MatthewArnoldPrimary SchoolDingle Lane Children Centre

Person Specification - Teacher

Attributes / Essential / Desirable
Qualifications and Professional Development
Education / Relevant degree.
Qualified Teacher Status. / Further Professional Qualifications.
Professional Development / Evidence of further professional developmentrelated to the post. / Evidence of planned career progress.
Experience
Teaching / Evidence of successful pupil progress.
Identify own curriculum strengths.
Very high expectations.
Range of teaching skills.
Ability to work successfully with a Learning Support Assistant. / Successful experience in KS2.
Evidence of curriculum leadership–Geography, Art/DT
Development of clubs / sports etc
Understanding of using creativity to achieve pupil progress.
Working in an urban setting.
Successful experience in lower KS2, EYFS (Nursery)
Knowledge and Understanding
Curriculum / Good knowledge of the National Curriculum and current assessment procedures.
Understanding of safeguarding practice and procedure. / Experience of multi-agency partnership.
Experience of intervention strategies.
Learning and Teaching / Practical understanding of effective strategies for learning and teaching.
Experience and success in addressing needs of individual pupils.
Clear understanding of how to develop depth and breadth within lessons. / Understanding of personalised learning.
Able to be creative in delivering lessons and engaging all pupils’ interest.
Standards of Achievement / Evidence of a commitment to high achievement.
Understand the target setting process and its impact on whole school progression.
Ability to positively encourage and support pupils.
Very clear knowledge of assessment requirements. / Understanding of strategies to evaluate standards of achievement.
Knowledge of the SEN Code of Practice.
Understand the effective use of data to improve learning.
Planning, Assessment and Curriculum Delivery / Ability to link and target learning across curriculum areas.
Strong organisational and planning skills.
Personal
Reflective practitioner – always looking to improve.
Well motivated and enthusiastic.
Commitment to success in education.
Willingness to accept responsibility and take initiative.
Ability to motivate pupils.
Good teamwork and interpersonal skills.
Ability to form and maintain appropriaterelationships and personal boundaries with pupils.
It is essential that you have a commitment to enhancing the life chances of all pupils, supporting and encouraging them through their time at Matthew Arnold. You will need a personality and life ethos that will see you contribute to, and become an integral part of, a successful and friendly staff team.