Classroom Teacher
The Woodlands School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK8 0PUThis job expired on 29 April 2019
Job start date
8 July 2019
Closing date
29 April 2019 at 1am
Date listed
26 March 2019
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Full-time equivalent salary
- Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £23,720 to £39,406
Additional allowances
SEN 1 / 2
Classroom Teacher job summary
To create and manage a caring, supportive, purposeful and stimulating environment which is conducive to
children’s learning. Through this supporting the Headteacher in promoting the ethos of the school.
To lead, manage and develop teaching assistants in assigned class.
To ensure effective use of support staff within the classroom, including parent helpers.
To plan and prepare lessons in order to deliver the National Curriculum at the appropriate level for the pupils
and following school policies.
To identify clear teaching objectives and learning outcomes, with appropriate challenge and high expectations.
To organise and manage groups or individual pupils ensuring differentiation of learning needs, reflecting all
abilities.
To share the corporate responsibility for the well-being and discipline of all pupils, safeguarding their health and
safety.
To be included in a curriculum team for leading the management of that curriculum area, throughout the school.
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 participate in meetings as required.
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 e.g. 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 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.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Walnuts School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The school follows safer recruitment procedures and all staff are subject to enhanced Criminal Records Bureau checks.
About The Woodlands School
- School type
- Special school, ages 4 to 19
- School size
- 198 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Woodlands School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- admin@walnuts.milton-keynes.sch.uk
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