Primary Teacher

Main responsibilities:

Planning for outstanding teaching and learning, in line with the school's teaching and learning policy, through:

Creating a climate for learning that is conducive for outstanding practice;

Identifying clear teaching and learning objectives;

Setting clear targets, building on prior attainment;

Identifying SEN (POD), EAL and G&T students and ensuring that their needs are met through differentiation;

Providing clear structure and planning for lessons and learning activities that maintain pace, challenge and engagement;

Making effective use of assessment for learning;

Making effective use of performance data and key indicators to inform planning and therefore deliver differentiated lessons;

Making effective use of ICT to enhance learning and progress;

Maintaining discipline in accordance with the school's 'Behaviour for Learning Policy' and encouraging good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and homework;

Assess how well learning objectives have been achieved and use them to improve specific aspects of teaching and learning;

Mark students' work at least once every two weeks, and set targets for progress, in accordance with the school's marking policy;

Assess and record students' progress systematically and keep records, using performance data to inform planning, student learning and progress;

Undertake assessment of students as requested by examination bodies, department and school procedures;

Prepare and present informative reports to parents;

Attend and support parent/student events;

Take part in subject development by producing, reviewing and updating curriculum plans and schemes of work;

Keep subject knowledge up-to-date through CPD and professional reading;

Contribute to the school's CAS programme by leading or supporting one after-school activity each term (CAS excludes I/GCSE and IB DP revision/booster sessions);

Be an academic mentor and extended essay supervisor to Year 12/13 students;

Undertake duties as part of the staff duty rota;

Cover for absent colleagues;

Invigilate examinations, as required, to support the examinations officer and summer examination schedule;

Any other duties as assigned by the principal.