Experienced Classroom Teacher

If you are a highly effective and creative primary teacher with imagination, a good sense of humour, and a love of learning, we can offer you the opportunity to play an active role within a forward-thinking, innovative, and collaborative team.

We are looking for an experienced, energetic class teacher who is committed to achieving high standards and sharing in the school's vision, ‘Let your light shine! Imagine, Believe, Achieve, Thrive.’ Initially, the successful candidate will work within our Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 Unit. This role would suit someone with proven senior leadership, FS and KS1 experience, with the expertise to match continuous provision to the changing needs of pupils as they progress through the unit. You can offer:

• Opportunities for career and personal development, including leadership experience

• High expectations and a commitment to ensuring that every child achieves their potential
• The willingness and capability to work across the primary phase
• The ability to inspire a love of learning
• A professional committed to your own growth and development, as well as a willingness to support others in their professional journey
• Willingness to make a difference to the local community and to be fully involved in the extra-curricular life of the school
• Successful experience working with pupils in the Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1

We can offer you:

• An interest in broadening and developing experience in senior leadership
• The opportunity to work in a successful school that is well-respected within the local community
• An imaginative, creative, and enthusiastic working environment
• Well-behaved pupils with excellent collaborative skills and a love of learning
• A wonderful and diverse community
• A collaborative team of hard-working, supportive and talented colleagues

Our successful village school has 93 pupils on roll, aged between 4 and 11. We are situated in a delightful village in the Cotswolds, near the popular town of Chipping Norton.

JOB PURPOSE

• To plan, implement and deliver the school’s integrated curriculum for all pupils in their class/group
• To contribute to raising standards of pupil attainment
• To promote the progress and well-being of every child in the class/group assigned to them
• To contribute towards the work of the Collaborative Development Team and the Monitoring, Evaluation and Review processes of the school
• To undertake the professional duties and responsibilities of a teacher as set out in the current School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document

CLASS TEACHER ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Teaching and learning

• Teach and adapt the school’s broad-based curriculum, ensuring that all children can achieve their full learning potential.
• Provide an engaging, supportive and well-organised learning environment that fosters pupils’ independence and inspires curiosity.
• Manage teaching and learning resources effectively.
• Manage allocated Teaching Assistants and/or volunteers.
• Plan for progression across the age and ability range taught, designing effective learning sequences within lessons and across a series of lessons to aid development.
• Set clear targets that are both realistic, measurable and build upon prior knowledge or attainment, to bring about sustained progress and learning outcomes.
• Have a good working knowledge of a range of teaching and learning strategies that are appropriate for a range of contexts and will allow all children to fulfil their educational potential.
• Use an appropriate range of teaching strategies and resources, including use of ICT, to meet learners’ individual needs and take practical account of diversity.
• Manage the behaviour of pupils effectively, in accordance with school policies and procedures.
• Understand how children and young people develop and know how to make effective personalised provision for all pupils, including those who have additional educational needs.
• Contribute to the identification and support of pupils with additional educational needs, by liaising with other supporting agencies
• Use record-keeping systems effectively to support teaching and learning.

Monitoring, assessment, recording and reporting

• Be responsible for the processes of identification of needs/assessment, recording and reporting.
• Know the assessment requirements and arrangements for the specified subject or curriculum.
• Compile reports to provide learners and their parents with accurate and constructive feedback on their strengths, weaknesses, and areas for development.
• Have a good understanding of a range of approaches to assessment and how to apply it.
• Have a good understanding of pupils’ individual starting points and use this to set appropriate goals.
• Use local and national statistical information to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching, monitor the progress of those they teach and raise levels of attainment.
• Communicate effectively with parents and carers about attainment, objectives, progress, and wellbeing, and encourage their participation in the communication process.
• Maintain records in line with school policies and procedures.
• Assess pupils’ work systematically and use the results to inform future planning, teaching and curricular development.

Continuing professional development

• In conjunction with the headteacher, participate in performance management and improve practice through appropriate professional development and relevant training and development opportunities.
• Take a creative and constructive response to innovation, coaching and mentoring, and adapt practice where need for improvement is identified.
• Review the effectiveness of your own teaching practice and its impact on teaching and learning.

Pastoral duties

• Consider pupils’ safeguarding and welfare as paramount and act in accordance with the duty of care for pupils.
• Know the current legal requirements, national policies and guidance on the safeguarding and the promotion of the well-being of children and young people. Maintain up to date training as required.

Liaising with others

• Recognise and respect the contribution that colleagues, parents, and carers can make to the development and well-being of children and young people.
• Encourage parents and carers to participate in discussions about the progress, development, and wellbeing of their children.
• Consider carefully who is the most appropriate person to help in a specific situation, and determine who should make contact, when and how and in what manner.
• Be aware of issues that relate to child protection and notify the Designated Safeguarding Lead of any concerns about a child.

LEADERSHIP ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Help develop whole-school strategy and support its delivery

• Contribute significantly to the development, implementation and evaluation of the school’s policies, practices and procedures, so as to support the school’s vision and values
• Have strong knowledge of the national curriculum, related