KS2 Class Teacher (Year 5)
Grange Park Primary School, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 1ET7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
24 February 2025
Closing date
29 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
22 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650.00 - £43,607.00 Annually (Actual) M1 - M6
KS2 Class Teacher (Year 5) job summary
Post: KS2 Class Teacher – Grange Park Primary School
Location: Grange Park Primary School
Working pattern: Full time
Contract: Maternity Cover for 12 months
Disclosure level: Enhanced
Responsible to: The Headteacher, members of the senior leadership team (SLT) and the governing body
Responsible for: The post holder may be responsible for the deployment and supervision of the work of teaching assistants relevant to their responsibilities.
Main purpose of the job
Be responsible for the learning and achievement of all pupils in the class ensuring equality of opportunity for all
Be responsible and accountable for achieving the highest possible standards in work and conduct.
Treat pupils with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect, and at all times observing proper boundaries appropriate to a teacher’s professional position.
Work proactively and effectively in collaboration and partnership with learners, parents/carers, governors, other staff and external agencies in the best interests of pupils.
Act within, the statutory frameworks, which set out their professional duties and responsibilities and in line with the duties outlined in the current School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document and Teacher Standards (2012)
Take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school
Duties and responsibilities
All teachers are required to carry out the duties of a schoolteacher as set out in the current School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document.
Teachers should also have due regard to the Teacher Standards (2012). Teachers’ performance will be assessed against the teacher standards as part of the appraisal process.
Working with the Headteacher and leadership team, to implement the strategic vision for primary education across the CAT family of schools so that they ensure excellence.
Teaching
Deliver the curriculum as relevant to the age and ability group/subject/s that you teach.
Be responsible for the preparation and development of teaching materials, teaching programmes and pastoral arrangements as appropriate.
Be accountable for the attainment, progress and outcomes of pupils’ you teach.
Be aware of pupils’ capabilities, their prior knowledge and plan teaching and differentiate appropriately to build on these demonstrating knowledge and understanding of how pupils learn.
Have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs; gifted and talented; EAL; disabilities; and be able to use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them.
Demonstrate an understanding of and take responsibility for promoting high standards of literacy including the correct use of spoken English.
Have a clear understanding of appropriate teaching strategies e.g., systematic synthetic phonics.
Use an appropriate range of observation, assessment, monitoring and recording strategies as a basis for setting challenging learning objectives for pupils of all backgrounds, abilities and dispositions, monitoring learners’ progress and levels of attainment.
Make accurate and productive use of assessment to secure pupils’ progress.
Give pupils regular feedback, both orally and through accurate regular marking, and encourage pupils to respond to the feedback, reflect on progress, their emerging needs and to take a responsible and conscientious attitude to their own work and learning.
Use and understand relevant data to monitor progress, set targets, and plan subsequent lessons.
Set homework and plan other out-of-class activities to consolidate and extend the knowledge and understanding pupils have acquired as appropriate.
Behaviour and Safety
Establish a safe, purposeful and stimulating environment for pupils, rooted in mutual respect and establish a framework for discipline with a range of strategies, using praise, sanctions and rewards consistently and fairly.
Manage classes effectively, using approaches which are appropriate to pupils’ needs in order to inspire, motivate and challenge pupils.
Maintain good relationships with pupils, exercise appropriate authority, and act decisively when necessary
Be a positive role model and demonstrate consistently the positive attitudes, values and behaviour, which are expected of pupils.
Have high expectations of behaviour, promoting self-control and independence of all learners.
Carry out playground and other duties as directed and within the remit of the current School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document
Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school, raising any concerns following school protocol/procedures.
Team working and collaboration
Participate in any relevant meetings/professional development opportunities, which relate to the learners, curriculum or organisation of the school including pastoral arrangements and assemblies.
Work as a team and CAT member and identify opportunities for working with colleagues and sharing the development of effective practice within own school and within the Community Academies Trust
Contribute to the selection and professional development of other teachers and support staff including the induction and assessment of new teachers, teachers serving induction periods and where appropriate threshold assessments.
Ensure that colleagues working with you are appropriately involved in supporting learning and understand the roles they are expected to fulfil.
Take part as required in the review, development and management of the activities relating to the curriculum, organisation and pastoral functions of the school.
Cover for absent colleagues within the remit of the current School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document.
Promoting the ethos of the Academy, as expressed in the mission and vision statements, is a shared responsibility to which teaching staff make a significant contribution.
Fulfil wider professional responsibilities
Work collaboratively with others to develop effective professional relationships.
Deploy support staff effectively as appropriate.
Communicate effectively with parents/carers with regard to pupils’ achievements and well-being using school systems/processes as appropriate.
Communicate and co-operate with relevant external bodies.
Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school.
To have professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school in which you teach and maintain high standards in your own attendance and punctuality.
Perform any reasonable duties as requested by the Headteacher.
Administration
Register the attendance of and supervise learners, before, during or after school sessions as appropriate.
Participate in and carry out any administrative and organisational tasks within the remit of the current School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document
Professional development
Regularly review the effectiveness of your teaching and assessment procedures and its impact on pupils’ progress, attainment and well-being, refining your approaches where necessary responding to advice and feedback from colleagues
Be responsible for improving your teaching through participating fully in training and development opportunities identified by the school or as developed as an outcome of your appraisal.
Proactively participate with arrangements made in accordance with the Appraisal Regulations 2012
Other responsibilities
Undertake additional leadership responsibility for a National Curriculum subject area/and, or a whole school project e.g., Healthy Lifestyles
Note
This job description is not your contract of employment or any part of it. It has been prepared only for the purpose of school organisation and may change either as your contract changes or as the organisation of the school is changed. Nothing will be changed without consultation.
Safeguarding Children
The trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.
The above responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities contained in the Statement of Conditions of Employment. The duties of this post may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or level of responsibility entailed.
The person undertaking this role is expected to work within the policies, ethos and aims of the Trust and to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Line Manager. The post holder will be expected to have an agreed flexible working pattern to ensure that all relevant functions are fulfilled through direct dialogue with employees, contractors and community members.
English Duty –
This role is covered under part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
Other
The above responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities contained in the Statement of Conditions of Employment.
The duties of this post may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or level of responsibility entailed.
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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Grange Park Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 478 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Grange Park Primary School website (opens in new tab)
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