Class Teacher

We seek to appoint a class teacher who is expected to play a vital role in supporting children during their preparatory years of education, helping them develop essential skills in a caring and structured environment.  The post holder will be responsible for planning engaging and well-structured lessons that inspire and challenge pupils, supporting strong progress in core subjects such as literacy and numeracy, alongside a broad and balanced curriculum. There is an expectation that all teachers foster a positive and purposeful learning environment, nurturing confidence, resilience, and independence, and ensuring every child feels valued and supported.

If you are a committed and enthusiastic teacher with a genuine passion for working with primary-aged children, and the ability to guide pupils through key stages of their academic and personal development, this would be an exciting opportunity. Whether you are an experienced teacher or at an earlier stage in your career, the role offers the chance to make a meaningful and lasting impact on pupils’ learning and development each day.

This covers the main responsibilities of this particular role, The role holder may be asked to carry out other activities commensurate with this from time to time.

KEY TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plan, prepare and deliver relevant and challenging lessons based on engaging and bespoke schemes of work. Learning themes should link with topic-based schemes used by class teachers.

• Liaise with other class teachers and other subject specialists to ensure teaching is differentiated and age appropriate to ensure that all children experience a broad, balanced, relevant and stimulating curriculum.

• Achieve progression of pupil learning through: 

  • identifying clear learning objectives and specifying how they will be taught and assessed;

  • setting tasks which challenge pupils and ensure high levels of interest; 

  • setting appropriately challenging expectations; 

  • setting clear targets, building on prior attainment; 

  • providing clear structures for lessons, maintaining pace, motivation and challenge; 

  • maintaining discipline in accordance with the school’s procedures and encouraging good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, and standards of work; 

  • using a variety of teaching methods to match approach to content and to the needs of the pupils; 

  • presenting key ideas using appropriate vocabulary; 

  • using effective questioning, listening carefully to pupils, giving attention to errors and misconceptions; 

  • evaluating own teaching critically to improve effectiveness.

• Ensure a close match between the learning experiences offered and the individual needs of the children in the class, so as to give each child an opportunity to achieve to the maximum of his/her capability, providing children with opportunities to manage their own learning and become independent learners. This includes being prepared to use new and alternative methods to maintain excellent standards of teaching during periods of home learning.

• Make appropriate educational provision for children with SEND and those who may have EAL needs, liaising with the SENDCO.

• Create a safe and secure, happy and stimulating learning environment, maintaining the highest standards of organisation and discipline.

• Produce high-quality wall displays both in the Classroom and in other areas of the school.

• Carry out administrative duties related to the delivery of all aspects of outstanding teaching, including the use of technology to assist in lesson preparation, teaching and reporting.

• Arrange for resources, equipment and materials to be available in such a way that they are properly cared for, easily accessible and will encourage the children to become more responsible for their own learning.

• Reinforce and promote the vision, values and ethos of the school.

• Attend staff meetings, year group meetings and other training and developmental sessions, and take part in joint decision making about educational issues.

• Undertake any other reasonable and relevant duties in accordance with the changing needs of the school as directed by your line manager.

• Assist with and organise aspects of wider school provision, including - but not limited to - school trips, activities and clubs. Lead an after-school club as part of the school’s extra-curricular program.

Pupils

• To supervise children during the school day, including in the playground and dinner hall on a rota basis.

• Build a rapport with the pupils to set personalised goals, and social and academic progress targets.

• Provide timely updates on pupil progress through reports and the use of visual evidence

• To provide the highest levels of pastoral care.

• Monitor and report on pupil welfare/behaviour using the school’s pastoral systems.

• Develop and maintain systems for keeping pupil records, ensuring information is accurate and up to date.

• To support the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of the children in the school.

• Ensure high standards of teaching, learning, and assessment across the centre

• Monitor children’s progress and outcomes, using assessment to inform planning and interventions

• Promote inclusive practice, meeting the needs of all children, including those with SEND and EAL

Parents

• Effective communication with parents/carers and associated departments is a vital part of this role.

• Ensure parents are informed about their child’s learning, development, and well-being

• To take reasonable steps to maintain cordial relations with members of the parent body, responding to requests for information and assistance.

