PE Apprentice

Job Description

Job Title                    PE Apprentice

Responsible to       Lead PE Teacher

Salary                        £144.30 per week (National minimum wage)

Teaching Skills

To promote the effective teaching and learning of PE

To prepare and deliver creative PE lessons to stimulate the learning, progress and involvement of pupils

To be able to physically demonstrate common PE skills and next steps to aid children’s progress in sports

To develop the skills of children who show a talent for sports, whist understanding the needs of those who may have barriers to their learning

To take an active and leading role in the review and improvement of schemes of work and planning for the teaching of PE

To lead clubs and extra-curricular activities for the benefit of the children, helping our school to create teams ready for competition across the town.

General points relating to knowledge and understanding:

Have a detailed knowledge of the relevant aspects of the National Curriculum and other statutory requirements.

Have a secure knowledge and understanding of their specialist subject(s).

Understand progression in their specialist subject(s), including before and after their specialist age range. To include making links with local secondary schools to ensure progression beyond key stage two.

Cope securely with subject-related questions which pupils raise and know about pupils' common misconceptions and mistakes in their specialist subject(s).

Planning and setting expectations:

Identify and plan clear teaching objectives, content, lesson structures and sequences appropriate to the subject matter and the pupils being taught.

Set appropriate and demanding expectations for pupils' learning and motivation. Set clear targets for pupils' learning, building on prior attainment.

Identify pupils who have special educational needs and know where to get help in order to give positive and targeted support. Implement and keep records relating to any pupils with Individual Education Plans (IEPs).

Secure progress towards pupil targets.

Teaching and managing pupil learning:

Ensure effective teaching of whole classes, groups and individuals so that teaching objectives are met, momentum and challenge are maintained, and best use is made of teaching time.

Use imaginative & vibrant teaching methods which keep pupils engaged, including stimulating pupils' intellectual curiosity, effective questioning and response, clear presentation and good use of resources.

Set high expectations for pupils' behaviour, establishing and maintaining a good standard of discipline through well-focused teaching and through positive and productive relationships.

Assessment and evaluation:

Assess how well learning objectives have been achieved and use this assessment for future teaching.

Mark and monitor pupils' class and homework providing constructive oral and written feedback, setting targets for pupils' progress.

Provide or contribute to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual pupils and groups of pupils.

Administer and mark as required internal and external examinations.

Cover:

Supervise and so far as is practicable teach any pupils whose teacher is not available to teach them.

Undertake playground duty cover as part of a rota system.

Relations with parents and wider community:

Know how to prepare and present informative reports to parents (orally and written).

Recognise that learning takes place outside the school context and provide opportunities to develop pupils' understanding by relating their learning to real and work-related examples.

Participate in meetings with parents arranged for any of the purposes described above.

Understand the need to liaise with agencies responsible for pupils' welfare.

Act as an ambassador for the school, modelling the school’s ethos and vision when attending off site activities.

Managing own performance and development:

Understand the need to take responsibility for their own professional development and to keep up to date with research and developments in pedagogy and in the subjects they teach.

Understand their professional responsibilities in relation to school policies and practices.

Set a good example to the pupils they teach in their presentation and their personal conduct.

Evaluate their own teaching critically and use this to improve their effectiveness.

Participate in regular staff meetings which relate to the curriculum for the school or the administration or organisation of the school.

Undertake any appropriate in-service training.

Attend an annual appraisal.

Attend school events out of hours where required.

Undertake activities relating to the review and development of policies, procedures and the curriculum.

Managing developing staff and other adults:

Establish effective working relationships with professional colleagues including, where applicable, associate staff.

Managing Resources:

Select and make good use of textbooks, ICT and other learning resources which enable teaching objectives to be met.

Administration:

Participate in organisational and administrative tasks related to such duties as are described above.

Attend and deliver assemblies.

Register the attendance of pupils.

Safeguarding:

Follow and implement the child protection policies and procedures of the setting, contributing to identification of concerns, recording and working in partnership with all staff including the designated person to keep children safe. Be trained to the minimum LSCB safeguarding expectations as defined within the setting’s training programmes

This job description sets out the duties of the post at the time it was drawn up. The Principal may vary the duties from time to time without changing their general character or the level of responsibility entailed. It may be amended at any time after discussion with the post holder, but in any case, it will be reviewed annually.

Safeguarding

‘We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.  Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.

The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.

Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:  “Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”

The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.