Year 2 Teacher

Job Title: Year 2 Class Teacher

1. EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS, QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING Essential: * A recognised teaching qualification Desirable * Additional relevant qualifications

2. EXPERIENCE Essential: * Experience of working as part of a team Desirable: * Experience of teaching in a primary school * Experience of working in partnership with children and families with diverse needs * Experience of working collaboratively with a range of professionals

3. JOB RELATED KNOWLEDGE, APTITUDES AND SKILLS Essential: * Knowledge of the primary curriculum - including the National Curriculum * An ability to employ a range of teaching strategies appropriate to differing abilities and needs * An ability to use a variety of methods of classroom organisation * An ability to evaluate and record pupil performance with reference to the requirements of the National Curriculum with regard to assessment in the appropriate Key Stages * An ability to incorporate cross-curricular skills, themes and dimensions in teaching * An ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with a wide variety of audiences * An ability to employ a range of classroom management skills * An ability to plan and evaluate effectively Desirable: * Knowledge of relevant community languages - Gujarati, Farsi, Arabic, Somali, Tamil

4. PERSONAL QUALITIES Essential: * Confidence, warmth, sensitivity, reliability, maturity, and enthusiasm * Good interpersonal skills * Capacity to manage own workload * A commitment to parental, community and governing body partnership