**Description**
**ISP Secondary Subject Specialism Teacher and Form Tutor**
**Purpose of Role**
**Role Specific Duties**
**Job Grade Specific to role** -**Grade 5
**ISP Principles**
**Begin with our children and students.**Our children and students are at the heart of what we do. Simply, their success is our success. Wellbeing and safety are both essential for learners and learning. Therefore, we are consistent in identifying potential safeguarding issues and acting and following up on all concerns appropriately.
**Treat everyone with care and respect.**We look after one another, embrace similarities and differences and promote the well-being of self and others.
**Are financially responsible.**We make financial choices carefully based on the needs of the children, students and our schools.
**Learn continuously.**Getting better is what drives us. We positively engage with personal and professional development and school improvement.
**ISP Teacher Key Responsibilities**
- Adhere to general **ISP Principles** and follow the criteria set out in the** ISP Teacher Role Profile
- Be accountable for leading, managing and developing teaching and learning in your key stage in line with age-related curriculum objectives and school policies.
Successfully carry out the role of a form tutor, monitoring and supporting the personal and academic needs of your tutor group.
- This post receives **20% of the teaching timetable** as PPA time (8/40 periods of 40 minutes) during which staff may be asked to cover for absences when needed.
- (*Please note that for non-tutors, this equates to 6/40 periods)_
**Strategic Responsibilities**
Support other members of staff to develop their expertise in planning and teaching in your curriculum area and in.other areas via the Leading the learning programme- Regularly reflect upon your performance and the impact of learning in your classroom by fully engaging in the leading the learning process (at least 6 LTL visits per year) and setting individual targets via the school’s self evaluation programme (TLSE)
**Teaching Responsibilities**
Effective planning, teaching and classroom management, to teach across all Key Stages ( 3- 5) within the Secondary Department in order to achieve effective progression of learning through:
- Identifying clear teaching objectives and specifying how they will be taught and assessed;
- Setting engaging tasks which challenge pupils and ensure high levels of interest
- Establishing high expectations of all pupils;
- Providing regular verbal and written feedback and setting clear targets, building on prior attainment and encouraging reflection to improve learning;
- Identifying SEN pupils (including high achievers) and ensuring their needs are met and that learning tasks are differentiated accordingly;
- Providing clear structures for lessons by setting clear objectives and maintaining pace, motivation and challenge;
- Making effective use of assessment and ensure coverage of topics, yearly objectives and exam syllabi;
- Ensure teaching strategies are used to maximise the quality and quantity of learning which takes place in the classroom;
- Monitoring and intervening to ensure effective learning and high standards of behaviour;
**Monitoring, Assessment, Recording, Reporting**
- Assess how well learning objectives have been achieved and use them to improve specific aspects of teaching;
- Regularly review and correct pupils' work and set targets for progress;
- Assess and record pupils' progress systematically and keep records to check work is understood and completed in order to monitor individual progress and inform future planning
- Carefully prepare and record data to be included in pupil progress reports and to present to parents when required at formal parent consultations and in any other meetings arranged to address academic issues
**Pastoral Care and Safeguarding**
- Effectively carry out the role of a form tutor, attending to the pastoral needs of your allocated form group;
- Be the first point of contact for parents of your tutor group, managing any concerns or issues raised in a timely manner;
- Monitor the welfare and general well-being of each member of the form;
- Carry out termly reviews and set targets to improve progress, supported by their associate tutor;
- Promote the school values and encourage and ensure compliance to school rules;
- Accurately record attendance and punctuality data and report any concerns to the Key Stage Leader and Head of Secondary.
- Prepare and deliver the PSHE curriculum as directed by the Head of Secondary and/or Key Stage Leader;
- Plan and participate in form assemblies during the school year
- Immediately report any safeguarding concerns to the Designated Safeguarding Lead or a member of the safegue¡arding team via the school Myconcern platform
**Operational Responsibilities**
- Adhere to and promote school policies and procedures, e.g. Behaviour for Learning, Anti-bullying, Health & Safety, Safeguard