Teacher and Learning Responsibility 2.1 (Maths)
37 days remaining to apply
Job start date
22 April 2025
Closing date
20 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
25 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time 32.5 Hours a Week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Main Scale/UPS plus appropriate TLR2 Payment
Additional allowances
TLR2 Payment
What skills and experience we're looking for
Post: Teaching and Learning responsibility 2.1 (Maths)
Pay scale: Standard national scale in line with the current School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document plus the appropriate TLR2 payment
Responsible to: The Head Teacher, members of the senior leadership team (SLT) and the governing body
Main purpose of the job:
- Fulfill the professional responsibilities of a teacher, as set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document
- Meet the expectations set out in the Teachers’ Standards
- Take specific responsibility and accountability for the day-to-day management and organisation of maths
- Have an impact on educational progress beyond your assigned pupils
- Assist in the smooth running of the school at all times, including being responsible with the other TLR holders for the school in the absence of the head teacher, deputy and assistant head teachers
Duties and responsibilities
In addition carrying out the duties of a class teacher as outlined in the current School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document, the post holder receives a TLR2.1 for their nominated responsibility as maths subject lead.
Teaching
- Plan and teach well-structured lessons, following the school’s plans, curriculum and schemes of work
- Assess, monitor, record and report on the learning needs, progress and achievements of pupils, making accurate and productive use of assessment
- Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of pupils
- Set high expectations that inspire, motivate and challenge pupils
- Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils
- Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
- Participate in arrangements for preparing pupils for external tests
Teaching and learning responsibility
- Use professional skills and judgements to provide strategic and practical leadership in maths
- Lead, manage and develop maths, and provide guidance for other teachers, including training, support and advice to improve school practices
- Improve standards within maths across the school, with demonstrable changes for pupils outside of their own classroom or group of pupils
- Provide strategic subject leadership, showing up-to date knowledge of sector trends and developments
- Review curriculum as required, highlighting areas where teaching can be broadened and attainment improved, providing data to the headteacher or others as required
- Have overall responsibility and accountability for your TLR area ensuring curriculum continuity, consistency, balance, match and progression
- Lead regular meetings relevant to your TLR area with appropriate colleagues
- Develop, demonstrate and promote teaching and learning activities appropriate to full age and ability range.
Whole school organisation, strategy and development
- Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the school’s policies, practices and procedures, so as to support the school’s values and vision
- Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school
- Work with others on curriculum and pupil development to secure co-ordinated outcomes
- Be a proactive and effective member of the middle leadership team
- Lead by example, with the highest professional and personal standards and classroom management
Health, safety and discipline
- Promote the safety and wellbeing of pupils
- Maintain good order and discipline among pupils, managing behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment
Professional development
- Take part in the school’s appraisal procedures
- Take part in further training and development in order to improve own teaching
- Ensure your keep up to date with current developments in your TLR area and disseminate information as appropriate
- Take a lead role in identifying group and/or individual training needs and provide support for colleagues within your area of responsibility promoting a whole school approach
- Act as a role model, mentor or consultant to colleagues as appropriate and encourage collaboration, co-operation and teamwork
Communication
- Communicate effectively with pupils, parents and carers
Working with colleagues and other relevant professionals
- Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within and beyond the school
- Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues
Personal and professional conduct
- Uphold public trust in the profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school
- Have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school, and maintain high standards of attendance and punctuality
- Understand and act within the statutory frameworks setting out their professional duties and responsibilities
Monitoring and assessment
- Together with the senior leadership team (SLT) of the school, contribute to, monitor and review the impact of teaching and pupil progress through the analysis of data, ensuring the use of information for planning and target setting across your TLR area
- Monitor standards including recorded work as relevant to your TLR area across the school including reviewing long and medium term planning
Manage resources
- Be responsible for the organisation, planning and evaluation of the school programmes as relevant to your TLR area of responsibility
- Manage, monitor and accurately account for any budget for your area.
- Evaluate, organise and monitor the use of resources
Other
- Assist in the smooth running of the school at all times, including being responsible with the other TLR holders for the school in the absence of the head teacher, deputy and assistant head teachers
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 as your contract changes or as the organisation of the school is changed. Nothing will be changed without consultation.
What the school offers its staff
Do you want to work in a positive supportive school environment where team
work is valued and individuals are encouraged to achieve their full potential?
Dale is a large vibrant school federated with Stonehill Nursery School and is located in the heart of the city. We are well established and popular schools with rising standards and a happy and enthusiastic school community.
We are looking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic and inspirational full-time teacher to lead maths and to make a difference to the lives of our children.
You will:
- Be a reflective practitioner, striving for excellence within your own practice
- Be passionate about maths and be eager to inspire the next generation of learners
- Share your love of maths with staff and pupils and drive the improvement of standards in maths across the school
- Enable children to reach their full potential socially and academically
- Have a nurturing approach, caring for the whole child
- Be proactive to make a difference to the lives of children
- Be an excellent team player
- Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, build and maintain strong relationships with children, staff, parents and carers, governors and the wider local community
We can offer you:
- Happy and enthusiastic children who are keen to learn
- An opportunity to work in a welcoming, positive team that works together for the benefit of our children
- Collaborative planning with PPA in Year Group teams
- Opportunities to develop leadership skills and a commitment to your professional development. Access to unlimited online CPD through National College
- A school which prioritises teacher wellbeing with access to on-site counselling
- A leadership team that wants everyone to succeed
- Carefully chosen schemes for Maths and English to reduce teacher workload
Dale Community Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to suitable references, an enhanced DBS check and a medical check.
Applicants are invited to visit the school on Thursday 28 November at 4pm, Monday 2 December at 9.30am or Monday 9 December at 4pm. To book a visit please contact the school on 01332 760070 or email admin@dale.derby.sch.uk
Your completed application form and supporting letter of no more than two sides of A4 can be emailed to Mr Pass at cpass@dale.derby.sch.uk or alternatively, you can post your application to the school or drop it in by hand.
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
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Dale Community Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 549 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Dale Community Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- cpass@dale.derby.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01332760070
Arranging a visit to Dale Community Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email cpass@dale.derby.sch.uk.
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