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  • Job start date

    1 September 2019

  • Closing date

    22 March 2019 at 12am (midnight)

  • Date listed

    1 March 2019

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

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Working pattern

Full-time equivalent salary

Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £24,859 to £40,520

Additional allowances

Continuous Professional Development

Key Stage 2 Teacher/Key Stage 2 Leader job summary

St. Augustine’s Catholic Primary School

JOB DESCRIPTION: KEY STAGE 2 LEADER

Job Title/Post: Key Stage 2 Leader - Full Time post

Salary: MPR – UPR (according to experience); TLR3

Responsible to: The Head teacher

Responsible for: Key Stage 2 teachers and Teaching Assistants

The essential quality of a school leader is to provide all teachers with an example which demonstrates the commitment required to achieve excellence and school improvement.

• Managing professional development and review.
• Organising and implementing the curriculum.
• Monitoring and evaluating standards of teaching and learning.
• Organising and managing day to day procedures to enable the smooth running of the Key Stage.

The salary is reviewed annually and determined according to the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document. The duties are in accordance with this document.

Job Purpose:

• To co-ordinate and evaluate teaching and learning within Key Stage 2 and to liaise with other members of the Leadership Team where necessary, to ensure continuity and progression throughout the curriculum.
• To make strategic evaluations of personnel issues as a supportive and well motivated team member.

The main areas of responsibility and the assigned duties are specified below.
This is a senior post within the school’s Leadership Team. The post holder will ensure the smooth running of the Key Stage and school and contribute to initiatives to improve/develop the school’s response to Government legislation and children’s services guidelines. The post holder is accountable to the Head teacher.

Teaching and Learning

1. Lead by example as a teacher and as a manager, achieving high standards of pupil attainment, behaviour and motivation through effective teaching.
2. To be responsible to the head teacher for co-ordinating the work of the Key
Stage, supporting and advising where appropriate.
3. Support subject leaders in the development and implementation of curricular initiatives.
4. To monitor the quality of teaching and learning in Key Stage 2, in line with the school policy. This may include lesson observations, monitoring of short and medium term planning and scrutiny of pupils work.
5. To review long term planning in Key Stage 2 to ensure coverage, progression and a range of learning experiences across the Key Stage.
6. To liaise with the Key Stage 1 Leader to monitor and promote effective transition arrangements to ensure continuity and progression for all pupils from KS1 to KS2.
7. Take overall responsibility for the pastoral care of pupils in Key Stage 2.
8. In conjunction with the Educational Visits Co-ordinator, co-ordinate and oversee the organisation of educational visits in Key Stage 2.
9. To monitor the standards of behaviour and achievement within their year group and across Key stage 2 to ensure continuity and progression.
10. Set appropriate expectations for Key Stage 2 staff and pupils in relation to standards of pupils’ achievements and the quality of teaching and establishing clear targets for improving and sustaining pupils’ achievement supporting the process of teaching and learning in accordance with agreed policies and guidelines.
11. Supporting Key Stage 2 staff to meet Performance Management targets.

Recording and Assessment

1. Have input into the target setting process for raising achievement for Key
Stage 2 pupils and feedback to the Head teacher.
2. Monitor progress in Key Stage 2 and ensure appropriate co-ordinator action plans are being implemented.
3. Monitor Key Stage 2 planning to ensure it is effectively carried out and that individual needs are being met.

Leadership

1. Support the Head Teacher in providing a clear vision and direction for the development of the school.
2. Take a leading role in specific project(s) to be decided with the Head teacher.
3. Contribute to Leadership Team decisions on all aspects of policy development and organisation by playing a significant role in the preparation, implementation and monitoring of the school's development plan.
4. Assume responsibility for the management of the school in the absence of the
Head Teacher.
5. Attend Leadership Team meetings as required, and report back to staff when necessary.
6. Be a strong advocate for change and champion school improvement.
7. Convey a positive “can do” attitude, motivate and inspire staff and present a ‘united front’ to secure successful outcomes of school initiatives.
8. Establish good relationships, encourage good working practices and support and lead teachers.
9. Plan, organise and chair Key Stage 2 meetings as appropriate in order to ensure school policies and practices are being implemented.
10. Liaise with teaching assistants timetabled within Key Stage 2 and outside agencies.
11. Liaise and co-ordinate with partnership universities student placements.

Standards and Quality Assurance

1. Support the aims and ethos of the school.
2. Liaise with the Governors, when appropriate, to facilitate their overview of school management.
3. Attend and participate in open/parent evenings.
4. Uphold the school's behaviour code and uniform regulations.
5. Participate in staff training.
6. Participate in Continuing Professional Development.
7. Attend team and staff meetings.
8. Develop links with Governors, LAs and neighbouring schools.

People and relationships

1. Sustain effective, positive relationships with all staff, pupils, parents and governors and the local community.
2. Encourage moral and spiritual growth and civic and social responsibility amongst pupils.
3. Manage innovation and change.
4. Work collaboratively.
5. Manage and develop effective working relationships with all staff in the school.

Human and material resources and their development and deployment

1. When required, lead the professional development of all staff through example, coaching, peer support and target setting.
2. Contribute to the audit of staff development and training needs and the provision of effective INSET.
3. Ensure support and training during the induction of new Key Stage 2 staff and for trainee teachers.
4. Support the establishment of priorities for expenditure across the whole school and within departments.
5. Ensure the maintenance in Key Stage 2 of a structured environment for effective teaching and learning, for good behaviour and discipline and for pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
6. Manage the resources for a specific subject area or a whole school aspect – to be agreed.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

1. To lead change in Teaching and Learning across the school and to take a lead role in line with New Curriculum developments.

This job description is not a comprehensive definition of the post. Discussions will take place on a regular basis to clarify individual responsibilities within the general framework and character of the post as identified below. The conditions of employment of teachers in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions of Service Document apply to this post, whose holder is expected to carry out the professional duties of a teacher as circumstances may require, under the reasonable direction of the Head teacher.

General Expectations:

The duties may be varied to meet changed circumstances in a manner compatible with the post held, at the reasonable direction of the Head teacher. This job description does not form part of the contract of employment. It describes the way in which the KS Leader is expected and required to perform and complete the particular duties as set out above.

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 St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
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School size
238 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11

St Augustine's is one of two Catholic Primary schools in Hoddesdon. We have a 60-place Nursery that feeds both schools and other local primary schools. We work closely with the Parish playgroup from which many of the children enter our Nursery. The school's population reflects the social diversity of the area. We have strong links with other Primary and Secondary schools and the local community, especially the Parish where we jointly celebrate Mass throughout the school year with the neighbouring Catholic school. Catholic values and teachings permeate school life. We have weekly assemblies in school and also class assemblies to which parents are invited. The Parish Priest has close ties with the school with weekly RE lessons with us. Every year the Early Years Foundation stage tell their version of the Christmas story whilst years 3 and 4 perform the Easter play in the Church. Years 5 and 6 show their artistic flair by producing something a little more contemporary. The Governors are justifiably proud of the pupils, who are well disciplined and smartly presented. The Ofsted inspector commented that the School Council was the best that she had spoken to and that they had excellent debating skills. We are also fortunate to have a strong working partnership with parents.

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