Professional Duties for Teachers
Professional Duties
The following duties shall be deemed to be included in the professional duties which the Teacher may be required to perform:
1.1 Teaching
1.1.1 planning and preparing courses and lessons;
1.1.2 teaching, according to their educational needs, the pupils assigned to the teacher, including the setting and marking of work to be carried out by the pupils in the school and elsewhere;
1.1.3 assessing, recording and reporting on the development, progress and attainment of pupils;
1.2 Other Activities
1.2.1 promoting the general progress and well-being of individual pupils and any class or group of pupils assigned to the teacher;
1.2.2 providing guidance and advice to pupils on educational and social matters; making relevant records and reports;
1.2.3 making records of and reports on the personal and social needs of pupils;
1.2.4 communicating and consulting with the parents of pupils;
1.2.5 communicating and co-operating with persons or bodies outside the school;
1.2.6 participating in meetings arranged for any of the purposes described above.
1.3 Assessments and Reports
providing or contributing to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual pupils and groups of pupils;
1.4 Appraisal
participating in any arrangements for the appraisal of the teacher’s performance and that of other teachers;
1.5 Review: Further Training and Development
1.5.1 reviewing from time to time the teacher’s methods of teaching and programmes of work;
1.5.2 participating in arrangements for the teacher’s further training and professional development as a teacher;
1.6 Educational Methods
advising and co-operating with the Head 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;
1.7 Discipline, Heath and Safety
maintaining good order and discipline among the pupils 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;
1.8 Staff Meetings
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;
1.9 Cover
supervising and so far as practicable teaching any pupils whose teacher is not available to teach them;
1.10 Public Examinations
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 examinations;
1.11 Management
1.11.1 contributing to the selection for appointment and professional development of other teachers and non-teaching staff, including the induction and assessment of new and probationary teachers;
1.11.2 co-ordinating or managing the work of other teachers;
1.11.3 taking part as may be required of the teacher in the review, development and management of activities relating to the curriculum, organisation and pastoral functions of the School;
1.12 Administration
1.12.1 participating in administrative and organisational tasks related to such duties as are 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 material;
1.12.2 attending assemblies, registering the attendance of pupils and supervising pupils (as reasonably requested by the Head), whether these duties are to be performed before, during or after school sessions – pupils are on site between the hours of 8.00am and 5.30pm.
1.13 Extracurricular Activities
Contributing reasonably to the wide range of extracurricular activities which the School provides.
