KS2 Class Teacher

Class Teacher

Job Description Post title:
Class Teacher Responsible to:
The Head teacher and the Governing Body

Main Responsibilities:

Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils

• Set an example in all aspects, share good practice and support other colleagues in maintaining the standards
• In setting targets, take into account cohort targets and how these will be met
• In setting targets, take account of the level of challenge for pupils across the cohort of all backgrounds, abilities and dispositions
• Actively support the Catholic ethos of the school in relationships with children, colleagues and parents, both in class and around the school

• Set an example in all aspects, share good practice and support other colleagues in maintaining the standards
• Demonstrate clear understanding of the needs of children of all backgrounds, abilities and dispositions so that the majority of pupils make good progress
• Use data effectively, demonstrating analytical thinking in reviewing and evaluating progress and attainment and in meeting appropriate, challenging targets for all pupils, for both class and cohort
• Demonstrate through self-review, an effective evaluation of the impact of teaching
• Demonstrate in depth knowledge of how children learn and adapt teaching accordingly
• Establish a culture that ensures that pupils have a responsible and conscientious attitude to their work
• Encourage independent learning
• Engage with colleagues in review and evaluation of cohort progress and attainment
• Actively promote parental involvement and initiate opportunities to involve them
• Improve subject knowledge and development through staff training or INSET
• Provide quality, accurate, professional reports for parents

• Set an example in all aspects, share good practice and support other colleagues in maintaining the standards
• Demonstrate knowledge and expertise across the range of subjects through coherent planning and lively, inspirational teaching
• Demonstrate good knowledge, inspiring colleagues and establishing a curriculum that ensures consistency across a year group and progression across the school
• Evaluate own performance in terms of impact on teaching and learning
• Take responsibility for own CPD, keeping abreast of changes/developments across a range of subjects and phases
• Provide professional reports (verbal or written) to parents, indicating progress, attainment and targets for improvement

• Set an example in all aspects, share good practice and support other colleagues in maintaining the standards
• Consistently teach lessons that are good or outstanding and facilitate the need for all learners
• Through effective planning and provision, demonstrate understanding of different styles of learning and how these are accommodated
• Demonstrate ability to reflect and evaluate teaching and the impact on learning, children’s attitudes and behaviour
• Be systematic in evaluating learning within and across a sequence of lessons
• Actively engage parents in their children’s learning
• Work effectively as part of a team, ensuring consistency across a year group
• Take a significant role in collaborative planning,
• Recognise own accountability for curriculum provision within the class and the quality of learning

• Set an example in all aspects, share good practice and support other colleagues in maintaining the standards
• Ensure that teaching is consistently good and outstanding
• Demonstrate how teaching has been adapted to accommodate the needs of groups and individuals
• Initiate strategies to engage parents in their children learning, especially hard to reach parents or those whose first language is not English

• Set an example in all aspects, share good practice and support other colleagues in maintaining the standards
• Be highly competent in assessment across the curriculum, both formative and summative and in using outcomes to support accurate, challenging target setting and continuous progress and high attainment
• Be aware of…