PurposeTheTeacher of Religious Education will ensure the highest standards oflearning, development and achievement for their scholars and will takeresponsibility for the education and welfare of all scholars of AstreaAcademy Sheffield The Teacher of Religious Education has particularresponsibility for the education of scholars for whom they are timetabledto teach and responsible for including the planning, preparation andassessment of work for scholars who are absent, excluded or in isolationMainDuties and ResponsibilitiesSethigh expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge all scholars•Establish a safe and stimulating environment for scholars, rooted inmutual respect•Set goals that stretch and challenge scholars of all backgrounds,abilities and dispositions•Demonstrate consistently the positive attitudes, values and behaviourwhich are expected of all scholars•This role will involve a high level of subject curriculum planning, toensure the national curriculum entitlement for app scholars is appliedPromotegood progress and outcomes by all scholars•Promote high standards of attainment, progress and outcomes for allscholars•Plan differentiated teaching to build on scholars’ capabilities and priorknowledge•Guide scholars to reflect on the progress they have made and theiremerging needs and adapt classroom practice if necessary•Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how scholars learn andhow this impacts on teaching•Encourage scholars to take a responsible and conscientious attitude totheir own work and studyDemonstrategood subject and curriculum knowledge•Have a secure knowledge of the relevant subject(s) andcurriculum areas, foster and maintain scholars’ interests in thesesubjects and address misunderstandings and misconceptions•Demonstrate an understanding of and take responsibility forpromoting high standards of literacy, numeracy and oracyincluding the correct use of standard English, whatever theteacher’s specialist subjectPlanlessons (in line with minimum expectations) and teach wellstructured lessons•Impart knowledge and develop understanding through effectiveuse of lesson time•Promote a love of learning and children’s intellectual curiosity•Set and assess homework and plan other out of class activities toconsolidate and extend the knowledge and understandingscholars have acquired•Reflect systematically on the effectiveness of lessons andapproaches to teaching•Contribute to the design and provision of an engagingcurriculum
Adaptteaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all scholars•Know when and how to differentiate appropriately, using approacheswhich enable scholars to learn more effectively•Have a secure understanding of how a range of factors can inhibitscholars’ ability to learn, and implement strategies to overcome these•Demonstrate an awareness of the physical, social and intellectualdevelopment of scholar, and know how to adapt teaching and learningto support scholars’ education at different stages of development•Have a clear understanding of the needs of all scholars, includingthose with special educational needs those of high ability those withEnglish as an additional language those with disabilities and be ableto use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage andsupport them•To plan for, direct and be responsible for the work of additionalsupport personnel within the classroom to ensure that supportimpacts on the learning of scholarsMakeaccurate and productive use of assessment•Make accurate and productive use of assessment in line with theexpectations of the academy•Make effective use of a range of assessment for learning techniques tomeasure progress in lessons•Know and understand how to assess the relevant subject andcurriculum areas, including statutory assessment requirements•Make use of formative and summative assessment to secure scholars’progress•Use relevant data to monitor progress, set targets and plansubsequent lessons•Give scholars regular feedback, both orally and through accuratemarking, and encourage scholars to respond to the feedbackManagebehaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learningenvironment•Have clear rules and routines for behaviour in classrooms, and takeresponsibility for promoting good and courteous behaviour in both inclassrooms and around the academy, in accordance with theacademy’s behaviour policy•Have high expectations of behaviour, and establish a framework fordiscipline with a range of strategies, using praise, sanctions andrewards consistently and fairly•Manage classes effectively, using approaches which are appropriate toscholars needs in order to involve and motivate them•Maintain good relationships with scholars, exercise appropriateauthority and act decisively when necessaryFulfilwider professional responsibilities•Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of theacademy•Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues, knowinghow and when to draw on advice and specialist support•Deploy support staff effectively (where available)•Take responsibility for improving performance through appropriateprofessional development, responding to advice and feedback fromcolleagues•Communicate effectively with parents, carers and external agencieswith regard to scholars’ achievements and well beingPersonaland Professional Conduct•Demonstrates a high standard of personal and professional conductand uphold public trust in the profession by maintaining a highstandard of ethics and behaviour in and outside of the academy in linewith the academy’s policy•Has professional regard for and actively promote the ethos, policiesand practices of the academy and maintain high standards in owndress, attendance and punctuality