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.

The Year 1 Class Teacher needs to:

• Be a fully qualified teacher with Key Stage 1 training and experience (be registered with the TSC).
• Have experience of working in British curriculum schools.
• Be able to build good relationships with pupils, parents and families.
• Be able to build good relationships with colleagues.
• Be able to create a stimulating and engaging learning environment.
• Be able to use initiative, show flexibility and be adaptable.
• Be pro-active as a part of The Banda School staff team and possess the desire to be fully involved in all aspects of life in a leading preparatory school.
• Be punctual and use preparation time appropriately.
• Be a good communicator with adults and children.
• Show good organisational skills.
• Show a competent level of written English.
• Be able to use ICT in teaching. Familiarity with using interactive screens and iPads is an advantage.
• Present a clean Police Clearance Certificate or International Certificate of Child Protection (ICPC).
• Safeguard and promote the welfare of the pupils.
• Keep up to date with educational developments in UK.