Job Description

General Responsibilities

Curriculum

1. To prepare and teach and evaluate lessons in accordance with school aims and objectives, school policies and department schemes of work.

2. To use a range of teaching and learning strategies and resources including personalisation, differentiation and Assessment for Learning so that individual pupils have access to the curriculum.

3. To assist, as necessary, the Head of Department in the production of schemes of work.

Pupils
1. To support the school policy on behaviour, discipline and pupil welfare in the classroom. To communicate problems of a pastoral nature to the Pastoral Leads and problems of an academic nature to the relevant Head of Department.

2. To ensure that pupils use equipment safely.

3. To display pupils' work and maintain a tidy, safe and stimulating working environment.

4. To liaise with the Learning Support Department and the group tutor over pupils with special educational needs and to modify teaching accordingly.

5. To liaise with and clarify the role of any LSA allocated to the class.

6. To keep a record of pupil attendance at, and punctuality to, lessons and report any notable observations to the Attendance Officer.

7. To ensure that homework is set in accordance with the homework timetable and recorded in the Pupil Planner.

8. To ensure that the reward systems and sanctions are used.

9. To set and maintain high standards of pupil work in the classroom.

Assessment
1. To assess pupils' work in accordance with school policies. To maintain a record of pupils' attainments. To use assessments to diagnose individual strengths and weaknesses and to plan subsequent teaching accordingly.

2. To write reports on pupils and attend meetings with parents/carers.

Duties
1. To undertake duties before school, lunch, break and after school on a rota basis.

FORM TUTOR

The group tutor has a key role in the personal development of the pupil. S/he should ensure that each pupil is known well, that their progress is checked and followed with interest and that guidance is available when needed.

General Responsibilities

1.1 To know the individuals within the tutor group well and to establish and maintain the highest possible standards of work, behaviour and appearance.

1.2 To be the first point of contact for parents/carers.

1.3 To respond appropriately to any problems that may arise in the tutor group either by dealing with them and/or by referring them to the Pastoral Leads or relevant Head of Department.

1.4 To liaise with subject teachers in order to encourage and monitor the academic development of the pupils.

1.5 To communicate with parents where appropriate including seeing parents at parents' evenings.

1.6 To register the attendance and punctuality of the pupils.

1.7 To ensure that information is passed on to pupils as required.

1.8 To attend form tutor meetings as required.

1.9 To monitor the correct use of the Pupil Planners, referring any concerns or successes to the Pastoral Leads.