English Teacher

Key Responsibilities:

·        teaching their main subject across the full range of ability across potentially 3 key stages following departmental schemes of work, the National Curriculum and the relevant subject specifications;

·        contributing to the development of departmental schemes of work and assessment;

·        setting and marking homework according to school and departmental policies;

·        monitoring and assessing students according to departmental and whole school policies;

·        actively promoting the school expectations;

·        teaching other subjects as required and according to departmental schemes of work;

·        contributing to departmental meetings;

·        maintaining a safe and attractive learning environment;

·        taking on roles of responsibility after discussion with subject co-ordinator;

·        a willingness to teach a second subject as required;

·        promoting the school's ethos and equal opportunities policy;

·        contributing to the further development of whole school policies and practices;

·        serving as a tutor with responsibilities for student academic tutoring, behaviour, welfare, guidance and for liaison with parents;

·        carrying out appropriate school duties, including general lunchtime duties on a voluntary basis;

·        promoting and safeguarding the welfare of students for whom they have responsibility or with whom they come into contact.

Assessment, recording and reporting:

·               Keep appropriate records of students’ work;

·               Mark and return work set, including homework, within an agreed and reasonable time;

·               Use the school’s marking scheme at all times;

·               Carry out assessment programmes, as agreed by the school, faculty or department;

·               Complete records of achievement in line with school policy;

·               Complete student reports in line with school policy. Attend parents’ evenings as required and keep parents informed about their child’s performance and future targets;

·               Undertake responsibility for a form group;

·               Monitor and set targets for the social and academic progress of all students in the form;

·               Endeavour to build up a good relationship with the students in the form, so that they will look to the teacher for support and advice;

·               Command high standards of student behaviour and conduct at all times and support the school in its application of related policies;

·               Report issues of concern to the appropriate senior staff;

·               Attend and contribute to key stage, subject, team and full staff meetings;

·               In relation to the school’s strategic plan, contribute towards the goals and targets.

The ideal candidate will be:

·               A qualified teacher educated to degree level.

·               A passionate classroom practitioner.

·               An advocate for young people.

·               Someone with clear potential to learn and improve.

·               Innovative, creative, resilient and dynamic.

·               An excellent communicator who has a positive attitude to life and work.

·               Able to demonstrate their impact in their current role.