Junior Class Teacher
| Posting date: | 11 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | £32,916 to £51,047 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 May 2026 |
| Location: | Hailsham, East Sussex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | MARK Education Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Areas of Responsibility and Key Tasks
Planning, Teaching and Class Management:
Teach allocated students by planning their teaching to achieve progression of learning through:
Identifying clear teaching objectives and specifying how they will be taught and assessed;
Setting tasks which challenge students and ensure high levels of interest;
Setting appropriate and demanding expectations;
Setting clear targets, building on prior attainment;
Identifying SEN or very able students;
Providing clear structures for lessons maintaining pace, motivation and challenge;
Making effective use of assessment and ensure coverage of programmes of study;
Ensuring effective teaching and best use of available time;
Maintaining discipline in accordance with the school's procedures
Encouraging good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and homework;
Using a variety of teaching methods to: match approach to content, structure information, present a set of key ideas and use appropriate vocabulary, use effective questioning, listen carefully to students, give attention to errors and misconceptions;
Select appropriate learning resources and develop study skills through library, I.C.T. and other sources;
Ensuring students acquire and consolidate knowledge, skills and understanding appropriate to the subject taught;
Evaluating own teaching critically to improve effectiveness;
Ensuring the effective and efficient deployment of classroom support;
Taking account of students' needs by providing structured learning opportunities which develop the areas of learning identified in national and local policies and particularly the foundations for early English and Mathematics;
Encouraging students to think and talk about their learning, develop self-control and independence, concentrate and persevere, and listen attentively;
Using a variety of teaching strategies which involve planned adult intervention, first-hand experience and play and talk as a vehicle for learning.
Monitoring Assessment, Recording, Reporting:
Assess how well learning objectives have been achieved and use them to improve specific aspects of teaching;
Mark and monitor students' work and set targets for progress;
Assess and record students' progress systematically and keep records to check work is understood and completed, monitor strengths and weaknesses, inform planning and recognise the level at which the student is achieving;
Undertake assessment of students as requested by examination bodies, departmental and school procedures;
Prepare and present informative reports to parents.
Coordinating a Curriculum area:
Ensuring the consistent delivery of a curriculum area
Supporting colleagues in the delivery of a curriculum area
Keeping up to date with key research and developments in a curriculum area
Having excellent subject knowledge in a curriculum area
Other Professional Requirements
Have a good working knowledge of teachers' professional duties and legal responsibilities;
Operate at all times within the stated policies and practices of the Academy;
Have good knowledge of subject(s) or specialism(s) to enable effective teaching;
Take account of wider curriculum developments;
Establish effective working relationships and set a good example through their presentation and personal and professional conduct;
Endeavor to give every child the opportunity to reach their potential and meet high expectations;
Co-operate with other staff to ensure a sharing and effective usage of resources to the benefit of the school and pupils;
Contribute to the everyday life of the school through effective participation in meetings and management systems necessary to coordinate the management of the school;
Take part in marketing and liaison activities such as Open Evenings, Parents' Evenings, Review days and events with partner schools;
Liaise effectively with parents and governors.
Planning, Teaching and Class Management:
Teach allocated students by planning their teaching to achieve progression of learning through:
Identifying clear teaching objectives and specifying how they will be taught and assessed;
Setting tasks which challenge students and ensure high levels of interest;
Setting appropriate and demanding expectations;
Setting clear targets, building on prior attainment;
Identifying SEN or very able students;
Providing clear structures for lessons maintaining pace, motivation and challenge;
Making effective use of assessment and ensure coverage of programmes of study;
Ensuring effective teaching and best use of available time;
Maintaining discipline in accordance with the school's procedures
Encouraging good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and homework;
Using a variety of teaching methods to: match approach to content, structure information, present a set of key ideas and use appropriate vocabulary, use effective questioning, listen carefully to students, give attention to errors and misconceptions;
Select appropriate learning resources and develop study skills through library, I.C.T. and other sources;
Ensuring students acquire and consolidate knowledge, skills and understanding appropriate to the subject taught;
Evaluating own teaching critically to improve effectiveness;
Ensuring the effective and efficient deployment of classroom support;
Taking account of students' needs by providing structured learning opportunities which develop the areas of learning identified in national and local policies and particularly the foundations for early English and Mathematics;
Encouraging students to think and talk about their learning, develop self-control and independence, concentrate and persevere, and listen attentively;
Using a variety of teaching strategies which involve planned adult intervention, first-hand experience and play and talk as a vehicle for learning.
Monitoring Assessment, Recording, Reporting:
Assess how well learning objectives have been achieved and use them to improve specific aspects of teaching;
Mark and monitor students' work and set targets for progress;
Assess and record students' progress systematically and keep records to check work is understood and completed, monitor strengths and weaknesses, inform planning and recognise the level at which the student is achieving;
Undertake assessment of students as requested by examination bodies, departmental and school procedures;
Prepare and present informative reports to parents.
Coordinating a Curriculum area:
Ensuring the consistent delivery of a curriculum area
Supporting colleagues in the delivery of a curriculum area
Keeping up to date with key research and developments in a curriculum area
Having excellent subject knowledge in a curriculum area
Other Professional Requirements
Have a good working knowledge of teachers' professional duties and legal responsibilities;
Operate at all times within the stated policies and practices of the Academy;
Have good knowledge of subject(s) or specialism(s) to enable effective teaching;
Take account of wider curriculum developments;
Establish effective working relationships and set a good example through their presentation and personal and professional conduct;
Endeavor to give every child the opportunity to reach their potential and meet high expectations;
Co-operate with other staff to ensure a sharing and effective usage of resources to the benefit of the school and pupils;
Contribute to the everyday life of the school through effective participation in meetings and management systems necessary to coordinate the management of the school;
Take part in marketing and liaison activities such as Open Evenings, Parents' Evenings, Review days and events with partner schools;
Liaise effectively with parents and governors.