Teacher - Primary - KS2

Education Authority - Northern Ireland•Bangor, ME

About The Position

TEACHERS’ (TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT) REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1987 Schedule 3 Regulation 5 1) Exercise of general professional duties A teacher who is not a principal shall carry out the professional duties of a teacher as circumstances may require\:- (a) if he/she is employed as a teacher in a school under the reasonable direction of the principal of that school; (b) if he/she is employed by a board on terms under which he is not assigned to any one school, under the reasonable direction of that board and of the principal of any school in which he/she may for the time being be required to work as a teacher. 2) Exercise of particular duties (a) A teacher employed as a teacher (other than a principal) in a school shall perform, in accordance with any directions which may be reasonably given to him/her by the principal from time to time, such particular duties as may reasonably be assigned to him/her. (b) A teacher to whom paragraph 1(b) refers shall perform, in accordance with any direction which may reasonably be given to him/her from time to time by the board or by the principal of any school in which he/she may for the time being be required to work as a teacher, such particular duties as may reasonably be assigned to him/her.

Requirements

Hold a teaching qualification which meets the requirements for recognition to teach in grant-aided schools in Northern Ireland
Minimum of 2 years’ demonstrable experience of teaching at Key Stage 2 to achieve positive learning outcomes by August 2026
Clear evidence of having coordinated an area of the NI curriculum, or a prominent area of school development.
Be registered with the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (GTCNI) before taking up post
Knowledge in paid teaching experience of Northern Ireland Curriculum
Knowledge of a range of teaching strategies to meet the learning needs of pupils
Effective teaching and classroom management skills to inspire and challenge pupils to raise achievement
Ability to work collaboratively to promote positive relationships with pupils, colleagues, parents and the wider community
Ability to work as an effective member of a team, and to motivate self and others
Evidence of how your experience and approach to work reflect the School’s Values/ethos. You will find information about our Values/ethos on the school's website.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrate clearly how you can contribute to the extra-curricular life of the school, through after-school clubs and other provision.
Demonstrate and itemise clearly, from your paid teaching experience to date, how you have contributed to a school community ethos.
Demonstrable experience of monitoring pupil progress, performance, target setting and intervention

Responsibilities

Planning and preparing courses and lessons
Teaching, according to their educational needs, the pupils assigned to him/her, including the setting and marking of work to be carried out by the pupils in school and elsewhere
Assessing, recording and reporting on the development, progress and attainment of pupils
Promoting the general progress and well-being of individual pupils and of any class or group of pupils assigned to him/her
Providing advice and guidance to pupils on educational and social matters and on their further education and future careers including information about sources of more expert advice on specific questions, making relevant records and reports
Making records of and reports on the personal and social needs of pupils except in instances where to do so might be regarded as compromising a teacher’s own position
Communicating and consulting with the parents of pupils
Communicating and co-operating with such persons or bodies outside the school as may be approved by the employing authority and the Board of Governors
Participating in meetings arranged for any of the purposes described above
Providing or contributing to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual pupils and groups of pupils except in instances where to do so might be regarded as compromising a teacher’s own position
Participating, if required, in any scheme of staff development and performance review
Reviewing from time to time his/her methods of teaching and programmes of work
Participating in arrangements for his/her further training and professional development as a teacher
Advising and co-operating with the Principal and other teachers (or any one or more of them) on the preparation and development of courses of study, teaching materials, teaching programmes, methods of teaching and assessment and pastoral arrangements
Maintaining good order and discipline among pupils in accordance with the policies of the employing authority and safeguarding their health and safety both when they are authorised to be on the school premises and when they are engaged in authorised school activities elsewhere
Participating in meetings at the school which relate to the curriculum for the school or the administration or organisation of the school, including pastoral arrangements
Participating in arrangements for preparing pupils for public examinations and in assessing pupils for the purposes of such examinations; recording and reporting such assessments; and participating in arrangements for pupils’ presentation for and supervision during such examination
Contributing to the selection for appointment and professional development of other teachers, including the induction and assessment of probationary teachers
Co-ordinating or managing the work of other teachers
Taking such part as may be required of him/her in the review, development and management of activities relating to the curriculum, organisation and pastoral functions of the school
Participating in administrative and organisational tasks related to such duties as described above, including the management or supervision of persons providing support for the teachers in the school and the ordering and allocation of equipment and materials
Subject to the provisions of Article 22 of the Order, attending assemblies
Registering the attendance of pupils and supervising pupils, whether these duties are to be performed before, during or after school sessions
Supervising and teaching any pupils whose teacher is not available