Primary Class Teacher (Part-Time 0.6)
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Job start date
1 January 2021
Closing date
23 November 2020 at 7am
Date listed
6 November 2020
Job details
Job role
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Working pattern
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS
Primary Class Teacher (Part-Time 0.6) job summary
Areas of Responsibility and Key Tasks
1. Curriculum and Assessment Development
• Have a secure knowledge of the relevant curriculum content, foster and maintain pupils’ interest in a range of subjects, and address misunderstandings
• Demonstrate a critical understanding of developments in the curriculum, and promote the value of scholarship
• Demonstrate an understanding of and take responsibility for promoting high standards of literacy, articulacy and the correct use of standard English
• In early reading, demonstrate a clear understanding of systematic synthetic phonics
• In early mathematics, demonstrate a clear understanding of appropriate teaching strategies
• Know and understand how to assess the relevant curriculum areas, including statutory assessment requirements
• Make use of formative and summative assessment to secure pupils’ progress
• Use relevant data to monitor progress, set targets, and plan subsequent lessons
• Give pupils regular feedback, both orally and through accurate marking, and encourage pupils to respond to the feedback
2. Leadership and Partnership
• Provide effective modeling to staff and children of the school’s ethos and virtues;
• Provide leadership in an agreed subject or age group, working with colleagues to improve planning, resourcing and delivery of that area; and to
• Work with children, parents and families to develop an in-depth understanding of each child and to jointly plan future learning and development
3. Planning, Teaching and Classroom Management
To maximise the progress of each allocated class by planning their teaching to achieve progression of learning through:
• Identifying clear teaching objectives and specifying how they will be taught and assessed;
• Setting tasks which challenge pupils and ensure high levels of motivation and interest;
• Setting appropriate and demanding expectations;
• Setting clear targets, building on prior attainment;
• Identifying SEN and more able pupils;
• Providing clear structures for lessons, maintaining pace, motivation and challenge;
• Ensuring effective teaching and best use of available time;
• Monitoring and intervening to ensure sound learning and discipline;
• Using a variety of teaching methods to:
i) match approach to content, structure information, present a set of key ideas and use appropriate vocabulary
ii) use effective questioning, listen carefully to pupils, give attention to errors and misconceptions
iii) select appropriate learning resources and develop study skills through library, ICT and other sources:
• Ensure pupils acquire and consolidate knowledge, skills and understanding appropriate to the subject taught: and to
• Evaluate own teaching critically to improve effectiveness
4. Additional Responsibilities
• Maintain a well organised, tidy classroom;
• Ensure that the classroom environment is stimulating and attractive through displays and use of resources;
• Ensure that there is key vocabulary for the curriculum areas, including a clear focus on Literacy and Numeracy;
• Ensure that agreed school policies are followed and understood;
• Ensure that the school’s positive behaviour policy is consistently reinforced;
• Ensure that the school’s Racial Equality and Equal Opportunity policies are adhered to at all times;
• Ensure that through planning and discussion effective use is made of any additional adult support in the class in order to promote children’s learning;
• Liaise and meet with parents wherever appropriate, and attend parent consultation evenings;
• Provide regular written reports as part of the required professional role;
• Attend weekly staff meetings; and
• Ensure that the school’s Health & Safety procedures are followed and adhered to at all times
Commitment to safeguarding
Nishkam School Trust (NST) are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Any successful applicant will be required to undertake a DBS disclosure.
About Nishkam School West London
- School type
- Free School, Sikh, ages 4 to 19
- Education phase
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- School size
- 1211 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Nishkam School West London website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment.nswl@nishkamschools.org
- Phone number
- 02031418760
Nishkam School West London is the flagship school for our Trust offering all-through provision in an expansive 11 acre green site. Opportunities like these are few and far between and will interest those with creative minds and high aspirations, seeking to inspire a new generation of children through a virtues led, multi-faith curriculum.
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