Associate Teacher
Bedford Academy
Bedford
- £18,573 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Salary is for 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year. FTE £21,695
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Jan 2021
- Apply by:
- 16 December 2020
Job overview
We are looking to develop our supporting team of unqualified teachers that are primarily allocated to cover teachers that are absent from school. Many of these staff have in the past gone on to train to teach at our school, and become full time members of the school teaching and wider community. You will receive excellent support and guidance, with clear links and pathways to consider if you wish to become a qualified teacher.
Specific Responsibilities:
• To provide positive supervision (cover) for classes where the class teacher is absent. Delivering prepared lesson materials and securing children’s learning.
• To promote positive student behavior in line with the school’s policy and support children to develop a positive growth mind-set, setting and maintaining high academic and personal expectations.
• To encourage students to interact and work co-operatively with each other and engage all students in learning activities. Encourage students to become independent both in their learning and in preparation for adult life.
• To deal with any immediate problems or emergencies in accordance with Academy policy.
• To establish effective communication with teaching staff to ensure that continuity is maintained for students’ learning in a timely fashion that maximises student achievement.
• To ensure that childrens’ work is collected, maintained and returned to the appropriate teacher in a timely fashion that maximises student achievement.
• To provide reports, information or to attend meetings regarding children and families that you work with as required.
• To co-ordinate individual support for identified children as directed.
• To assist/supervise examinations as directed when required.
• To take part in all professional development directed, including training day activities.
• To provide physical care and attention for the personal needs of students as required following appropriate training.
• Undertake the supervision of students at break and lunchtimes if required.
• Assist teachers in preparing and supervising trips and visits.
• Attend relevant meetings as required.
• Any other duties and responsibilities commensurate with the post.
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About Bedford Academy
Bedford Academy is a dynamic institution breaking new ground with state-of-the-art facilities and a 100% commitment to student learning and progress.
Our new light and airy building is reminiscent of a University and provides a calm and inspiring learning environment where students are treated as individuals. We provide a strong sense of shared values: Student Focus, High Performance and Respect, Openness and Honesty.
Our high expectations and aspirations for all our students mean we offer an education that enables every student to excel and to develop the skills and confidence to do whatever they choose in later life.
Personalised learning is at the heart of Bedford Academy's drive to raise standards and maximise a child's potential. A broad-based academic and vocational curriculum is offered, with students taught in sets of similar ability students for the majority of their curriculum.
We pride ourselves in attracting teaching staff who are highly skilled, think creatively and design learning to engage and inspire.
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