Class Teacher

3. Act upon advice and feedback and be open to coaching and mentoring

4. Demonstrate an acceptance that educational change is now the norm

5. Be aware that teachers and all other staff who work in schools need to continually learn and develop.

6. Positively support the work of Ladywood as a National Teaching School and be willing to share practice with a range of colleagues

Teaching , Learning and Assessment

1. Have a good, up to date working knowledge and understanding of a range of teaching, learning and behaviour management strategies for children with special educational needs

2. Know how to use and adopt the strategies, including how to provide opportunities for all learners to achieve their individual potential

3. Teach challenging, well organised lessons across the age and our very diverse ability range using:

• A deep knowledge of the children's individual needs


• An appropriate range of teaching strategies and resources, including ICT


• Adapt language and communication strategies to suit learners


• Manage the learning of individuals modifying their teaching appropriately to suit the needs of the children


4. Know and implement all the school's assessment procedures

5. Monitor the progress of those they teach and use monitoring information to help raise levels of achievement of the children they teach

6. Make effective use of an appropriate range of observation, assessment, monitoring and recording strategies as a basis for setting challenging individual targets and monitoring progress

7. Work in partnership with other agencies e.g. Speech and Language therapists to ensure pupils individual needs are met

8. Provide reports on children's progress and achievement for annual reviews and other reporting requirements

Subject and curriculum

1. Have a secure knowledge and understanding of their subjects and related pedagogy and how each subject contributes to cross curricular learning

2. Know and understand the relevant statutory and non-statutory curricular frameworks and other relevant initiatives

3. Use skills in literacy, numeracy and ICT to support their teaching and wider professional activities

Achievement and diversity

1. Take practical account of diversity and promote equality and inclusion in their teaching

2. Refer to sources of information, advice and support from external agencies when planning provision for pupils with EAL

Safeguarding and well-being

1. Know and implement local and national policies and guidance on the safeguarding and promotion of the well-being of children

2. Know how to identify potential child abuse and follow safeguarding procedures

Learning environment

1. Establish a purposeful, safe, orderly and stimulating learning environment which complies with legal requirements, national policies and school policies

2. Identify and use opportunities to personalise and extend learning through out-of-school contexts where possible, making links between in school learning in out-of-school contexts

3. Manage pupils' behaviour constructively in line with the school's Behaviour Management Policy

4. Use a range of behaviour management techniques and strategies, adapting them as necessary to meet individual needs

Team working and collaboration

1. Work as a team member, sharing the development of effective practice

2. Adopt a positive and optimistic attitude to school issues

3. Help to encourage a positive school spirit and a 'can do' attitude

4. Be an ambassador for and support Ladywood School in all activities

Customer Care - To provide quality services that are what our customers want and need. To give customers the opportunity to comment or complain if they need to. To work with customers and do what needs to be done to meet their needs. To inform your manager about what customers say in relation to the services delivered.

Develop oneself and others - To make every effort to access development opportunities and ensure you spend time with your manager identifying your development needs through your personal development plan. To be ready to share learning with others

Valuing Diversity - To accept everyone has a right to their distinct identity. To treat everyone with dignity and respect and to ensure that what all our customers tell us is valued by reporting it back into the organisation. To be responsible for promoting and participating in the achievement of the departmental valuing diversity action plan.

1. High expectations of all pupils

2. A commitment to pupils achieving their full potential

3. Establish a fair, respectful, trusting and supportive relationship with pupils

4. Hold positive values and attitudes to school

5. Demonstrate ability to inspire pupils

6. Adopt high standards of behaviour in their professional role

Frameworks

1. Maintain an up to date knowledge of teachers' professional duties and the statutory frameworks within which they work

2. Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the policies and practice of their work place

3. Demonstrate interest in educational issues

Communicating and working with others

1. Communicate effectively with pupils ,colleagues both in school and from other agencies

2. Communicate effectively with parents and carers, conveying relevant information about achievements, progress and well-being

3. Encourage parents to participate in annual review meetings, parents evenings and other discussions about their child's progress, development and well-being

4. A commitment to collaboration and co-operative working with professionals from other agencies

5. Ability to communicate effectively with peers

Personal professional development

1. Evaluate their performance and be committed to improving professional practice through appropriate professional development

2. Have a creative and positive approach towards innovation, being prepared to adopt new practice where benefits and improvements are identified

Every day is different and a place to challenge yourself

Our children are amazing and will inspire you

Be a member of a forward thinking Trust that is an ambassador for SEN

Happy and friendly

We are outstanding

Dynamic, inclusive, supportive team where everyone has a voice

Make a real difference to children's lives

Encourages self-belief at all times

We go above and beyond

Empowering, progressive and inventive place to be

High expectations of all

Valued

Positive shared ethos

Room to grow and develop

Colourful, creative, stimulating and inviting environment

We create opportunities for development

Enthusiastic staff and fabulous team spirit

Making a difference

We love learning and this is the place to do it

From the moment you start you will be fully supported and become part of the team

We believe and achieve!

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