Classroom Teacher

The

appointment is subject to the current conditions of employment for Main Scale Teachers

contained in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document, the required

standards for Qualified Teacher Status and other current legislation.

This

job description may be amended at any time following discussion between the Headteacher

and member of staff, and will be reviewed annually.

Main Purpose of

the Role

To

ensure all pupils receive an excellent education through delivery of

quality-first teaching.

Standards and

Achievement

Targets

Setting

clear and challenging targets for each pupil that build on prior attainment.

Assessment

Be

accountable for pupil’s attainment, progress and outcomes. Assess

how well learning objectives have been achieved and use them to improve

specific aspects of teaching. Mark

and monitor pupils’ work and set targets for progress. Assess

and record pupils’ progress systematically and keep records to check work is

understood and completed, monitor strengths and weaknesses, inform planning and

recognise the level at which the pupil is achieving. Have

high expectations of children and young people including a commitment to

ensuring that they can achieve their full educational potential and to

establishing fair, respectful, trusting, supportive and constructive

relationships with them. Know

the assessment requirements and arrangements for the subjects/curriculum areas

they teach, including those relating to public examinations and qualifications. Use

an appropriate range of approaches to assessment, including the importance of

formative assessment. Use

local and national statistical information to evaluate the effectiveness of

their teaching, to monitor the progress of those they teach and to raise levels

of attainment. Know

how to use reports and other sources of external information related to

assessment in order to provide learners with accurate and constructive feedback

on their strengths, weaknesses, attainment, progress and areas for development,

including action plans for improvement. Make

effective use of an appropriate range of observation, assessment, monitoring

and recording strategies as a basis for setting challenging learning objectives

and monitoring learners’ progress and levels of attainment.