King Edward VI School · Stratford-upon-Avon, West Midlands
Job
Description
A. Achievement of Students
Responsibilities:
To set high expectations which inspire,
motivate and challenge students
To promote good progress and outcomes by
students
Roles:
To establish a safe and
stimulating environment for students, rooted in mutual respect
To set goals that stretch and
challenge students of all backgrounds, abilities and dispositions
To demonstrate consistently the
positive attitudes, values and behaviour which are expected of students
To be accountable for students’
attainment, progress and outcomes
To be aware of students’
capabilities and their prior knowledge, and plan teaching to build on these
To guide students to reflect on
the progress they have made and their emerging needs
To demonstrate knowledge and
understanding of how students learn and the impact this has on teaching
To encourage students to take a
responsible and conscientious attitude to their own work and study.
B. Teaching Quality
Responsibilities:
To
demonstrate excellent subject and curriculum knowledge
To
plan and teach well-structured lessons
across the 11-18 age range.
To
adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all students
To
make accurate and productive use of assessment
Roles:
To have a secure knowledge of the relevant
subject(s) and curriculum areas, foster and maintain students’ interest in the
subject, and address misunderstandings To demonstrate a critical understanding of
developments in the subject and curriculum areas, and promote the value of
scholarship To demonstrate an understanding of and take
responsibility for promoting high standards of literacy, articulacy and the
correct use of standard English. To impart knowledge and develop understanding
through effective use of lesson time To promote a love of learning and foster children’s intellectual
curiosity To set homework and plan other out-of-class
activities to consolidate and extend the knowledge and understanding students
have acquired To reflect systematically on the effectiveness of
lessons and approaches to teaching To know when and how to differentiate
appropriately, using approaches which enable students to be taught effectively To have a secure understanding of how a range of
factors can inhibit students’ ability to learn, and how best to overcome these To demonstrate an awareness of the physical, social
and intellectual development of children, and know how to adapt teaching to
support students’ education at different stages of development To have a clear understanding of the needs of all
students, including those with special educational needs; those of high
ability; those with English as an additional language; those with disabilities;
those who