Primary Class Teachers Birmingham, England
Job description
Leigh Primary School
JOB DESCRIPTION
1.0 JOB TITLE CLASS TEACHER
2.0 JOB PURPOSE
To promote the general progress and well-being of individual pupils and of
any class or group of pupils assigned to him/her principally but not
exclusively by teaching in the Primary Phase and undertaking other activities
for or relating to pupils.
3.0 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
3.1 GENERAL
a) Planning and preparing work for pupils assigned to him/her.
b) Teaching, according to their educational needs, the pupils
assigned to him/her including the setting and marking of work
carried out by those pupils; the number of lessons should not
normally exceed that limit which has been agreed in the school.
c) Assessing, recording and reporting on the development,
progress and attainment achieved by those pupils assigned to
him/her.
d) Communicating and consulting, in accordance with LEA/Trust
guidelines and circulars, with the parents of the pupils he/she is
assigned to teach.
e) Participating in meetings arranged for any of the purposes
described above.
f) Providing or contributing to oral and written assessments,
reports and references relating to individual pupils and groups
of pupils, including their personal and social needs.
g) Participating in any arrangements made in accordance with the
statutory regulations for the appraisal of his/her performance.
h) Reviewing from time to time his/her methods of teaching and
programme of work.
i) Participating in arrangements for his/her further training and
professional development as a teacher as appropriate,
including undertaking training and professional development
which aim to meet needs identified in appraisal objectives or in
appraisal statements.
j) Taking all reasonable steps to maintain good order and
discipline among pupils and safeguarding their health and
safety both when they are authorised to be on the school
premises and when they are engaged in authorised school
activities elsewhere.
k) Ensuring any concerns regarding the safety or well-being of a
child or another adult are immediately reported to a DSL/ Head
Teacher.
l) Participating as appropriate in meetings at the school which
relate to the curriculum, administration or organisation of the
school.
m) Participating in arrangements, as appropriate, for preparing
pupils for public examinations, in assessing pupils for the
purposes of such examinations and recording and reporting
such assessments; and participating in arrangements for pupils’
presentation for and supervision during such examinations.
n) Subject to the provisions of the School Teachers’ Pay and
Conditions Document, the associated statutory guidance and
the school’s arrangements for cover, supervising and so far as
practicable teaching any pupils whose teacher is not available
to teach them.
o) Attending assemblies unless a dispensation has been granted,
registering the attendance of pupils and supervising pupils in
accordance with school policy, whether these duties are to be
performed before, during or after school sessions.
3.2 SPECIFIC
a) To ensure that the register is marked punctually and kept up to
date as required by the law. All absence should be accounted
for by notes from parents or guardians and any problems
reported to the Head of the School or delegate.
b) To deal with other returns and requests for information about
children in the form as required.
c) To contribute and assist as required to keep up to date the pupil
records for each pupil in the form.
d) To contribute to references, reports to outside agencies and the
like, in consultation with colleagues.
e) To implement the school policy on personal appearance,
uniform and behaviour of the pupils.
f) To help pupils with individual guidance as necessary.
g) To attend assembly with the form unless a dispensation has
been granted.
4.0 LINE MANAGEMENT - RESPONSIBILITY TO AND FOR
(1) Responsible to the Head Teacher.
(2) Responsible for the supervision of persons providing support in the
classroom.
5.0 CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
The above responsibilities are in accordance with the requirements of the
Education Act 2002 and statutory Orders in terms of duties and working time,
also any local agreements, LEA/Trust circulars and guidelines giving
interpretations of teachers’ conditions of service.
6.0 REVIEW AND AMENDMENT
This job description is normally subject to annual review. It may be amended
at the request of the Head Teacher or the post holder but only after full
consultation with the post holder. It will be signed if agreement is reached.
7.0 COMPLAINTS
If, following review and amendment, agreement is not reached, the
appropriate procedures as adopted by the governing body should be used for
the settling of any disputes.
Job Description issued by
after consultation ___________________________________
(Signature of Head Teacher)
Copy received by ___________________________________
(Signature of Teacher)
Date __________________________________
