6 days remaining to apply
Expected start date
1 September 2021
Application deadline
21 April 2021 at 11:00 am
Date listed
31 March 2021
Job details
- Job role
- Teacher, Suitable for NQTs
- Subject
- Geography
- Working pattern
- Full-time only
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Salary
- Mainscale
Job summary
TO BE AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER OF STUDENTS ACROSS THE AGE & ABILITY RANGE:
Lead by example—act as a positive role model to students and be an effective classroom practitioner.
Plan and prepare effective lessons that meet the requirements of the school’s Learning & Teaching Policy and which meet the needs of all learners.
Ensure students work is marked regularly in accordance with the school’s Assessment & Reporting Policy.
To use assessment diagnostically to further improve students’ learning and to be able to report progress to the leader of the Department, the leadership team and to parents.
Ensure high standards of behaviour through implementation of the school’s Behaviour for Learning Policy.
Ensure that the classroom is a welcoming and stimulating environment in which to work.
Ensure other relevant school and department policies and procedures are adhered to.
TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT:
Contribute to the strategic development of the department as part of the Department team.
To take on a share of the responsibility for developing schemes of learning and learning resources in agreement with the Department leader.
To undertake to improve own performance through sharing best practice with colleagues from your Department and from other department teams.
Play a full part of the successful running of events organised by the Department.
TO BE AN EFFECTIVE TUTOR:
Ensure the agreed tutor time programme is carried out effectively, as specified in the school’s Learning & Teaching Policy, so that tutor time is used to support learning in lessons.
Be involved in the induction programme for new students.
Be the “first port of call” for students with day-to-day pastoral issues.
Support vulnerable students in the tutor group.
Carry out effective individual Advice and Guidance (IAG) sessions for students in the tutor group.
Report to parents through the written tutor report and through appointments at parent/tutor meetings.
Applying for the job
Please complete a Teaching Staff Application form and return to Mrs Lisa Jeffreys via email: lisa.jeffreys@westfieldacademy.co.uk
More on how to applySupporting documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
School overview
- School type
- Academy
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 904 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Westfield Academy website (opens in a new window)
- Contact email
- lisa.jeffreys@westfieldacademy.co.uk
- Contact phone number
- 01935423747
About Westfield Academy
We are an 11-16 co-educational school, in Somerset, serving the town of Yeovil and the surrounding villages. Westfield is an oversubscribed and successful school with a good reputation.
School location
Stiby Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 3EPGet a job alert for when similar jobs are listed
