Job Description

Job Title: Teacher

Location: King Edwin School

Salary Scale: MPS

Hours of Work: 40 hours per week

Key Duties and Responsibilities 

Responsibility for ensuring and promoting the safeguarding of children and young peopleWork in accordance with Spark of Genius vision and aims

• To teach assigned classes together with associated planning, preparation and correction
• To assist in the development of the curriculum
• To contribute to whole school improvement and development
• Assess, record and report on the work of pupils
• Preparation of pupils for examinations and assisting with examination administration.
• Provide advice and guidance to pupils and issues related to their education.
• Promote and safeguard the health, welfare and safety of the pupils
• Work in partnership with parents/carers, support staff and other professionals
• Undertake appropriate and agreed (with line manager) continuing professional development
• Participate in issues related to learning centre planning and assist in raising the attainment and achievement of pupils
• Take ownership for the establishment of good order and the wider needs of the school
• Attend open evenings and carry out pastoral visits to Spark of Genius Residential Houses
• Make economic use of monies provided for education including adherence to systems of accounting and the recording of the use of transport

Professional Knowledge and Understanding

• Have a detailed knowledge and understanding of the National Curriculum, in particular Maths and English.
• Have sufficient knowledge and understanding to fulfil the responsibility all for literacy, numeracy,
• health and wellbeing, and ICT

Professional Responsibilities

• Have a broad understanding of the ethos, values and policies of Spark of Genius and to place these
• at the centre of your practice
• To have full awareness of the importance of the role of class teacher in Spark of Genius
• To adhere to professional standards at all times
• To promote and adhere to all aspects of the protection and welfare of children and young people

Principles and Perspectives

• To adhere to sound professional values and practices at all times
• Have knowledge relating to learning and teaching and an appreciation of the contribution of personal development to practice

Professional Skills and Abilities

• Ability to plan coherent and progressive teaching programmes which meet the pupils’ needs
• and abilities in line with National Curriculum, with a focus on Maths and English
• Communicate clearly making skilful use of a variety of resources including IT, media and interact productively with pupils
• To teach pupils both individually and on a group basis
• Develop and use a range of teaching strategies, access resources which have been evaluated in terms of curriculum requirements to meet the needs of pupils
• Set and maintain expectations for the pace and challenge of work, attainment and achievement for all pupils
• Work in a professional, co-operative manner with all associated with Spark of Genius

Classroom Organisation and Management

• Organise and manage classes and resources to achieve safe, orderly and purposeful activity
• Manage pupil behaviour and classroom incidents fairly, sensitively and consistently using agreed behaviour management techniques. 
• Make sensible use of rewards and sanctions, and seek and use the advice of colleagues when necessary

Assessment of Pupils

• Carry out initial assessment of pupils to ascertain appropriate level  of learning
• Understand and apply the principles of assessment, recording and reporting
• Use the results of assessment to evaluate and improve the teaching, and the learning and attainment of pupils
• Participate in target setting for all pupils and formulate appropriate Individualised Educational plans for pupils

Professional Reflection and Communication

• Learn from experience of practice and from ongoing professional development
• Convey and understanding of practice and general educational matters through professional
• dialogue and communication with colleagues
• Reflect on and act to improve professional practice, and contribute to personal professional development
• Engage in curriculum development activities
• Share in advance of the lesson all learning materials with support staff to ensure good classroom management.

Professional Value and Personal Commitment

Ability to demonstrate in your day-to-day practice a commitment to the protection, welfare and social

development of all Spark of Genius pupils

Participate in out of school learning experiences with the pupilsAbility to demonstrate responsibility for personal professional learning and development

Other Requirements

Compliance and cooperation with all Health and Safety requirements, follow  Fire, Accident, Incident and Safe Holding Safety Procedures at your place of work and report any unsafe practices

Conditions

• Requirement to attend allocated parents evenings throughout school terms
• Must be prepared to teach our young people in our residential care homes
• The post holder may be reasonably expected to undertake other duties commensurate with the level
• of responsibility that may be allocated from time to time. xcunqrw   It is the responsibility of the post holder to comply with Health and Safety and Equal Opportunities requirements at all times.
• Any other reasonable management instruction