Class Teacher
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Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
17 April 2024 at 9am
Date listed
21 March 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £36,745 - £47,666
Pay scale
- M1-6
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a teacher to start in September 2024 who:
- Has been judged by others to have high quality teaching skills
- Has a passion for learning and teaching
- Has high expectations of themselves and the children
- Has the ability and determination to inspire and motivate children to achieve their best
- Wants to contribute to the school as a whole
What the school offers its staff
As a member of our staff you can expect:
- Brilliant children – enthusiastic and able, with excellent attitudes to learning
- Strong leadership; a school that is well organised and managed
- A fantastic staff; supportive and friendly.
- High quality CPD supporting you to be the best; we are able to talent spot and support teachers at every level of their career.
- Excellent resources
- Delicious school lunch for £1 a day
Further details about the role
Main Purpose of Job:
To teach and carry out such other duties as are reasonably assigned by the Headteacher.
To ensure the highest possible standards of education for the pupils whom the teacher has responsibility – academically, socially, emotionally, physically, intellectually and aesthetically.
To work as a member of a team.
To support the Headteacher, SLT and Governors in creating a highly effective school, based on inclusive, best practice.
Principal Accountabilities:
1. Classroom Practice
1.1 To fulfil the requirements of the Conditions of Employment of School Teachers as outlined in the current School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document.
1.2 To plan and prepare an inclusive and creative curriculum for pupils in line with the National Curriculum, Revised Primary Frameworks and school policy, in co-operation with the parallel year class teachers.
1.3. To be aware of current educational initiatives and statutory requirements.
1.4 To plan for and record pupils’ progress in all areas of the curriculum, submitting planning in line with school policy, ensuring that all pupils make good and very good progress.
1.5 To participate in appropriate external and internal assessment of children as required by the Headteacher. To use formative and summative assessment to inform future planning and ensure differentiation.
1.6 To give feedback to pupils in line with school policy.
1.7 To identify and make provision for pupils with special needs in collaboration with the SENCo and to devise and implement provision mapping on a termly basis.
1.8 To maintain an attractive, well displayed, well resourced, carefully organised and effective learning environment in the classroom and shared areas.
1.9 To have high expectations in all areas of learning, including personal and social development and to have a commitment to maintaining and improving high standards.
1.10 To be able to motivate children by being enthusiastic and making learning experiences challenging and exciting.
1.11 To carry out the duties of the post with due regard to the school’s equal opportunities policy and core values.
2. Working in Partnership
2.1 To work with colleagues in a co-operative framework adhering to established curriculum guidelines and policies to ensure curriculum continuity.
2.2 To line manage and ensure the effective deployment of support staff attached to the class for whom the teacher has responsibility.
2.3 To support, enhance, reflect and communicate the shared values and ethos of JohnBall School.
2.4 To communicate and liaise with parents on a regular basis promoting home/schoolpartnership in all pupils’ education.
2.5 To work in liaison, contact and co-operation with pupils, parents, governors, the localauthority and the local community.
3. Supporting Management of the School
3.1 To uphold and implement the school’s Safeguarding policy.
3.2 To uphold the school’s Behaviour Policy:
3.3 To attend all the required school meetings and INSET as prescribed within the timetable of directed hours and to be punctual for all duties. To undertake team planning, self-evaluation and professional development as required.
3.4 To demonstrate positive commitment to the school’s equal opportunities policy and to the LA’s anti-discriminatory policies.
3.5 To supervise, and so far as practicable teach, any pupils where the person timetabled to take the class is not available to do so. This will be done only rarely and only in circumstances that are not foreseeable. (Schoolteachers’ Pay & Conditions Document 2022)
3.6 To contribute to and participate in formal performance management and review.
3.7 UPS teachers to carry a whole school remit.
3.8 To carry out any reasonable request made by the Headteacher ortheir representative.
Selection criteria – full time, class teacher:
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.
About John Ball Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 631 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- John Ball Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@johnball.lewisham.sch.uk
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