• Attend Parent Consultation evenings and other afterschool events to discuss progress, targets and planned curriculum coverage/topics with pupils’ parents.

External Agencies

• Build strong, respectful partnerships with parents and carers, promoting open communication.

• Work effectively with external professionals and agencies to support children’s learning and wellbeing.

• Represent Ranby House positively within the wider community.

• Work collaboratively with external agencies, professionals, and the wider community to support children and families.

Statutory requirements & equal opportunities

Safeguarding & Child Protection

For this post applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including, but not limited to, reference checks with previous employers, online searches, prohibition checks and a criminal record check via the Applicants Disclosure and Barring Service (including Barred List Check). All offers of employment are conditional upon the satisfactory outcome of child protection screening checks.

Disclosures

We will appoint, train, develop and promote on the basis of merit and ability alone. It is a stipulation of the Governors and a statutory requirement that members of staff appointed to Worksop College should be shown not to have any criminal record, which might prevent them accepting a post at the College. Accordingly, the College requires permission from all members of staff to make an appropriate investigation. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory outcome of this enquiry.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitations of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

Equal Opportunities

Worksop College is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to a policy of treating all our employees and job applicants equally. It is our policy to take all reasonable steps to employ and promote employees on the basis of their abilities and qualifications without regard to age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, marital or civil partnership status, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), sexual orientation, trade union membership, religion or belief.

Benefits

Working at Worksop and Ranby House is as much about a lifestyle choice as it is about pursuing a satisfying career path. We have high expectations of our staff and reward with an attractive benefits package, which includes:

• Fee concessions for your children

• Workplace pension scheme

• Access to gym, sports hall and swimming pool

• Free meals provided when on duty

• Free onsite parking

Desired Criteria

• Experience in coaching sport, (Athletics, Hockey, Rugby, Football, Cricket, Netball)

• Keenness to get involved in outdoor education, with a relevant qualifications to coach sport or an extra-curricular club/hobby would be beneficial.

• Ability to resolve problems effectively by being ‘solution focused’

• Excellent levels of organisation and time management.

• Work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these.

• An understanding of the accountability and parental expectations placed on staff working in the independent sector.

Essential Criteria

• Be a highly competent classroom teacher (ECT or QTS), with evidence of proven teaching and learning skills.

• Evidence of being able to motivate, inspire and lead children.

• Able to use a variety of teaching and learning styles to bring about positive achievement.

• Demonstrates experience of appropriate strategies for managing pupils’ progress with an ability to track pupil development to a high level of achievement.

• Experience of delivering engaging and progressive lessons to a mixed ability class.

• Competent IT skills to support teaching and learning in a classroom and IT based admin tasks

• A sound  understanding of child development, learning processes and factors that affect how pupils learn.

• A confident and effective communicator who will support the team and embrace change.

• Ability to resolve problems effectively by being ‘solution focused’.

• Excellent levels of organisation and time management.

• Work constructively as part of a team, understanding your role within it.

• Ability to relate well with children, their parents and colleagues and to build positive working relationships.

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:

• Passionate advocate for early childhood education.

• Has a genuine interest in the benefits to children of exploiting every learning opportunity.

• A commitment and desire to be involved in all aspects of ‘school life’.

• Will uphold the school’s expectations and be an ambassador for the school in everything they achieve.

• Shows initiative alongside clear and balanced thinking and planning.

• High levels of professionalism, integrity, and emotional intelligence.

• The ability to relate well with children, their parents and colleagues and to build positive working relationships.

• Committed to continuous improvement, inclusive practice and embraces change.

• Shows respect to all members of the school community.

• Honest with strong moral integrity.

• Demonstrates kindness and support to children, parents and staff.

• Displays calmness and empathy, especially at times of pressure.

• Maintains and respects confidentiality.

• Is flexible in their approach and enthusiastic about the role.

• Always strives to do their best.

• Has a clear sense of humour.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

To take up the opportunity for continuous professional development through self-directed reading, courses and in-service training. Maintain a good level of the latest teaching practices, online safety guidance and use of different technology.

To take part in the school arrangements for staff performance review, to complete the required documentation and seek to fulfil individual targets agreed as part of the appraisal and performance management system.