Job Description

Job Description

Post Title: Teacher/TLR

Line Manager: Headteacher Mrs Vanessa Thomas

Our school vision is: In our safe and supportive school, we provide lessons full of challenge, inspiration and real life learning in order to promote independent, respectful, high achievers who step out of their comfort zone, smiling.

We are looking for an outstanding classroom practitioner who is inspired by making a difference and an impact on the lives of children. We need someone who is motivated by leading Key Stage Two and is excited by our profession.After reading our school vision, which underpins everything we do here at shelley Primary, if you too share our values, then come and visit us, we would love to meet you and show you how passionate we are about our little school.

The successful canadidate will:

• Be an outstanding classroom practitioner who can coach and model for staff.
• Lead KS2 with high expectations of pupil achievement and behaviour.
• Lead mathematics so that pupils achieve highly in this subject across the school.

A TLR teacher's duties must include a significant responsibility that is not required of all classroom teachers and that:

• is focused on teaching and learning
• requires the exercise of a teacher's professional skills and judgement
• requires the teacher to lead, manage and develop a subject or curriculum area; or to lead and manage pupil development across the curriculum
• has an impact on the educational progress of pupils other than the teacher's assigned classes or groups of pupils; and
• involves leading, developing and enhancing the teaching practice of other staff.

At Shelley Primary, we endeavour to maintain agood work-life balance for our staff. Therefore, where possible, Leadership Time will be provided to assist staff in the completion of their TLR responsibilities, particularly where lesson observations are a necessity. However, staff should note that there is an expectation for them to fulfil their job description with or without this additional time.

Information about the School

Ongar Primary School is based in Ongar and set in large and beautiful grounds. The school provides children with a safe, happy and stimulating learning environment. All that we do at Ongar Primary is underpinned by our Three Rights: The Right to Respect, The Right to Safety and The Right to Learn.

Ongar Primary School is part of the Bridge Academy Trust: a collegiate and collaborative Trust, where, first and foremost, each school is a place of (high quality) learning, where young people ENJOY, ENRICH, ACHIEVE, ASPIRE. The core purpose is to provide high quality continuity of every child’s journey through education from 3 to 19, with a community and school-led school improvement approach and long-term sustainable strategy.

This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, medical clearance and satisfactory references. Bridge Academy Trust welcomes applications from those of all backgrounds, faiths and ethnic groups.