Cover Teacher

General Duties within the context of the classroom:

You will be expected to carry out the professional duties of a teacher as outlined in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document currently in operation, or any subsequent legislation.

• Planning, preparing and delivering lessons giving balanced curriculum access for all children.
• Setting, marking, evaluating and reflecting on / responding to progress and attainment of individual pupils.
• Providing a stimulating learning environment for children to work in.
• Assessing and recording and analysing pupils’ progress systematically and making reports as appropriate to the Headteacher, co-ordinators and keeping parents informed about their child’s work and progress.
• Communicating and co-operating with other authorised agencies, including participation in meetings as required.
• Establishing high levels of expectation, to include good standards of pupil behaviour and achievement within the class.
• The health and safety of the class both when they are authorised to be on the school premises and when they are engaged in authorised school activities elsewhere.

Specific Responsibilities

1. The teaching of pupils in the class that you have been assigned to.

2. Responsibility for the management of staff, resources and curriculum development within the assigned Class.

3. Contributing to the review, development and management of a specific area/s of the curriculum (to be confirmed), by acting as subject leader in line with the trust’s subject leader handbook.

General Responsibilities

Taking appropriate responsibility for one’s own health, safety and welfare and the health and safety of pupils, visitors and work colleagues in accordance with the requirements of legislation and locally adopted policies, including taking responsibility for raising concerns with an appropriate manager.