.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships and communication with staff, parents and students.
• Uphold high standards of the school in all communications.
• Adhere to school policies.
• While every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task may not be fully identified.
• Comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.
• Adhere to the School’s agreed Code of Conduct.

The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.