Job Description
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Lion Academy Trust is looking to recruit outstanding, enthusiastic, innovative and committed class teachers in January 2018 in our schools located in Essex, Maple Grove Primary and Leigh Beck Junior. If you are excited by innovation and challenge, and if you are energised by opportunities to develop and share your practise, whilst learning with your colleagues and from the children you work with, then we look forward to hearing from you.
CORE DUTIES:
To provide a high quality educational experience for all children by leading learning in School, developing consistent practice in teaching and learning and ensuring that children achieve the highest standards of attainment and achievement. Children are expected to make rapid and sustained progress.
The teacher will contribute to the schools strategic planning documentation (SIP), supporting the ethos, aims and vision of the school in accordance with the five outcomes in Every Child Matters:
· Be healthy
· Stay safe
· Enjoy and achieve
· Make a positive contribution
· Achieve economic well-being
KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING:
Teachers are expected to have a minimum good knowledge of and keep up to date with the Early Years Curriculum, National Curriculum and the Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education. This includes any adaptations and curriculums the school or Lion Academy Trust adopt or use.
Teachers are expected to understand how pupils' learning is affected by their physical, intellectual, emotional and social development and to understand the stages of child development in order to adapt and improve provision so that children exceed expectations.
Use technology in teaching and learning to enhance the learning and extend the learning experience for children. Teachers select and make good use of ICT skills for classroom and management support.
Be familiar with the school's current systems and structures as outlined in policy documents including the Health and Safety and Child Protection Policies.
Understand and know how national, local comparative and school data including National Curriculum test data can be used to set clear targets for pupil's achievement.
PLANNING:
Liaise with colleagues, subject leaders and other middle leaders in the planning, development and delivery of an effective curriculum which meets the needs of all groups of pupils.
Attend and contribute to staff meetings to support implementation of the School Improvement Plan, in accordance with school strategy and direction;
Liaise with the Year Leader, Inclusion Manager/SENCO in planning intervention and targeted support for identified underachieving groups and ensuring that their provision is accurately and precisely targeted at needs. Monitor the programmes of intervention to ensure they provide rapid and sustained progress for all individual pupils.
Specific Planning and preparation expectations:
· Ensure through planning, preparation and assessment sessions and any additional meetings that learning and provision is precisely planned for and evaluated so that that all pupils' specific needs are catered for and exceeded.
· Plan and deliver in relation to the Early Learning Goals, National Curriculum/ LAT curriculum and the Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education with regard for the school's aim statement, own policies and schemes of work, the teaching programme for all children within the class.
· Provide clear structures for lessons and for sequences of lessons, which maintain pace, motivation and challenge.
· Make effective and explicit use of assessment information on pupils' attainment and progress and in planning future lessons.
· Ensure effective teaching of whole classes, groups and individuals, establishing high expectations of behaviour and attainment, so that teaching objectives are met.
· Monitor and intervene when teaching to ensure sound learning and discipline and maintain a safe environment in which pupils feel confident.
· Use a variety of teaching and learning styles to keep all pupils engaged.
· Plan opportunities for pupil explicit engagement, pupil ownership and assessment capable learners so that pupils take ownership for their learning.
· Be familiar with the Code of Practice and identification, assessment and support of pupils with special educational needs.
Evaluate their own teaching critically to improve effectiveness
Information about the School
Lion Academy Trust (LAT) have an outstanding reputation nationally, are high performing, forward looking and innovative. They work hand in hand to lead schools across London, Essex and Northants.
Further details please visit: www.lionacademytrust.net