Cippenham Primary School
Teacher / Year Team Leader
Job Description
Salary
This post carries a TLR 2c allowance in addition to the postholder’s substantive salary.
Line of Responsibility
The Year Team Leader is directly responsible to a member of the Core Leadership Team.
Line Management
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S/he will be responsible for the day to day management of all staff, including volunteers,
assigned to their year group, assuring standards of work and interactions are at all times
appropriate and of a high quality.
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S/he will be responsible for the performance management of general LSA’s assigned to their
year groups.
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S/he will assist the core leadership team as required with the performance management of
teachers in their year group.
Job Content
To contribute to the overall aims and objectives of the school, which are;
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Learning to be purposeful and enjoyable;
Teaching to be aspirational, appropriate to need, clear and engaging;
Learning to be appropriate to ability and understanding by having clear links between
assessment, planning and provision;
Pupils and staff to enjoy warm relationships with firm boundaries for behaviour;
Respect for all demonstrated throughout the school community;
High attendance of both staff and pupils;
A safe and pleasant environment with shared responsibility for health and safety by all;
Parents to be informed about their children’s achievements and, where appropriate, their
difficulties, and to be involved with supporting them;
Pupils to be listened to;
For teachers and other members of staff to want to be here for the benefit of the pupils;
Effective transition practices that support the move from one school to another and one year
group to another;
A rich, relevant and purposeful curriculum that provides worthwhile experiences that prepare
pupils for the next phase of their education;
Experiences that develop team work, leadership, creativity and problem solving.
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Accountabilities
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S/he will be accountable for the quality of teaching in their year group, ensuring that any
issues are shared promptly with a member of the core leadership team.
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S/he will be accountable for standards in all subjects across their year group, working to
expectations and targets agreed with core leadership team.
Strategic Purpose
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S/he shall lead and manage the school curriculum throughout the Year Team.
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S/he shall ensure that learning within the Year Team is effectively monitored, supported,
evaluated and reviewed by reference to the school’s annual development plan objectives.
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S/he shall ensure that behaviour of pupils within the Year Team is managed in accordance
with the School’s Behaviour and Pastoral Policies.
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S/he shall ensure that high quality provision is maintained in the Year Team, working in liaison
with CLT and the Inclusion Leader to respond to pupil needs.
Leadership Role
 S/he shall lead teaching and support subject and support staff assigned to the Year Team and
contribute as required to the development of whole school initiatives.
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S/he shall monitor the work of the team through observations, moderation and work scrutiny to
ensure consistently good quality.
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S/he shall contribute to the wider work of the school in raising standards and promoting pride,
inspiration and excitement.
Operational Responsibilities
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S/he shall ensure the effective co-ordination and monitoring of all courses/subjects within the
Year Team.
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S/he shall ensure the effective operation of assessment, recording and reporting systems and
the achievement of pupil targets within the Year Team.
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S/he shall contribute to curriculum development as required.
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S/he shall contribute to the induction and professional development of support staff, teachers
and trainees assigned to the Year Team, acting a Teacher Tutor to NQTS as required.
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S/he shall contribute to the positive and effective management of behaviour, within the Year
Team and beyond, as appropriate.
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S/he shall contribute to the development and delivery of whole school initiatives as required.
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S/he shall oversee all Educational Visits for the Year Team, following school procedure and
liaising with Educational Visits Co-ordinator and appropriate office personnel.
Conditions of Employment
The above responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities contained in the
written statement of conditions of employment (the Contract of Employment).
The postholder is required to support and encourage the school’s ethos and its objectives, policies
and procedures as agreed by the Governing Body.
To uphold the school's policy in respect of safeguarding and child protection matters.
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S/he shall be subject to all relevant statutory requirements as detailed in the most recent School
Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document.
Particular attention is drawn to Section 66 ‘Teachers with leadership and management responsibilities
are entitled, as far as is reasonably practical, to a reasonable allocation of time within school sessions
to support the discharge of their responsibilities’.
The postholder may be required to perform any other reasonable tasks after consultation.
This job description allocates duties and responsibilities but does not direct the particular amount of
time to be spent on carrying them out and no part of it may be so constructed.
This job description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. It will be reviewed at
least once a year and it may be subject to modification at any time after consultation with the
postholder.
All staff members participate in the school’s performance management scheme.
