What skills and experience we're looking for
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
• Responsible for the planning & delivery of high quality lessons
• Use data effectively to plan lessons and monitor student progress
• Contribute to the development of effective teaching and learning styles/strategies within the department
• To ensure all students in your teaching groups are challenged, for example those with special needs, gifted and talented and those in receipt of Pupil Premium
• To contribute to and develop schemes of work as directed by HOD
• Work alongside the department to develop effective school improvement plans
• To support the whole school initiatives including Literacy, Numeracy & PSHE
• Set ILT (homework) in accordance with school policy
• Provide regular written feedback to students regarding their progress
• Have effective strategies in place to ensure students meet targets and achieve in line with their abilities.
• Ensure you work in accordance with the Health and Safety policies and practices, including risk assessments
• To promote team work and a positive spirit within the department
• To embrace all CPD programmes already at Dene Magna (Reflective Practitioner Programme, Coaching and Lesson Study)
• To keep up to date with new initiatives and national developments in your subject.
OTHER SPECIFIC DUTIES
• To engage with and continue personal development
• To be a form tutor
• To engage in the performance review process
• To undertake any other duty as specified by HOD not mentioned in the above
• Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified
• Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from the Headteacher to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description
• Employees are expected to be courteous to colleagues and provide a welcoming environment to visitors and telephone callers
• 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 application or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition
• To represent Dene Magna in a professional manner
• Adhere to Dene Magna policies.
ACCOUNTABILITY
• Work to fulfil requirements of Teachers’ Standards (QTS, main scale or UPS)
• Regularly analyse and interpret data on the progress of your students in this subject and take appropriate actions in the light of analysis
• Act as a role model for young people; inspiring them
• Ensure that all groups of students, including those in receipt of pupil premium, make outstanding progress
• Evaluate your own lessons to ensure they focus on effective and consistent high quality teaching and learning
• Attend training where needed
• Observe teaching and work with colleagues to develop the very best lessons
• Promote independent learning within your lessons.
What the school offers its staff
In return, we can offer:
• Professional, passionate and dedicated teaching and support staff, who are willing and eager to undertake continuous professional development.
• Talented, stimulating and enthusiastic students with a desire to learn.
We believeit is only right that we balance the challenges that we set, with an understanding that gets the best out of someone; which means valuing them and nurturing them. We are fully aware that a passionate, supported and well directed team will go on to achieve great things.
As a Trust we provide:
1.Competitive salary and clarity in the performance management process.
2.The opportunityto take on short or long term roles within the Trust that help us along our journey.
3.The ability to work with teachers and children from other countries as part of Dene Magna'sInternational School offer.
4.Comprehensive new staff induction.
5.Full support for CPD and a career mapping tool to facilitate this.
6.Free onsite parking.
7.On site dining room.
8.Free use of theonsite Gym at Dene Magna.
9.A termly prize draw for staff.
This information is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. It will be reviewed at least once a year and may be subject to modification or amendment at anytime after consultation with the holder of the post.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.