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EYFS Class Teacher

Meppershall Church of England Academy, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5LZ

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Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
22 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
28 March 2025

Job details

Job role: Teacher
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Key stage: Early years
Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: ECT - MPS
Pay scale: ECT - MPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

An excellent opportunity for an experienced EYFS Class Teacher looking to progess in their career. This includes to support the Academy’s drive to further improve standards of pupil attainment andachievement through to the end of Key Stage 2.

You will need:

Relevant Degree
Teaching QualificationEvidence of at least “Good” teaching at EYFS, Key Stage 1 & 2
Understanding and application of strategies to raise standards across the ability range through effective teaching and learning

What the school offers its staff

We offer a competitive salary

Ongoing personal development

Excellent career opportunities within the Trust

Further details about the role

Purpose of Role:

To support the Academy’s drive to further improve standards of pupil attainment and achievement through to the end of Key Stage 2.
To ensure that pupil progress data is used effectively to raise standards.
To promote excellence in order to encourage and support students in making progress that is in line with, or above expectations.
To promote and support teaching and learning that inspires to the highest standards through quality leadership, challenge and support.
To manage, deploy and monitor staff team members.
To ensure that every pupil benefits from the full breadth of the curriculum.

Staffing:

To promote teamwork and to motivate staff to ensure effective working relationships.
To work within the allocated CPD funds and Professional Review processes to ensure that staff development needs are identified and that appropriate programmes are designed to meet such needs.
To participate in the Academy’s ITT activity and NQT programme as appropriate.

Teaching:

To undertake an appropriate programme of teaching in accordance with the duties of an EYFS Class Teacher.

Specific Duties:

To be responsible for pupil progress and achievement, liaising with staff and the SLT as appropriate.
To lead the development of both curriculum and pedagogy through monitoring, evaluating and supporting learning in lessons, exemplifying good practice in your classrooms and being open to others observing this.
To play an active role in developing effective PR across and help facilitate appropriate CPD.
To liaise with staff to maintain up-to-date databases on pupil progress and monitor identified sub-groups in the subject, department and key stages.
Using pupil progress data, to intervene and take appropriate action in order to secure the highest standards of achievement.
To encourage the highest standards of effort and achievement among pupils through the use of the Meppershall Academy praise and celebrating success systems.
To have an overview of the attendance and assessment data for all target groups (PP,
FSM, CLA, SEND, Gender, EM, and High Attainers) at Meppershall Church of England Academy liaising with the SENDCO and other relevant staff as appropriate regarding data, intervention and challenge for these pupils.
- To work with lower and upper school liaison co-ordinators and other subject leaders to ensure smooth transition and pupil progress across the whole school journey.
- To work with staff to create the Department Improvement Plan (DIP) and Self Evaluation Form (SEF). The DIP will need to be monitored and amended throughout the academic year.
- To contribute to the whole school development and improvement plan.
- To monitor the standard of teaching and learning by completing regular lesson observations, learning walks and work scrutiny.
- Co-ordinate planning, delivery and assessment across the subject area.
- To liaise with all stakeholders internal and external to the organisation as required, promoting the best interests of Meppershall Church of England Academy at all times.
- To undertake any other reasonable duties related to the scope and grading of the role.

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.

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About Meppershall Church of England Academy

School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
Education phase: Primary
School size: 212 pupils enrolled
Age range: 4 to 11
Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
School website: Meppershall Church of England Academy website
Email address: ahalford@meppershallacad.org
Phone number: 01462 813293
See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/meppershall-church-of-england-academy-shefford

Class Teacher Job Description

Job Purpose: To be responsible for learner achievement within a class/classes through effective teaching and contributing to the monitoring and development of a subject across the school.

Responsible to: Head of School and Governing Body

The relevant School Teacher’s Pay and Conditions Document sets out the precise terms under which all teaching staff are employed.

Staff are required to work a total of 1265 hours directed time per year. The deployment of these hours is reviewed every year at the beginning of the Autumn term.

All staff must be aware of the overall aims and objectives of the school and the means of achieving these.

Class teachers are responsible for the pastoral care of the children in their charge.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. To know, understand and value each child as an individual (for example, learning stage, background, interests, strengths and weaknesses).

2. To be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all pupils at the school.

3. To share and promote the school ethos within the context of a whole school team, supporting liaison and a collegial relationship amongst the staff of the school.

4. To be directly responsible for the quality of pupils learning to include:

* Work is planned effectively in the short, medium and long term

* A range of effective teaching and learning strategies are implemented including inclusive practices to meet the needs of all learners and ensuring that excellence and enjoyment is achieved

* Work is adapted to meet the needs of all learners

* The class is well organised and resources are used effectively

* The classroom environment is stimulating and well cared for

* High expectations are evident in the pupils’ work and behaviour

* Children are well motivated and challenged

5. To plan, prepare and evaluate, in consultation with colleagues, the learning activities of each child in accordance with the aims and objectives of agreed school policies and National Curriculum programmes of study.

6. To provide opportunities and resources for differentiated development and progression in all curriculum areas.

7. To be directly responsible for the quality of pupils learning to include:

* The progress they make in knowledge, understanding and skills
* The skills they need to be effective learners
* The attitudes that are promoted including motivation, co-operation and willingness to work collaboratively

8. To implement the schools agreed policies and guidelines.

9. To have high expectations of standards of work and achievement of all children.

10. To regularly observe, assess and record the progress of each child’s learning development and to communicate such observations to parents, colleagues and other agencies as appropriate.

11. Analyse relevant data to promote the highest possible aspirations for learners, targeting expectations and actions to raise their achievements and to prevent under achievement

12. To ensure that SEND support plans are implemented and kept up to date. To contribute to the SEND support plans review process.

13. To be directly responsible for the standards that a class of children achieve and to ensure that they demonstrate competence, equal to their abilities, across the curriculum

14. To work with colleagues, being prepared to offer and receive help and to participate fully and regularly in meetings to discuss matters relevant to the school as appropriate.

15. To regularly review the effect of his/her professional practice in all aspects of teaching, to strive to develop professional expertise and knowledge and to improve and enhance teaching performance and enrich the learning experience with a class and across a group of learners. To participate fully in the staff performance evaluation.

16. To be responsible for co-ordinating at least one area of the curriculum, or an aspect of development across the whole school. Monitor and develop this area to ensure appropriate opportunities are offered for learner aspirations to be met.

17. To maintain high standards of behaviour and discipline within the classroom and throughout the school.

18. To share whole school responsibilities e.g. school dislays, worship duties.

19. To share responsibility with others for the whole school issues such as display, health and safety and safeguarding.

20. Where appropriate to oversee the work of others and work collaboratively, within and beyond the classroom, with support staff (including directing their day to day work), teachers, other professionals, parents, agencies and communities to enhance teaching and learning and to promote the positive contribution and well-being of learners.

21. Support and implement practices and policies which encourage mutual tolerance and respect for diversity in all aspects of employment. Contribute to the development of the ‘whole school’ through full involvement in school-based activities and associated community activities. Contribute positively, consistently and effectively to the ongoing development of the school. To foster our relationship with the Church and deliver Collective Worship.

Note:
• Whilst every effort has been made to explain the duties and responsibilities of the post,
each individual task undertaken may not be identified.

• Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from the Meppershall
SLT and Governors to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job
description.