EYFS Class Teacher

General

Duties:

The education

and welfare of a designated class in accordance with the requirements and

conditions of the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document, having due

regard to the requirements of the Curriculum/Early Years Foundation Stage

Curriculum, the school’s aims, schemes of work and policies. To share in the

corporate responsibility for the well-being and discipline of all pupils.

Main Duties:

To

take responsibility for the welfare and safety of all the children in our care

and specifically those in the teacher’s own class. To

be an effective teacher, with consistently high expectations, catering for the range

of needs of all children in the class. To

maintain good order, discipline and respect for others among pupils. To

promote and implement the school’s ethos and values. To

ensure that equal opportunities are implemented in the classroom and throughout

the school. To

teach within the framework of the Curriculum, the Early Years Foundation Stage

Curriculum and present school policies. To

mark and assess pupils’ work and to record their development, progress and

attainment. To

plan and prepare both long and short term work as a member of a team and to

attend regular planning and staff meetings in accordance with the school’s

aims, objectives, curriculum guidelines and philosophy. To

plan and resource a classroom environment which facilitates co-operative learning

and enables children to maximise their full potential. To

establish and maintain good relationships with colleagues, parents children and

governors. To

monitor children’s progress, keep meaningful records and evaluate performance. To carry out assessment procedures in

accordance with the requirements of the Curriculum (Foundation Stage or Key

Stage 1or Key Stage 2). To

attend parents’ meetings and be able to communicate with them on pupils’

learning and progress. To

manage the teaching assistant(s) within the class in line with the school’s

guidelines. To

attend annual performance review meetings with the allocated line manager. To prepare for these meetings and act, with

support as appropriate, on targets and outcomes.