HEAD TEACHERS St Augustines School CORE REQUIREMENTS OF THE POST As a Deputy / Assistant Head / Advanced Skills Teacher / Excellent Teacher / Teacher with Teaching and Learning Responsibilities / Teacher you shall carry out the professional duties of a school teacher as circumstances may reasonably require as provided for under the relevant sections of the School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document. A summary of these is attached for your information as Annex A. Should circumstances arise which require this ob description to be reviewed and amended! any chan"es will be discussed with you in the first instance. Should a disa"reement arise! you will be afforded the opportunity of a meetin" to resolve the matter with your #ead Teacher who may involve officers of the $ducation Department as appropriate. %ou may be accompanied at this meetin" by a representative of your Trade &nion if you so wish. 'n addition to the duties specified within the section (Particular )esponsibilities*! you may be as+ed to underta+e any other duties which may reasonably be re"arded as within the nature of the duties and responsibilities,"rade of the post as defined! subect to the proviso that normally any chan"es of a permanent nature shall be incorporated into the ob description in specific cases. This ob description does not form part of the Contract of $mployment. %ou are required to carry out your duties in line with the stated ethos and principles of the school and in line with your responsibility for promotin" and safe "uardin" the welfare of children and youn" persons for whom you are responsible or come into contact with. or Teachers other than Deputy/Assistant Head! Advanced Skills Teachers only"# This ob description allocates duties and responsibilities but does not direct the particular amount of time to be spent on any or all of them. %our #ead Teacher is responsible for maintainin" a time bud"et on which you have been,will be consulted. %ou will be "ranted access to this at any reasonable time by arran"ement with your #ead Teacher. PARTICU!AR RESPONSIBI!ITIES i- The post requires you to./ teach pupils within the a"e ran"e of 0 to 11 in accordance with the professional duties of a teacher. ta+e an equitable share of whole school curriculum care and mana"ement responsibilities. carry out your duties in line with the +ey tas+s and mana"ement procedures of the school. 'i (Where applicable i.e. for teachers undertaking additional leadership / teaching and learning responsibilities) The $ollowing duties and responsibilities are re%uired o$ you over and above those co&&on to the &a'ority o$ teachers in the school na&ely"# Leading and &anaging sta$$ Leading! &anaging and developing teaching and / or pupil develop&ent Strategic &anage&ent and develop&ent Details o$ these additional responsibilities are shown in Annex (
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