Primary Lead Teacher

Job Description: Primary Lead Teacher 

Reporting to: Assistant Principal 

Start date: 1st September 2019

Salary: Ark MPS – AM1 to AM6 plus TLR 2A

The Role 

• To develop teacher practice and planning that ensures great outcomes for pupils in the year group

• To lead a designated year group, responsible for the day-to-day work and management of classes and the safety and welfare of the pupils

• To deliver outstanding teaching and learning to ensure pupils achieve excellent academic results and set the standard for teaching in the year group

Key Responsibilities 

• To be an outstanding Lead Teacher in the Primary

• To lead, develop and manage a year group within the school ensuring constantly high standards across the classes

• Be an exemplary Instructional Coach and plan and implement effective mentoring and coaching practices to ensure the needs of all pupils in your year group are met

• To support the SLT in setting high standards of teaching and learning across your year group and to monitor the impact of teaching and learning activities on the attainment and progress made by pupils in both classes

• To plan, resource and deliver lessons and sequences of lessons to the highest standard that ensures real learning takes place and pupils make excellent progress 

• To ensure year group classrooms provide a nurturing environment that helps pupils to develop as learners 

• To help to maintain and establish high standards of behaviour across your year group

• Work effectively with parents 

• To contribute to the effective working of the academy 

Key Outcomes and Activities 

Teaching and Learning 

• With support from the Primary Principal and SLT and within the context of the academy’s curriculum and schemes of work, plan and prepare effective lessons 

• Teach engaging and effective lessons that motivate, inspire and improve pupil attainment  

• Use regular assessments to set targets for pupils, monitor pupil progress and respond accordingly to the results of such monitoring 

• To produce/contribute to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual and groups of pupils 

• Maintain regular and productive communication with pupils, parents and carers, to report on progress, sanctions and rewards and all other communications 

• Implement and adhere to the academy’s behaviour management policy, ensuring the health and well-being of pupils is maintained at all times 

• Participate in preparing pupils for assessments as and when necessary

• Enrich the year group curriculum with trips and visits to enhance the learning experience of all pupils 

Academy Culture 

• Support the academy’s values and ethos by contributing to the development and implementation of policies, practices and procedures 

• Continue to support a strong academy community, characterised by consistent, orderly behaviour and caring, respectful relationships 

• Continue to embed a culture and ethos that is utterly committed to achievement 

• To be active in issues of pupil welfare and support 

• Support and work in collaboration with colleagues and other professional in and beyond the school, covering lessons and providing other support as required. 

Other 

• Undertake, and when required, deliver or be part of the appraisal system and relevant training and professional development 

• Undertake other various responsibilities as directed by your line manager or Primary Principal 

Person Specification: Primary Lead Teacher 

Qualification Criteria 

• Qualified to degree level and above 

• Qualified to teach and work in the UK

Experience 

• Proven exemplary classroom practice in a primary school 

• Experience of designing and developing resources to support learning across different subject areas 

• Experience of reflecting on and improving teaching practice to increase pupil achievement 

• Evidence of continually improving the teaching and learning in your year group though schemes of work, assessment and extra-curricular activities etc. 

Knowledge 

• Excellent knowledge of the Primary National Curriculum and a solid grounding in the assessment processes used to support planning and raise pupil attainment 

• Understanding of the strategies needed to establish consistently high aspirations and standards of results and behaviour. 

Behaviours 

Leadership 

• Highly effective team member and coach

• High level of self-awareness and self-management 

• High expectations for accountability and consistency of themselves and others

• Acts as a role model to staff, pupils and the community

• Vision aligned with our high aspirations and commitment to every pupil

• Genuine passion and a belief in the potential of every pupil

• Motivation to continually improve standards and achieve excellence

• Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils

Teaching and Learning

• Outstanding classroom practitioner

• Effective and positive behaviour management, with clear boundaries, sanctions, praise and reward

• Has excellent communication, planning and organisational skills

• Demonstrates resilience, motivation and commitment to driving up standards of achievement

• Commitment to regular and on-going professional development and training to continue to contribute to outstanding classroom practice

Other desirable training and skills 

• Training and practice in Ruth Miskin’s ‘Read, Write Inc.’