Responsible to: Head of Early Years 

Location: Stephen Perse Cambridge Early Years, Salisbury Villas Nursery 

Role Description

To create an effective and stimulating learning environment indoors and outdoors that meets the developmental needs of the children in your class. To create a caring, nurturing, stimulating and fun environment for Kindergarten children to thrive in during term time and in holiday club. To promote the personal and social development of the children in the Kindergarten class. To ensure achievement and educational progress of the children in your class, consistent with the aims of the school and the unique needs of each individual. 

Your Role as a Teacher
At Stephen Perse everyone is a learner. While our pupils enjoy the benefits of a creative and innovative learning environment, our teachers strive to inspire and engage through using a wide range of pedagogical approaches.

We want every teacher to offer the very best in teaching and learning to our students and this will inevitably, and perhaps even increasingly, involve the digital world. We are iPad 1-to-1 from 11 to 18 and our Junior Schools use class sets. We are a leader in the use of digital technology within the classroom. This helps us to support our teachers and learners to have an appropriate use of these technologies.

We don’t need you to be a fluent or confident user of technology before you start working with us, but we will want you to have an agile and ambitious mind-set that is open to adopting new techniques. Training and support are offered on a regular basis as part of formal and informal CPD and is focused on student learning. 

Main responsibilities: 

Effective communication and engagement with children, young people and their families and carers

• Provide clear and accurate reports of the ages and stages of the Kindergarten pupils in your class and provide targets for improvement. This should be done through the agreed schedule of annual reporting and parents evenings and by regularly sharing observations via pupils’ online learning journal.

• Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers, exchange information, facilitate their support for their child’s attendance, access and learning and support home to school and community links.

• Provide advice and guidance as required and appropriate.

• Provide support and encouragement to children and young people.

• To reflect on practice and routines, tailoring them to meet the individual needs of each child throughout the day.

• To complete observations and assessment of children’s learning and development ensuring records are kept up-to-date, are of a high standard and are shared effectively.
  
  

Child and young person development

• Fulfil all of the responsibilities and duties required by the Stephen Perse policies on teaching and learning.

• Develop and maintain an up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the areas of teaching and pupil support for your class.

• To plan weekly guided activities that excite, stimulate, challenge and meet the learning needs of pupils in your class.

• To complete weekly planning for continuous provision.

• Use inspiring, innovative and appropriate teaching and classroom management strategies to motivate pupils and enable each to progress.

• Monitor the progress of each pupil in your class to set expectations and give constructive feedback.

• Maintain appropriate records to demonstrate progress made by pupils.

• Work within the Stephen Perse agreed behaviour and discipline policy to anticipate and manage behaviour constructively, promoting self-control and independence.

• Challenge and motivate pupils, promote and reinforce self-esteem.

• Help children develop their characters to give them the tools they need for lifelong learning - confidence, resilience, self-motivation, enthusiasm, independence and curiosity about the world.

General Responsibilities

• Act as an excellent ambassador for Stephen Perse at all times.

• Build and maintain good working relationships with all Stephen Perse colleagues.

• Assist as necessary in other Stephen Perse areas at peak times.

• Work at all times towards the aims and goals of Stephen Perse and any individual objectives and targets you may have agreed.

• Proactively identify areas for improvements within Stephen Perse.

• Actively promote Stephen Perse Equal Opportunities Policy, encouraging staff awareness and participation in all areas.

• Act in accordance with the Data Protection principles at all times.

• Adhere at all times to Stephen Perse operational and employment policies and procedures.

• Take care of your own health and safety and that of people who may be affected by what you do (or do not do).

• Cooperate with others on health and safety, and not interfere with, or misuse, anything provided for your health, safety or welfare.

• Follow the training you have received when using any work items Stephen Perse has provided.

• Adhere to Stephen Perse’s Privacy Notice and ensure private and confidential data is kept secure and disposed of in the appropriate manner.

This job description is not necessarily comprehensive and the position holder will be required to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be required within the general scope and level of the post. 

Safeguarding and welfare of children

The post holder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom s/he is responsible, or with whom s/he comes into contact, will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with Stephen Perse’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy statement at all times. If, in the course of carrying out the duties of the post, the role-holder becomes aware of any actual or potential risks to the safety or welfare of children in the School, s/he must report any concerns to the School’s Designated Person or the Stephen Perse Designated Safeguarding Lead. 

All employees of Stephen Perse adhere to the Safer Working Practices guidance and all teaching staff are required to adhere to the Teaching Standards which can be found on the government website.

Terms and conditions

All appointments for Stephen Perse are subject to satisfactory reference and disclosure and barring service (DBS) checks, suitability to work with children checks, online checks, proof of identity and eligibility to work in the UK, completion of a medical questionnaire and proof of qualifications. 

Hours of work

This role is full-time working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8.00-4.30/8.30-5pm, during term time only (to include 5 INSET days). 

Salary

The successful candidate will be remunerated at the appropriate point on the Stephen Perse teaching scale, which is in excess of the state sector teaching scale.