New College Pontefract · Pontefract, Yorkshire and the Humber
Relationships with Young People
Have high expectations of young
people including a commitment to ensuring that they can achieve their full educational
potential and to ensure students are treated as unique individuals. Hold positive values and attitudes
and adopt high standards of behaviour in their professional role. Motivate and build self-esteem and
self-worth/self-belief, developing a ‘can do’ attitude with students.
Communication
Communicate effectively with
students and colleagues. Communicate effectively with
parents and carers at appropriate times, conveying relevant information about
attainment, objectives and progress. Participate in open events and
parents/student consultation evenings as appropriate.
Teaching
and Learning
Demonstrate a good up to date
working knowledge and understanding of a range of teaching, learning and
assessment strategies and know how to use and adopt them to provide
opportunities for all learners to achieve their potential. Be fully conversant with the
assessment requirements for the subjects/curriculum areas taught, including
those relating to public examinations and qualifications. Being fully conversant with a
range of approaches to assessment including the importance of formative
assessment. Understand what makes good ‘one to
one’ academic monitoring interviews with students, in order to provide students
with constructive individual feedback on strengths and recipes for improvement
including action plans for improvement. Demonstrate a secure knowledge and
understanding of your subject and related pedagogy. Teach challenging, well organised
lessons and sequences of lessons across the ability range taught in which:
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An appropriate range of teaching
strategies and resources are utilised.
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Students’ prior knowledge and
attainment are built upon, in order that they meet learning objectives and make
sustained progress.
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Adapt language to suit the
differential ability of students, when introducing new ideas and concepts using
explanations, questions, discussions and plenaries effectively teach engaging
and motivational lessons designed to raise levels of attainment.
Keep adequate records of students
in your charge. Follow the school’s scheme of
work, homework assessments and be involved in regular updating and review. Manage the learning of individuals
and whole classes effectively, modifying teaching appropriately to suit the
stage of the lesson and needs of the learner. Use assessment as part of teaching
to diagnose needs, set realistic and challenging targets for improvements and
planning future teaching. Review the effectiveness of
teaching and its impact on student progress and attainment through reviews with
the Head of School.
Team
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