Head of Year/Class Teacher
Warden Hill Infant School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 2DNThis job expired on 26 February 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
26 February 2024 at 9am
Date listed
19 January 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Mainscale/Upper Pay Scale
Head of Year/Class Teacher job summary
PURPOSE OF POST:
This post is part of the leadership team as a middle leader. The postholder has a teaching commitment. The teacher will contribute to the School Improvement Plan, supporting the ethos, aims and vision of the school and will work with staff to develop the curriculum and raise attainment.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
The teacher will undertake all duties required of a qualified teacher identified in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document and will undertake class teaching in a designated year group. They will also contribute to and lead the development of the curriculum across the school.
RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:
1. Assisting in whole school, year group and lesson planning which meets the needs of all pupils
2. Co-ordinating / acting as subject(s) specialist including monitoring and assessment, policy assessment and teaching strategies, consulting with colleagues and feeding back to the Leadership Team.
3. Monitoring and assessing pupil results and progress, ensuring appropriate records have been kept, and using performance data to inform individual pupil, class and year group targets, lesson planning and the preparation of differentiated work, which meets the needs and potential of all pupils.
4. Supporting the school’s pastoral system, within the year group, class and with individual pupils.
5. Contributing to the school’s performance management process, coaching and mentoring colleagues, monitoring teaching in the curriculum area and the input of class support staff.
6. Contributing to the effective deployment of support staff and resources (ICT and consumables) within the class.
7. Keeping abreast of local and national developments.
8. Informing staff, Headteacher and the Governing Body on the effectiveness of the Year Group.
9. Leading, managing and supporting staff in developing the Year Group.
10. Playing a full part in the life of the school community, supporting the ethos of the school, and encouraging staff, parents and pupils to do likewise. Complying with school policies and procedures in areas such as assessment, marking, behaviour management, communication with parents, teaching English as an additional language, cover, induction, planning, staff meetings, and parental events.
11. Ensuring personal professional development, being up-to-date in national and local developments, participating in whole school and individualised INSET and sharing with others.
12. Any other duties as directed by the Headteacher.
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 Warden Hill Infant School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 7
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 350 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 7
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Warden Hill Infant School website (opens in new tab)
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