About this role
Essential Criteria
Qualifications and Experience
- Good Honours degree in a relevant secondary subject
- UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent
Professional Experience and Practice
- A commitment to ambitious education for all students, regardless of their background or starting point
- A readiness to provide world-class pastoral care and personal development as a form tutor
Personal Attributes and Qualities
- A passion for your subject and for teaching
- A belief that we are none of us the finished article, and that professional life is about ongoing learning, discussion, challenge, feedback and continuous improvement
- A willingness to proactively contribute to our staff culture through professionalism, discussion, openness and warmth
Knowledge and Skills
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills with students, colleagues and stakeholders
- Motivates and inspires students
- Knowledge of and experience in safeguarding and child protection, and the role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
- Evidence of dealing with classroom day-to-day issues
Desirable Criteria
Professional Experience and Practice
- Extensive subject knowledge
- Excellent classroom practice and planning, including explanation, checking for understanding, student practice and habits of discussion
- Proficient use of information from lessons, classwork and formal assessment to inform teaching and future planning
- High standards of behaviour and the application of our "warm-strict" approach
Knowledge and Skills
- Evidence of teaching in more than one school
- Knowledge and use of SIMS and/or other data management systems to monitor students' behaviour, attitudes and well-being
- Outstanding ICT skills
The Core Purposes of the Role
- Teaching and contributing to curriculum development
- Providing pastoral care and supporting students in their personal development
- Contributing to the staff professional culture of the school
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Plan and teach highly effective, motivating, ambitious and supportive lessons.
- Support students to develop excellent habits of learning through modelling, monitoring and discussion.
- Read around your subject and the education literature in order to continuously develop your teaching and curriculum thinking.
- Attend whole-school, department and pastoral CPD and apply what you learn to your practice.
- Visit colleagues' lessons and welcome visitors into your own lessons as part of our commitment to continuous improvement.
- Contribute to department discussion and development of curriculum materials.
- Use information from lessons, student classwork and assessments to inform future planning and teaching.
- Apply the school's systems to ensure excellent behaviour from all students.
- Support students through your role as a form tutor.
- Actively participate in duties, engaging students in conversation and helping to ensure an excellent climate for break and lunch.
- Contribute to the staff culture through professionalism, discussion, openness and warmth.
Additional Information
This appointment is subject to the current conditions of employment contained in the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document, the required Teacher Standards, other current educational legislation, and the school's articles of governance.
This job description may be amended at any time following discussion between the Headteacher and the member of staff and will be reviewed annually.
The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for job applicants with disabilities or specific requirements, and for any employee who develops a disability or specific requirement during their employment.