Teacher of English (Maternity cover)

This role requires you to be:

• an outstanding and caring teacher of all students, teaching with expertise and enthusiasm, offering support to all and contributing to the College’s House system
• supportive of the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team in implementing all aspects of College policy in order to maintain the aims and ethos of the College
• a caring, effective, engaged, confident, creative and reflective practitioners, as set out in the Professional Teacher Standards
• supportive of the Catholic ethos of the College with high standards of professional conduct at all times

You will be expected to:

• plan work in accordance with College policy and the subject area’s scheme of work
• use professional judgement and students’ prior levels of attainment to set appropriate and demanding targets for learning
• assess, record and report on the development, progress and attainment of students;
• set high standards for appearance, punctuality, motivation and behaviour by:
• adhering to advice given in staff induction, the Staff Handbook and College policies
• establishing a purposeful and stimulating working atmosphere, including displays and classroom design
• liaise with relevant colleagues on planning work for collaborative delivery
• liaise with the Inclusion Team to ensure appropriate differentiation in teaching and learning, such that students of all abilities and learning styles are stretched appropriately
• participate in arrangements made in accordance with the agreed national framework for the appraisal of your performance and that of other teachers
• participate in arrangements for your further professional development, including training to meet specific student needs
• supervise and so far as practicable teach any students where the teacher timetabled to take the class is not available, subject to the understanding that teachers should be required to cover only rarely in circumstances that are not foreseeable

• comply with any reasonable request from a manager/ Headteacher to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description
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