What skills and experience we're looking for • Consistently demonstrate excellence in teaching. • Have excellent subject knowledge, appropriate to the role and a thorough understanding of the curriculum and assessment arrangements for the appropriate key stage/year group. • Act as role models for their colleagues. What the school offers its staff • Welcoming, supportive, and dedicated staff teams and engaged governing bodies. • Leadership teams committed to continuous school improvement. • Access to excellent continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities as part of the Watergrove Trust. • Access to occupational health provider (Smart Clinic) • Cycle to work scheme Further details about the role Teaching and Learning Expert Teachers must be skilled and experienced in:● Planning, preparing and delivering lessons to pupils. ● Preparing resources so that scaffolds and adaptations are in place so that all children can access the learning (Pupils with SEND, EAL etc) ● Assessing the development, progress and attainment of pupils and reporting on these matters. ● Identifying key gaps that pupils have and ensuring teaching that closes these gaps. ● Modelling excellence in lesson adaptations, ensuring that any misconceptions are addressed in a timely manner. ● Effective marking and feedback in line with the school policy, to ensure that any errors or misconceptions are addressed. ● Mentoring and coaching others, including student teachers and those on the Early Careers framework (ECTs). ● Modelling outstanding teaching for all teachers at all stages of development Core Aspects of the Role ● Promote the highest possible standards of attainment, achievement and progress. ● Ensure that rigorous catch-up programmes and tracking systems are in place to promote outstanding progress. ● Be clear on articulating the progress and impact of any catch up programmes. ● Have high expectations and lead by example. ● Regularly communicate with the senior leaders on risks associated with all aspects of the phase/key stage in which the Expert Teacher is deployed. ● Ensure that pupils progress well through the taught curriculum and remember what they have learned. Modelling Excellence in Learning and Teaching ● Model excellent behaviour management and pupil-teacher relationships. ● Coach staff so that HQT is embedded and poor methods and practices are eradicated quickly. ● Facilitate lesson study as a means to improve teaching and learning. ● Ensure that good and effective practice is shared quickly and adopted across the school/phase. ● Model and promote the best and most effective learning environments which reflect high expectations and support learning. ● Have very good subject knowledge appropriate to the role and an excellent understanding of the curriculum and assessment arrangements for the appropriate key stage/year group. Be able to pre-empt and plan for misconceptions. ● Identify key issues in the appropriate key stage/year group in their school and work with the school leaders on developing systems to improve identified needs. Accountability for Safeguarding and IT ● The safeguarding of pupils, their mental health and well-being and their social/emotional development is the responsibility of all staff. ● Expert Teachers will model appropriate and supportive relationships with pupils at all times and model effective safeguarding practices and knowledge. ● All staff are expected to use IT in their work, be proficient in its use and ensure that it is used in a large proportion of lesson preparations and delivery. ● To adhere to the Academy Trust rules and regulations relating to the use of IT, e-mail and intranet/internet access. Commitment to safeguarding Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.