LOCATION - NEWTOWN, POWYS

Greenfields Children’s Service is part of the CareTech Family. Established in 1993, CareTech is a leading nationwide social care provider delivering a package of high quality, individually tailored care and support solutions to children, young people, and adults across the UK.
Greenfield believe care should be in partnership with young people and we focus on creating a consistent, predictable and nurturing environment- an environment where young people feel valued, respected and listened to.
We are looking for a part time science and humanities teacher to join our team based within the residential home in Newtown .
Responsibilities with the role include :
To fully participate in the life of the school community, promoting and supporting its ethos, values and aims;
To contribute to, work within and promote the policies and procedures of the school and the organisation;
To have high expectations of all, and lead by example;
To observe professional standards and work effectively as a member of the school team; contributing positively to effective working relations within and without the school;
To contribute to the evaluation, monitoring and development of the school curriculum, and to assist in the process of development and positive change within the school community;
To have a good, contemporary knowledge of effective practice in teaching, learning and assessment; a creative and dynamic approach to active learning strategies and independent learning skills; and a commitment to positive outcomes for all learners;
To demonstrate an ability to build positive relationships with learners, maintaining clear boundaries for behaviour and high expectations at all times;
To demonstrate an understanding as to development of personalised learning experiences and promotion of inclusive practices;
To engage actively in performance evaluation and professional development to ensure development of professional skills and practice;
To comply with and promote safe working practices for yourself and others in accordance with the school’s Safeguarding and Health & Safety policies.
The post requires you to plan, prepare and deliver Science lessons which are good or outstanding to pupils across Key Stages 3 & 4.
It further requires you to develop a consistently positive attitude in all aspects of school life; form and preserve a close and caring relationship with the pupils being aware of their individual needs; give, in conjunction with the multi-professional care and therapy team, clear guidelines so that pupils know what is expected of them and encourage self-regulation by giving consistent messages, boundaries and reasons for rewards and sanctions.
Deliver the Science curriculum across Key Stages 3 & 4 and towards learners achieving a range of accreditation including Entry Level and GCSE;
Deliver the History curriculum across Key Stages 3 & 4 and towards learners achieving a range of accreditation including Entry Level and GCSE;
To plan and deliver an appropriate, broad, balanced, differentiated and challenging curriculum to all learners, as appropriate to their individual needs;
To assess, record and report on all aspects of the progress and development of pupils in all of the above subjects; contribute to raising standards of pupil attainment;
To monitor learner progress through regular formative and summative assessment processes and promotion of AfL strategies embedded into teaching and learning;
To prepare subject development plans, rationales and resource audits for your subject areas; contribute to whole school planning activities;
To prepare, disseminate and monitor a framework for the promotion and development of literacy skills across all areas of the curriculum;
To ensure that Pupils are entered at the most appropriate levels of examinations for their abilities and to ensure that the school maintains its exam centre accreditation;
With colleagues develop and coordinate an effective baseline assessment process in order to assess pupils on entry and to inform individual education plans and teaching, learning and assessment programmes; To play an integral role in the development of targets for Individual Education Plans and Individual Behaviour Plans for each learner;
To liaise with other members of the multi-professional team in creating a consistent and meaningful cross-curricular programme which can be fully integrated into the pupil’s experience of care, therapy and education creating a holistic approach to learning;
To work with colleagues to provide appropriate opportunities for careers advice, work experience programme, enrichment opportunities and access to wider curriculum;
To ensure all learners are prepared for independent life beyond school, where they can achieve their aspirations, make a positive contribution to society and achieve economic well-being;
To provide cover for absent colleagues where reasonable and acceptable to the teacher concerned, and at direction of head teacher;
To have educational and pastoral responsibility for all pupils taught either individually or in a class and form group within your care;
Create and maintain an appropriate learning environment, code of behaviour and high expectations that will promote and secure good teaching, effective learning and high standards of achievement;
Develop a holistic approach to education by using the multi-professional team, creating more active learning approaches and practical models for learning.
As team members, ensure effective working relationships internally across the multi-professional team and with external agencies, services and stakeholders involved with the school;
Keep an awareness as to the strengths of the school identifying areas for concern and working towards resolving problems which may arise.
To set homework for students on a regular basis as deemed appropriate.
At times may be required to carry out other reasonable duties as requested by the Head Teacher or Head of Education

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