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Personal Qualities.

Stradbroke High School expects its teachers to have the following

personal qualities:

Be an innovative, independent thinker with the

capacity for strategic thinking; Be creative and proactive in finding solutions; Be flexible and adaptive to changing needs and

priorities; Be resilient, calm and tenacious under pressure; Be insightful and analytical with good

problem-solving skills; Have excellent communication skills and evidence of

being able to build and sustain effective working relationships with staff,

students, parents and the wider community; Be a self-reflective practitioner who always seeks

to improve; See the ‘big picture’ in relation to whole school

priorities & improvement; Able to reason their educational philosophy, in

tune with the school ethos; Be willing to contribute to the co-curricular life

of the school; Possess a sense of humour; Have the ability to inspire and enthuse staff and

students about their subject; Be highly self-motivated, able to energise and

motivate others; Be insightful and understanding of national,

international and research developments relevant to teaching and learning in their

subject.

Professional Competence.

Stradbroke High School expects its teachers to have the following

professional competences, or in the case of newly qualified teachers, the school

would expect them to develop the following competences:

Be an outstanding teacher (or have the potential to

be) with evidence of impact on student outcomes with a proven track record of

total commitment to helping every student achieve their very best and make

progress; Have excellent understanding of what constitutes

excellence in teaching and learning; Have a keen understanding of data and be able to

analyse patterns in performance over time; Be a positive role model for students and staff on

a day-to-day basis; Collaborate effectively with staff, parents/carers

and students; Liaise and work with other trust schools,

Examination Boards and other relevant external agencies in the pursuit of

continued improvement; Excite and engage visitors about the school at Open

Evenings and all other events; Have very high expectations of the learning of all

students at all times; Work with colleagues across all key stages to

ensure embedded transition from Key Stage 1 to 5.

Qualifications

Required

Have qualified teacher status