Phase leader - Classteacher + TLR2c
Bygrove Primary School, London, E14 6DNThis job expired on 27 April 2020
Job start date
1 September 2020
Closing date
27 April 2020 at 5pm
Date listed
30 March 2020
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Full-time equivalent salary
- Main scale + TLR2c
Additional allowances
This is what we offer you:
o Weekly 1:1s with the Head of School focusing on personal reflection, coaching and mentoring
o A wide range of professional development opportunities
o Opportunities for career progression across schools in the LETTA Trust
o Pay ranges in line with the best in the borough
Phase leader - Classteacher + TLR2c job summary
Post title: Phase leader
Salary grade: teacher’s salary plus £6,829
Hours: full-time
Contract type: permanent
Responsible to: senior leader
Responsible for: class teachers in your phase & own teaching assistant
Main Purpose
To provide leadership and management of:
• a teaching phase team in order to secure high quality learning & teaching throughout that phase enabling all pupils to achieve well
• a key area of the curriculum in order to ensure continuity, progression and development across the whole school
• an area of school improvement in order to achieve the aims and objectives set out in the SDP and the school’s vision.
The key leadership behaviours required for success at this level are:
Self-awareness
Emotional self-awareness
Accurate self-assessment
Self-confidence Social awareness
Empathy
Organisational awareness
Service awareness
Self-management
Emotional self-control
Transparency
Adaptability
Achievement orientation
Initiative
Optimism Relationship management
Developing others
Inspirational leadership
Change catalyst
Influence
Conflict management
Teamwork & collaboration
Ref: The Emotional Intelligence Model developed by Daniel Goleman/HayGroup
Duties & responsibilities re phase leadership:
• To support the Leadership Team (LT) in monitoring pupil achievement within the phase so that targets are met
• To support the LT in monitoring teaching & learning within the phase team so that the school’s targets for standards of teaching are achieved
• To oversee effective curriculum delivery within the phase to ensure coverage, progression & continuity
• To collaborate with phase leader colleagues to facilitate the transition between phases
• To build partnerships with parents and carers of pupils so that they fully understand and support the school in its work with pupils
• To be committed to inclusive school practices and equality of opportunity so that all members of the school community are able to succeed
• To facilitate effective communication within the phase team so that all team members are well informed and feel valued
• To work alongside the LT in leading and managing the school in order to secure continued school improvement
• To share responsibility with other phase leaders for the running of the school in the absence of senior leaders.
Duties & responsibilities re curriculum leadership:
• To monitor pupils’ progress in your curriculum area to ensure that attainment targets are met
• To provide a model of good practice that will support the continuing professional development of other teaching and non-teaching staff
• To improve the quality of teaching in your curriculum area by providing further training opportunities for staff, liaising with outside agencies and other schools and remaining up-to-date with developments and initiatives thereby enabling the school to meet its targets for the standard of teaching
• To monitor teaching and learning within your curriculum area so that the so that the highest standards are achieved
• To oversee the delivery of your curriculum area throughout the school (planning, assessment and record keeping) and ensure coverage, continuity and progression
• To lead teams in the development of your curriculum area so as to use and develop the professional expertise of staff
• To involve parents and carers of pupils in your curriculum area development in order to raise pupil attainment
• To work with the LT to effectively monitor, evaluate and review the development of your curriculum area and offer advice to ensure that all targets are met
• To inform the school governors about the development of your curriculum area and encourage their involvement so that they can effectively evaluate progress against the SDP
• To work alongside the LT in leading and managing the school in order to secure continued school improvement
General requirements:
• Undertake any professional duties commensurate with the grade of the post
• Show commitment to the school, its inclusive ethos and equal opportunities for all in the school community, opposing strongly any form of discrimination
• Maintain awareness of and comply with all relevant school policies –particularly any matters relating to Confidentiality, Safeguarding, Health & Safety or Equal Opportunities.
Notes:
• This job description outlines duties which are in addition to those detailed in the duties of a school teacher as per the Teachers’ Standards
• It is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the work to be undertaken, commensurate with the grade. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that the post holder will carry out
• This role will include a teaching commitment
• The job description may be amended at any time in consultation with the post holder
Headteacher or line manager’s signature: Date:
Post holder’s signature: Date:
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 Bygrove Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 248 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Bygrove Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- fdurnian@letta.org.uk
Bygrove is an outstanding one-form entry school situated a stone’s throw from Canary Wharf in the heart of London’s vibrant Docklands and is led by Tower Hamlets’ first co-head partnership. We have been a National Teaching School since 2013, supporting other local schools & alongside our alliance partners, training the next generation of outstanding teachers. Our pupils are at the heart of everything we do. They are happy, friendly & well-behaved & they love learning. They achieve results in all subjects that are well above the national average & consistently make much better progress than their peers nationally too.
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