Prep School Teacher Key Stage 2

As a Prep School Teacher, working as Form Tutor to Year 5 in 2020-2021, you will have particular responsibility for the teaching and delivery of Religious Education throughout the Prep School in conjunction with the Head of RE for the school.  You will work closely with the Academic and Pastoral Leads of the Prep School and the Head of RE.

All members of staff are expected to 

• Uphold the school’s Christian and Catholic values to nurture individuals in a kind, caring and educationally stimulating environment.
• Teach and take full responsibility for a class, and provide an academic and pastoral overview of each pupil
• Perform duties at break, lunch and after school as directed by the Deputy Heads and Prep School Leads
• Commit fully to the Activities Programme by running at least two clubs a year and promote these to increase engagement of pupils and ensure they benefit from an exciting and full school life
• Buy into and take an active role in the pastoral programme in school to support and develop the wellbeing of each pupil
• Be actively supportive of the procedure for recruitment and retention of pupils, attending Open Events and being involved in activities to market the school
• Attend all INSET days and commit to the Performance and Professional Development programme at Rye by fulfilling all CPD obligations

Learning and Teaching

• Staff are accountable for the quality of learning in their lessons and they are responsible for:
• Developing a love of and curiosity for learning in all pupils
• Planning and preparing lessons that engage, challenge and promote aspirations
• Ensuring appropriate resources are well-maintained, updated and available to all pupils
• Annually updating schemes of work to ensure they are robust and challenging while meeting the needs of all individuals
• Setting and marking classwork, prep, and examination scripts
• Assessing and recording the development, progress, and achievement of their pupils and  reporting on these
• Encouraging and challenging pupils of all levels of ability
• The general welfare and individual needs of pupils in their class
• Liaising with the SENCO and Learning Support Department to ensure strategies for individual pupils are employed at all times and a consistency in approach is achieved
• Class management in order to maintain good order and behaviour in lessons and tidiness in classrooms
• Maintaining an attractive, stimulating and welcoming classroom environment
• Creating lively displays and ensuring that every child’s output is valued and represented
• Health and Safety in their classrooms as detailed in the School’s Health and Safety Policy and Classroom Environment Statement
• Developing a proactive, positive and professional relationship with parents and guardians
• Attending Parents’ Meetings, writing reports and analysing assessment data for individual pupils

Pastoral

All teaching staff undertake a pastoral role in the school whether as Form Tutor, Head of House, or Auxiliary Tutor.  All teachers are responsible for:

• The use of the Development Time including registration and administration
• Maintaining an up-to-date working knowledge of safeguarding practices and reporting all concerns through the appropriate channels in school and locally
• Attending assemblies with the form group and overseeing the organisation of the form assembly
• Participating in the school’s assembly rota and delivering assemblies that uphold the school’s Christian and Catholic values
• Co-ordinating information on the academic, extra-curricular and pastoral programme of pupils in their care and liaising with subject teachers, Heads of Department, the Chaplain, Activities Co-Ordinator and Senior Leads as appropriate, keeping records and ensuring the central pupil files are always up-to-date
• Encouraging the engagement of pupils in the Activities Programme and supporting the Activities Co-Ordinator in the uptake of this.
• Attending Parents’ Meetings, arranging individual meetings with parents as necessary, and putting records of individual meetings on the central pupil files
• Attending Tutor Meetings as appropriate with the Deputy Heads or Prep School Leads
• The condition of the form and or teaching room and appropriate displays in it.

Whole School

All staff share responsibility for the good running of the school by:

• Setting an excellent example to all pupils and maintaining high professional standards at all times
• Maintaining and promoting the reputation of the school
• Providing cover for absent colleagues
• Participating actively in the rota of duties
• Maintaining high standards of pupil behaviour and discipline at all times
• Invigilating internal and public examinations as appropriate
• Setting, marking and invigilating Entrance Exams

Extra-Curricular Activities

All staff play an active role in extra-curricular activities and are responsible for:

• Leading two clubs a year
• The administration of the activity including co-ordination of dates with the Deputy Heads
• Ensuring that all safety requirements are met and proper procedures are followed in conjunction with the EVC co-ordinator and the Bursar
• Ensuring that all pupils are able to contribute to and benefit from the activity

Person specification

Essential

• excellent academic credentials
• a highly successful teacher
• understanding of and support for the Christian and Catholic ethos of the school
• strong interpersonal skills
• diplomatic and patient
• well organised, efficient and able to manage competing priorities
• collaborative, reliable and resilient
• a willingness to contribute to the wider needs of the school community
• highly effective communication skills, in person and in writing
• integrity and discretion
• inspiring confidence in others

Desirable

• a practising Catholic

Pay and benefits

Salary will be on the Rye Scale, according to experience.

All teachers are invited to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.

All salaried staff, full or part-time, are entitled to a fee remission, 50% for full-time staff and pro rata for part-time staff. 

There is car parking on site, and the School is easily accessible by bus.  

How to apply

Applications (application form, accompanying letter and full curriculum vitae with contact details for two referees) should be addressed to the Head, Miss Joanne Croft, and sent by email to the  Human Resources Manager, Ms Ellen Phelips (ephelips@ryestantony.co.uk; 01865 229227).  For an application form, please contact Ellen Phelips (ephelips@ryestantony.co.uk) or visit the Staff Vacancies page on the school website.  Applications will be accepted only from candidates who have completed the application form in full. 

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Thursday 1 October 2020, and interviews will be held on Friday 9 October 2020.