Key Stage 2 Teacher

Core Purpose of Post
To promote and safeguard the welfare of all children and young persons for whom the post holder has responsibility and with whom the post holder comes into contact.

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Exercise loyalty to the Headmaster and to the School, upholding and maintaining its traditions and ethos.
• Support and assist the Head of Prep in providing a happy, secure, safe and stimulating environment in which the children can develop to their full potential.
• Support the Headmaster in fostering parental involvement and in keeping parents informed of school policy, the curriculum and other matters of importance.
• Set and maintain high standards of work and teaching, as well as of personal and professional conduct, as guided by the Department for Education: Teachers' Standards.
• Comply with all regulatory requirements including those of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
• Comply fully with the requirements as set out in the DfE document 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' and in the HM Government document 'Working Together to Safeguard Children' and any relevant supplementary guidance.
• Abide by the School’s current systems and structures as outlined in policy documents including the First Aid and Health, Health and Safety and Safeguarding and Child Protection Policies, and take appropriate action in accordance with all such documents as and when necessary.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and parents.
• Participate as required in meetings with colleagues and parents in respect of the duties and responsibilities of the post.
• Take responsibility for one’s own professional development, attending INSET courses and other relevant courses whenever required.
• Be punctual and adaptable, and dress in a smart but practical manner.
• Ensure that the principles for the Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural development of the children and the principles of the fundamental British Values are actively promoted.

Teaching and Learning

• Plan and deliver the teaching programme for all pupils within the classes allocated, liaising with the Teaching Assistants as appropriate and having regard for the School’s statement of aims, policies and schemes of work.
• Provide clear planning for lessons and for sequences of lessons that maintains pace, motivation and challenge.
• Use a variety of teaching styles, including differentiation by intent, and provide constructive feedback verbally and in marking to ensure the effective learning of whole classes, groups and individuals, establishing high expectations of behaviour and attainment.
• Integrate Assessment for Learning (AfL) to inform planning and provide next steps targets for the children.
• Complete the BCS Blue for the relevant subject areas and ensure that children are supported in meeting their individual targets.
• Integrate the use of individual iPads into all teaching.
• Select and make good use of ICT skills for classroom and management support.
• Contribute to the identification, assessment and support of pupils with learning support or special educational needs, liaising with the SENCOs, and contribute to the writing and implementation of Individual Pupil Profile Sheets where appropriate.
• Provide reports on individual progress to colleagues, the Headmaster and parents as required.
• Create a bright classroom environment in which children’s work is displayed to promote and enhance learning.
• Contribute to the maintenance and general orderliness of the Prep environment and its resources.

Form Tutor Responsibilities

• Maintaining accurate registers of attendance completed electronically.
• Leading Form Times with the Form and supporting Year Group assemblies.
• Having oversight for the pastoral needs of the children in the Form, supporting the children, discussing specific concerns with colleagues and informing relevant colleagues when required.
• Having oversight of the academic development of the children in the Form, liaising with colleagues and ensuring that concerns are discussed with relevant colleagues.
• Liaising with Year Group colleagues to ensure consistency in planning the curriculum and to ensure that all pupils have the opportunity to learn and make progress.
• Having oversight of the BCS Blue for children in the Form, liaising with colleagues to ensure the statements are completed for each child, supporting each child in meeting the targets and reviewing these with each child on a termly basis.
• Eating lunch with children from the Form at least once a week.

Other Responsibilities including Children’s Wellbeing

• Supervise children as required at break and lunch times, eating with the children and encouraging good manners and sensible eating habits.
• Assist in ensuring that the children’s dietary and medical requirements are adhered to.
• Assist with, and take responsibility for, class/year group outings as required.
• Take an active part in year group events such as productions, Chapel Services and theme days as required.
• Assist with any reasonable request in connection with the day-to-day organisation of the classroom or School.
• Lead assemblies when required, attend assemblies and Chapel Services, Open Mornings, Parents’ Evenings and other whole school events as required.

This job description is indicative of the nature and level of responsibilities associated with the post. It is not intended to be exhaustive; other tasks may be allocated as necessary from time to time. It may be amended at any appropriate time, following consultation between the post holder and a senior colleague.

School Policies and Procedures

To adhere to all School policies and procedures, especially those relating to Pupils, Health and Safety, Equality of Opportunity and Human Resources, and the Financial Regulations and Procedures.

All applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including online searches, checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). All posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. At interview applicants must provide original documents to confirm their identity and right to work in the UK. They must also bring proof of qualifications where relevant for the post. The documentation required by applicants is listed in the Recruitment Policy which is available on the school website and from the School.

The Blue Coat School is an equal opportunities employer.