General Duties

You will be expected to carry out the professional duties of a teacher as outlined in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document currently in operation, or any subsequent legislation.

Main duties and Responsibilities

• To create and manage a caring, supportive, purposeful and stimulating environment which is conducive to children’s learning.

• To plan and prepare lessons in order to deliver the National Curriculum ensuring breadth and balance in all subjects.

• To identify clear teaching objectives and learning outcomes, with appropriate challenge and high expectations.

• To maintain good order and discipline among the pupils, safeguarding their health and safety.

• To organise and manage groups or individual pupils ensuring differentiation of learning needs, reflecting all abilities.

• To plan opportunities to develop the social, emotional and cultural aspects of pupils’ learning.

• To maintain a regular system of monitoring, assessment, record-keeping and reporting of children’s progress.

• To prepare appropriate records for the transfer of pupils.

• To ensure effective use of support staff within the classroom, including parent helpers.

• To participate in staff meetings as required.

• Contribute to the development and co-ordination of a particular area of the curriculum.

• To be part of a whole school team, actively involved in decision-making on the preparation and development of policies and programmes of study, teaching materials, resources, methods of teaching and

pastoral arrangements.

• To ensure that school policies are reflected in daily practice.

• To communicate and consult with parents over all aspects of their children’s education – academic, social and emotional.

• To liaise with outside agencies when appropriate eg. Educational Psychologist.

• To continue professional development, maintaining a portfolio of training undertaken.

• To meet with parents and appropriate agencies, to contribute positively to the education of the children concerned.

• To support the Senior Leadership Team in promoting the ethos of the school.

• To promote the welfare of children and to support the school in safeguarding children though relevant policies and procedures.

• To promote equality as an integral part of the role and to treat everyone with fairness and dignity.

• To recognise health and safety is a responsibility of every employee, to take reasonable care of self and others and to comply with the Schools Health and Safety policy and any school-specific procedures / rules

that apply to this role.