Teacher

Deliver a high quality education which aligns with our academic aims, vision and values. Responsibility for the delivery, administration and development of agreed subject courses, units and learning programmes within the context of Curriculum for Excellence and wider, nationally recognised qualifications:

• Establish, monitor, evaluate and continually improve standards of subject courses, educational interventions and their delivery to assigned classes
• Plan, develop and evaluate Literacy, Numeracy and Health and Wellbeing outcomes within subjects and across the curriculum
• Assess, record and report on learner progress and attainment
• Maintain and contribute to subject planning, assessment and policy
• Rigorously undertake assessment activities appropriate to age, stage and ability of our young people

Teach class groups and plan and deliver purposeful, engaging lessons; ensuring that appropriate progression routes, personalisation, choice and inclusion opportunities exist for young people with complex and challenging learning and behavioural needs:

• Promote positive, solution focused approaches towards overcoming barriers to learning and positive growth
• Develop and deliver individual educational programmes, in line with national advice and guidance, appropriate to the age and ability of the young person, taking into account access to a Broad General Education and Senior Phase qualifications
• Develop and deliver a range of experiences aimed at promoting social and life skills and therefore the confidence and independence of the young person
• Liaise closely with education colleagues and other professionals concerned with the welfare of the young person – Team Around the Child / Looked After Children’s Reviews / Children’s Hearings / Planning Meetings
• Develop close ways of working between care and education staff to promote cohesive approaches to meeting learner needs
• Attend educational reviews and provide individual pupil reports
• Develop assessment and record keeping practices
• Set and monitor appropriate targets for individual pupils
• To present pupils for internal and external assessments and examinations
• Actively contribute to the health and wellbeing of all young people

Engage young people in their learning to raise both attainment and achievement:

• Using both internal and external moderation activities, ensure consistency of standard and approach in the progression of young people through nationally recognised qualifications
• Provide additional one to one support for young people as necessary to ensure access to curricular opportunities
• Deliver stimulating and engaging lessons which provide access and coverage to a Broad General Education. Lessons will be appropriate and differentiated in order to motivate learners within a Social, Emotional and Behavioural context

Work collaboratively with all colleagues to enable positive change for young people:

• Undertake Key Teacher responsibilities for assigned pupils
• Seek opportunities to promote ‘inclusive’ approaches to managing challenging behaviour
• Provide guidance for all pupils in accordance with education and care policies
• Liaise with care staff, parents, social workers and or other professional agencies as required

Undertake all necessary administration, planning and management of curricular areas. This will include regular evaluation and moderation activities to assess student attainment and achievement and include the use of formative and summative assessment. Young people will be involved in the planning of next steps through the creation and sharing of learning intentions and success criteria:

• Understand and apply the principles of assessment, recording and reporting
• Use the results of assessment to evaluate and improve own teaching, and the learning and attainment of the children
• Contribute to educational improvement planning and development

Regularly engage in focussed and planned Career Long Professional Learning to improve teaching practice and maintain high standards of competency and professionalism:

• Identify personal/professional development needs and undertake appropriate training as identified through PU process
• Engage in the process of Curriculum Development
• Contribute to the professional development of colleagues through collegiate and team working arrangements
• Seek moderation, research and development opportunities to share best practice

Ensure critical adherence to Health, Safety and Security in all aspects of the role:

• Ensure the physical and emotional safety of all young people
• Promote positive behaviours and implement effective behaviour management strategies to maintain high standards among young people within education setting

Contribute to the delivery of the Education Departments School Improvement Plan and the wider organisational Business Plan objectives:

• Promote a positive ethos
• Celebrate successes
• Implement and promote adherence to whole organisation policies
• Liaise and work co-operatively with other educational establishments and outside agencies
• Seek to understand the Care task in line with National Health & Social Care Standards
• Promote learning opportunities within the 24 hour curriculum
• Contribute to whole school curricular improvement initiatives
• Understand organisational expectations and actively contribute towards meeting organisational aims
• Actively contribute to the delivery of the School Improvement plan and wider organisational Business Plan objectives

Carry out other tasks from time to time, as may be required by the Head of Education Skills and Life Long Learning to promote the best interests of the organisation.