Year 1 Class Teacher (Maternity Cover) at Banda School

Main Duties:

• Design and deliver a broad, balanced, relevant and stimulating curriculum for all pupils in the designated class, ensuring all work programmes are age-appropriate and fully adhere to national and school policies.
• Actively support and promote the ethos, aims and values of the School
• Manage and use assessment data effectively, ensuring timely reporting of pupil progress to all relevant staff, parents and carers, in accordance with school policy.
• Direct and manage the classroom Teaching Assistant as required, ensuring effective support for pupil learning.

Expectations:

• Engage in continuous professional self-reflection in order to enhance and refine classroom teaching strategies.
• Make appropriate educational provision for pupils with learning difficulties and those with English as an additional language (EAL), working in collaboration with The Banda’s Learning Development Centre.
• To create a secure, happy and stimulating environment, maintaining the highest standards or organisation and discipline.
• To work closely with colleagues in providing long and medium term plans.
• Ensure that the School’s aims and objectives regarding curriculum, equal opportunities and behaviour are integrated and promoted within all aspects of daily classroom organisation and practice.
• To be committed to the school’s Continuing Professional Development programme.
• To play an active role in the general life of the school.
• To undertake required duties and attend regular staff meetings and INSETs.
• To assist, where necessary, in co-curricular sporting, dramatic and musical events and activities.
• Organise and lead educational field trips, ensuring pupils participate in a safe and secure manner and that all school policies are strictly followed.
• To ensure confidentiality concerning pupils, parents, colleagues and school business.
• To maintain professional levels of conduct and adhere to the School’s Code of Conduct for staff