CLOSING DATE THURSDAY 20TH MARCH, INTERVIEWS TO TAKE PLACE W/C 24TH MARCH 2025
Accepting applications from Staff who have Junior, Infant and Secondary school experience.
Overall Purpose:
To provide a high-quality educational experience for all children and teach to the highest level as a class teacher
Internal Relationships
All Academic and Educational Support Staff and current pupils
External Relationships:
Parents of pupils, former pupils, suppliers and service providers, external agencies.
Key duties and responsibilities:
For the right candidate, there is an opportunity to become a subject coordinator in Music, IT, English or Maths.
Key Responsibilities:
• To carry out the professional duties of a class teacher as required.
• To have a thorough working knowledge of the school’s policies, aims, values and vision and ensure that they
are reflected in all areas of school life.
• To lead the raising of academic standards for all children in your subject.
• To develop the quality of teaching and learning in your subject across the whole school.
• To work alongside other staff to promote excellent behaviour and a positive ethos within the school.
• To undertake any additional duties and tasks under the reasonable direction of the Headmaster.
• To maintain and look for ways to improve the school’s excellent NCT results.
• To set clear school targets in your subject for all teachers as a collective and for individuals where necessary.
• To update the Curriculum Policy for your subject and ensure its implementation through lesson observation and book
scrutiny.
• To understand your subjects strengths and weaknesses for the pupils in each year group and allocate
resources and support where it is needed.
• To evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the teaching of your subject across the school and action areas
for improvement (through study of assessments, book scrutiny and lesson observations).
• To keep up-to-date with all changes to the National Curriculum and assessment and adapt our teaching and
assessment of your subject accordingly.
Experience and Qualifications
Essential
• PGCE/BEd or equivalent
• Creative and inspirational teaching
• Extensive teaching experience
Desirable
• Subject-management experience
• Further relevant professional qualifications and professional development
• Performance management experience and/or training
• A-Level in your subject area
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
• Excellent subject knowledge
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of the National Curriculum and latest developments
• Excellent knowledge of best practice for teaching and learning
• Up-to-date knowledge of current learning strategies
• Ability to prioritise workloads
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to inspire children with an enthusiasm for learning
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent classroom management
• Excellent administrative abilities and confidence in IT skills
Desirable
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Knowledge of a range of assessment techniques
Personal Attributes
• A strong belief in the importance of team work
• A willingness and desire to be involved in extra-curricular activities
• A recognition and appreciation of the diversity of cultures and nationalities within the school
• A proven commitment to equal opportunities
• A proven commitment to multi-cultural education
• A proven commitment to safeguarding the welfare of children
• High expectations and professionalism with a positive attitude to promoting the school through your teaching and actions
• A strong belief in the importance of working with parents, carers and the wider community for the benefit of the children within your care
• A positive approach to behaviour management
• A warm and engaging personality with high levels of intellectual ability, energy, commitment, determination and stamina