Teacher - Primary

TEACHERS’ (TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT) REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1987 SCHEDULE 3

Exercise of general professional duties

JOB TITLE:

Teacher – Primary

REPORTS TO:

Principal

• Exercise of general professional duties as required
• Perform particular duties assigned by the principal or, where employed by a board, by the board or the principal of a school where the teacher may be required to work
• Planning and preparing courses and lessons
• Teaching pupils according to their educational needs, setting and marking work to be carried out by the pupils in school and elsewhere
• Assessing, recording and reporting on the development, progress and attainment of pupils
• Promoting the general progress and well‑being of individual pupils and groups; providing advice and guidance on educational, social matters, future careers and sources of further expert advice; making relevant records and reports
• Making records of and reports on the personal and social needs of pupils (except where doing so would compromise the teacher’s position)
• Communicating and consulting with the parents of pupils
• Communicating and cooperating with external bodies approved by the employing authority and the Board of Governors
• Participating in meetings arranged for the purposes described above
• Providing or contributing to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual pupils and groups (except where compromising the teacher’s position)
• Participating in any scheme of staff development and performance review; reviewing teaching methods and programmes; participating in arrangements for further training and professional development
• Advising and cooperating with the Principal and other teachers on the preparation and development of courses of study, teaching materials, programmes, methods, and pastoral arrangements
• Maintaining discipline and safeguarding pupils’ health and safety, both on school premises and during authorised activities elsewhere
• Participating in meetings relating to the curriculum, administration, organisation, and pastoral functions of the school
• Preparing pupils for public examinations, assessing them for such examinations, recording and reporting assessments, and supervising examination presentations
• Contributing to the selection, appointment, and professional development of other teachers; coordinating or managing the work of other teachers; participating in the review and development of activities relating to curriculum, organisation, and pastoral functions
• Participating in administrative and organisational tasks, including the management of support staff and the ordering and allocation of equipment and materials
• Attending assemblies; registering pupil attendance; supervising pupils before, during, and after school sessions
• Complying with the full‑time teacher workload: working on 195 days in any year (not more than 190 days involving classroom teaching); available for duty at times and places specified by the Principal; not teaching or supervising more than the specified hours per week; taking at least a 30‑minute break between 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm (or 2:30 pm for nursery schools)
• Providing staff cover to pupils whose teacher is absent, within the limits set for different school sizes and class grades

Notes to job applicants:
You must demonstrate how you meet the required criteria in detail on your application form under each question (essential and desirable criteria). The selection panel will assess your responses at the shortlisting stage using the criteria outlined below.

• Qualifications / Professional Membership: Hold a teaching qualification recognised for grant‑aided schools in Northern Ireland (obtained by the closing date).
• Experience: Minimum six years of demonstrable experience teaching from Foundation Stage, using effective classroom strategies, supporting and challenging all abilities, including those with special educational needs; experience using digital media/technology; experience teaching composite classes.
• Other: Registered with the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (GTCNI) before…