Job Description
- Ttake responsibility for the welfare and safety of all pupils in the school's care and particularly those in your class
- Observe and record pupils' progress, attainment, needs and interests as well as plan and provide appropriate learning experiences for them
- Plan and prepare long, medium and short term teaching plans as a member of a team
- Attend regular planning, staff and team meetings, school productions and other whole school events
- Prepare reports for and attend parents meetings
- Plan, resource and maintain an attractive learning environment which facilitates autonomous learning and enables pupils to maximise their potential
- Establish good professional relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues
- Monitor pupils' progress, keep meaningful records and evaluate your own and pupils' performance
- Keep abreast of current Educational Thought and Initiatives and take responsibility for your own professional development
- Accept responsibility in conjunction with other staff for implementing everyday school activities in accordance with agreed school policies
- To have due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to follow the child protection procedures adopted by the Southwark Safeguarding Children's Board and the school's safeguarding policy
- Implement a relational approach to behaviour, maintaining a calm, consistent and supportive environment
- Support pupils with a range of neurodiverse needs (including autism and ADHD) through adaptive teaching strategies
- Work effectively with pupils with SEMH needs, understanding behaviour as a form of communication
- Plan for and implement provision for pupils with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), ensuring statutory requirements are met
- Ensure that provision outlined in EHCPs is delivered consistently and effectively within the classroom
- Write, implement and regularly review Individual Education Plans (IEPs) or equivalent support plans
- Monitor and evaluate the impact of targeted class interventions, adapting provision as needed
- Work collaboratively with external professionals, including Speech and Language Therapists (SALT), Educational Psychologists (EP) and Occupational Therapists (OT), to ensure appropriate provision and strategies are in place
- Contribute to the EHCP assessment and review process, including writing reports and attending annual review meetings
- Liaise closely with the SENDCo, parents and carers to ensure a joined-up approach to supporting pupils
- Work effectively with Teaching Assistants to support learning and pupil progress
- Provide clear direction, planning and guidance for Teaching Assistants
- Agree, organise and timetable support and interventions in collaboration with support staff
- Monitor and review the effectiveness of support provided, ensuring it has a direct impact on pupil outcomes Subject Leading
- Contribute to the formulation of School Development Plans as necessary with specific reference to your subject area
- Develop where necessary and maintain a curriculum map for delivering programmes of study within your subject area
- Adopt and keep under review a whole school Scheme of Work for your subject area through consultation with colleagues, LEA subject advisers and other agencies
- Ensure that whole school Assessment and Record Keeping Practices are in place for your subject
- Keep subject related Equal Opportunities issues under review
- Contribute to the support given to pupils with Special Educational Needs with specific reference to your subject area and in accordance with the School's SEN policy
- Manage and monitor a curriculum budget including auditing, ordering and managing whole school resources for your subject area
- Collaborate with curriculum team leaders and other colleagues to produce action plans and reports for the Governing Body
- Develop and implement in conjunction with other middle and senior managers, appropriate strategies for raising the achievement of pupils within your subject area.
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