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Cippenham Primary School
Teacher / Year Team Leader
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
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Qualified teacher status
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Evidence of involvement in continuing
professional development activities
Desirable
Notes
Application form
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Notes
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Teaching experience within the Primary age
range
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As a subject leader in a Primary
school
Application form
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Of child-safeguarding issues and successful
use of measures that promote and ensure
the safe-guarding of children
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Experience of more than one
school
References
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Experience of more than one
stage of the Primary curriculum
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Experience of working with
parents
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Experience of extended
services
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Working in a rural/urban
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Experience of supporting pupil
transition
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Experience of cooperating with
external agencies
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Of contributing to school improvement
strategies
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Of contributing to a clear vision for the
future needs and development of school
phases/aspects
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Of applying performance management
processes successfully to contribute to
school improvement
Letter of application
Interviews
Leading Learning and Teaching (Within the Year Team, an Ability to Deliver)
Essential
Desirable
Notes
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Raise standards for all in the pursuit of
excellence across the Year Team
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Application form
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Maintain the continuing learning of all
members of the school community
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The entitlement of all pupils to effective
teaching and learning
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Addressing the personalised learning needs
of every pupil.
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Demonstrate personal
enthusiasm for and
commitment to the learning
process
Demonstrate the principles and
practice of effective teaching
and learning
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Access, analyse and interpret
information
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Implement school strategies
for performance improvement
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Implement school strategies for
promoting excellence and
challenging underperformance
Letter of application
Demonstration of
teaching ability
References
Interviews
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Developing Self and Working With Others (Within the Year Team, an Ability to Deliver)
Essential
Desirable
Notes
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Effective working relationships
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an open, fair, equitable culture
Application form
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Shared leadership
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Letter of application
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Effective team working
strategies to develop, empower
and sustain individuals and
teams
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Continuing professional development for
self and all others within the Year Team
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collaboration and networks with
others within and beyond the
Year Team
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challenge, influence and
motivation for others to attain
high goals
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effective feedback to secure
impact
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a culture accepting support
from others.
References
Interviews
Managing the Organisation (Deliver within the Year Team, an Ability To)
Essential
Desirable
Notes
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Distributed leadership and management
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Application form
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The equitable management of staff and
resources
sustained appropriate
structures and systems
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efficient and effective
management of the school on a
day-to-day basis
References
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The sustaining of personal motivation and
that of all Year Team staff
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The developing and sustaining of a safe,
secure and healthy school environment
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Collaboration with others in order to
strengthen the school’s organisational
capacity and contribute to the development
of capacity in other Year Teams
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the delegation of management
tasks and the monitoring of
their implementation
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professional, managerial and
organisational decisions based
on informed judgements
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creatively anticipating and
solving problems
Letter of application
Interviews
Securing Accountability (Within the Year Team, an Ability to Deliver)
Essential
Desirable
Notes
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Principles and practice of school self
evaluation
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a response to local and national
education priorities
Application form
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The school working effectively and
efficiently towards the academic, spiritual,
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References
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moral, social, emotional and cultural
development of all its pupils
a systematic and rigorous selfevaluation of the work of the
Year Team, engaging the
school community
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Individual and team accountability for pupil
learning outcomes
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an understanding of the
strengths and weaknesses of
the Year Team through the use
of data
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the analysis of outcomes of
regular school self-review with
external evaluations in order to
develop the Year Team
Letter of application
Interviews
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Strengthening Community (Within the Year Team, an Ability to Deliver)
Essential
Desirable
Notes
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Effective team work within the Year Team
and with external partners
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Application form
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Cooperation with other agencies for the
well-being of all pupils and their families
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Involvement of parents and the community
in supporting the learning of children and in
defining and realising the school vision
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Collaboration and networking with other
schools to improve outcomes
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a culture that recognises and
takes account of the richness
and diversity of the community
a dialogue which builds
partnerships and community
consensus on values, beliefs
and shared responsibilities
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Listening to, reflecting and
acting on community feedback
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effective relationships with
parents, carers, partners and
the
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community, that enhance the
education of all pupils
Letter of application
References
Interviews
Shaping the Future (Within the Year Team, an Ability to Deliver)
Essential
Desirable
Notes
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A collaborative school vision of excellence
and equity that sets high standards for
every pupil
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Application form
The setting and achieving of ambitious,
challenging goals and targets
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The use of appropriate new technologies
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Inclusion and the right of all to be the best
they can be
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strategic thinking, to build and
communicate a coherent vision
in a range of compelling ways
inspiration, challenge,
motivation and empowerment
of others to carry the vision
forward
Letter of application
References
Interviews
modelling of the values and
vision of the school
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