Teacher
Whitefield School, London, E17 4AZ2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2025
Closing date
16 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
17 October 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Special Needs
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £36,413.00 - £53,994.00 Annually (Actual)
Teacher job summary
About this Role
Core Purpose:
- Planning, preparing and implementing learning activities so that children and young people enjoy learning, achieve their full potential and experience a sense of wellbeing.
- Creating a positive learning environment as set out in the school’s ‘Positive Behaviour for Learning Manifesto’.
- Leading a class team to provide outstanding teaching and learning for all children and young people
- Assessing, recording and reporting progress for children and young people within the class.
- Preparing for and contributing to Person Centred Reviews.
- Working in partnership with parents, colleagues and other professionals to achieve the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
Key responsibilities:
Teaching and Learning
- Plan and implement appropriate teaching and learning activities to address challenging learning objectives in all areas of the curriculum, appropriately differentiated to meet the needs of all children and young people in the class;
- Work within the Trust’s Positive Behaviour Policy to improve the quality of children and young people’s lives, to establish appropriate behaviour for learning and to help them work with other people;
- Support children and young people to experience positive wellbeing through appropriate learning and leisure activities and by creating a supportive ethos within the class;
- Establish productive working relationships with children and young people, acting as a role model and setting high expectations;
- Direct and support other members of the team so that they develop and use their skills to provide a rich curriculum and a positive learning experience for all children and young people in the class;
- Support and oversee inclusion for children and young people through experiences in other schools, colleges and work experience schemes;
- Plan and lead educational visits, including residential visits, as appropriate to the needs and interests of the children and young people in the class;
- Work with other members of the team to create classroom and corridor displays which celebrate progress and support learning
Assessment, Target Setting and Recording Progress
- Provide feedback to children and young people in relation to progress and achievement and support them, where they can, to assess their own learning;
- Maintain objective and accurate records and reports on achievement, progress and other matters, collating appropriate evidence and entering data into the school systems;
- Prepare for Person Centred Reviews and contribute to them so that achievements are celebrated and key issues discussed.
Partnership Working
- Support the role of parents in learning by sharing information with them in meetings or through written communication and by taking account of their views in planning and teaching;
- Liaise with other professionals to design and implement learning programmes for individuals and to ensure a rich and varied curriculum;
- Make referrals to other professionals where appropriate, in discussion with the Head of School
- Represent the school at external meetings as requested by the Principal.
Personal Development and School Improvement
- Take an active part in training and other development opportunities and apply what is learnt to improve teaching and learning;
- Participate in the Trust’s Appraisal process;
- Contribute to training and development for colleagues, including supporting members of the team;
- Take responsibility within a named area of the curriculum as directed by the Principal – for example co-ordinating resources, identifying training opportunities or planning enrichment activities within the named area;
- Contribute to focus groups and other means of reviewing and improving the curriculum;
- Attend meetings called by the school.
General responsibilities
- To ensure that the responsibilities of the role are carried out in a way that reflects the vision and values of the Trust.
- To be aware of and observe all policies, procedures, working practices and regulations, and in particular to comply with policies relating to Safeguarding, Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety, Confidentiality, Data Protection and Financial Regulations, reporting any concerns to an appropriate person.
- To uphold our commitment to safeguarding and to promote the wellbeing of children.
- To contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.
- To comply with all reasonable management requests.
Notes:
This document is an overview of the role. The responsibilities will include but will not be limited to those listed above and it is anticipated that the role will evolve over time and as such the duties may change.
This document does not form part of the contract of employment.
This post will have contact with children and young adults and as such a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is required as a condition of employment.
Flourish Learning Trust is uncompromising in its commitment to safeguarding children and young people.
The Trust is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit, ensuring best practice in our recruitment process is essential to our commitment.
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 Whitefield School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 374 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Whitefield School website (opens in new tab)
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