KS2 (Year 3) Class Teacher

St Anthony’s is a Catholic Preparatory School (IAPS) for boys aged 2.5 – 13. It is Roman Catholic but welcomes boys of other faiths. The majority of boys transfer to leading Independent schools. At St Anthony’s we pride ourselves in having very high standards of ourselves and our pupils, and believe that stretch and challenge are essential ingredients to real academic success.

We are looking to appoint a Year 3 (KS2) Classroom Teacher who is passionate about teaching and learning, as well as their own professional development.

The responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to:

• 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
• Plan lessons and sequences of lessons to meet pupils’ individual learning needs and plan effectively to ensure that pupils have the opportunity to meet their potential, taking account of the needs of pupils who are ; underachieving or very able
• Secure a high standard of pupil behaviour in the classroom, through establishing appropriate rules and high expectations of discipline which pupils respect and use a range of appropriate strategies for teaching and classroom management
• Participate in the school’s Performance Management program
• Identify pupils who have special educational needs, and know where to get help in order to give positive and targeted support. Plan effectively, where applicable, to meet the needs of those pupils with special educational needs and prepare, implement, monitor and review individual education plans
• Design and adapt long, medium and short term plans for all schemes of work taught
• Mark and monitor pupils’ class and homework providing constructive oral and written feedback, setting targets for future progress;
• Set clear targets for improvement of pupils’ achievement and monitor pupils’ progress towards those targets;
• Administer and mark regular summative assessments as agreed by school policy
• Supervision of pupils during playtime, lunchtime and for at least one school club
• Attend Staff Meetings and Briefings, Inset Days, Parents Evenings and Meetings, Open Days and School Fetes

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience in working in a KS2 environment ideally Year 3
• Responsibility for their personal development & someone who researches developments in pedagogy and in the specific subjects they will teach
• Understand their professional responsibilities in relation to school policies and practices;
• Set a good example to the pupils through presentation and personal conduct;
• Evaluate teaching critically and use this to improve effectiveness
• Establish effective working relationships with professional colleagues where applicable
• Passionate about the extra-curricular life of the school
• Direct and line manage Teaching Assistants & support staff when needed