Class Teacher 1- 8

Job Description

Role Title

Class Teacher 1- 8

Reporting
Relationships

Reports To:
School Management Team

Location

Ringwood Waldorf School

Accountable To:
Colleagues, parents, pupils

Role Purpose

Inspire  and  motivate  class  children  in  accordance  with  the  Steiner  Waldorf
curriculum  by  delivering  age  appropriate,  thought  provoking  lessons  which
capture  pupil’s  imagination  and  develop  a  love  of  learning.  Engage  and
encourage the children through enthusiasm and inspirational teaching techniques
to  help  attain  competency  in  their  own  abilities  as  per  their  age/class
expectations.

Role Accountabilities

Key
Accountabilities

Key Activities

1.  Teach the Steiner Waldorf
curriculum as appropriate
per class level. Maintain
Teacher responsibility from
Class 1 through the whole
class journey.

●  Plan, initiate and guide study in accordance with the Steiner

Philosophy

●  Responsible for the delivery of the daily main lesson as per
the seasonal curriculum and timetable, as well as delivery of
any allotted subject lessons.

●  Accompany the class in subject lessons with other teachers

where necessary

●  Organise and supervise the class’s participation in trips,
festivals and other curricular/extra-curricular activities
●  Hold Parent Evenings 3 or 4 times per class year  termly and
facilitate individual parent consultation sessions on a regular
basis

2.  Ensure an effective

●  Supervise, manage and assess the class children in accordance

monitoring mechanism is
in place to ensure the
ongoing achievement of
yearly personal/curricular
expectations

3.  Ensure the effective

completion of all statutory
in-class requirements

with their age and abilities

●  Create age/class appropriate assessments and evaluate their

attainment accordingly

●  Provide individual annual reports
●  Complete ILPs and PPMs as required
●  Record keeping, in accordance with statutory and school

specific requirements

●  Manage classroom behaviour in accordance with the school

relational behaviour management policy

●  Adhere to safeguarding legislation and school policy at all

times

4.  Maintain involvement in
the wider teaching staff,
school and community
initiatives and adhere to all
school policies, procedures
and legislation at all times

●  Adhere to the school’s policies, procedures and support their
implementation, including, but not limited to, the Code of
Conduct and the ethos, principles and objectives of the school
and teaching staff

●  Attend and actively participate in teachers’ meetings and

other school meetings as required/appropriate, including, but

not limited to, weekly Teachers’ meetings, whole school
community meetings, participation in the admissions process
for new pupils

●  Attend/complete all statutory staff training courses to ensure
compliance with current safeguarding, health and safety, and
professional standards

●  use record keeping and reporting tools in accordance with

●

school practice
Including, but not limited to; covering for absent colleagues if
deemed appropriate, provide break time cover/supervision, ad
hoc training sessions, participation in specific school/teaching
projects, any other teaching duties as required.

5.  Perform other ad hoc
responsibilities and
requirements as and when
requested

ROLE DIMENSIONS/METRICS

Significant direct and indirect role dimensions/metrics financial (e.g. budgets) and non-financial (e.g.
children/staff)

Financial:

Non-financial:

▪  Management of Class materials

Child headcount within the class

MAIN CONTACTS / OPERATING NETWORK

Contact Group

Teaching Peers

Phase Lead/SLT

School Management
Team/EVC

Status
(internal/
external)
Internal

Internal

Internal

Parents

External

Board of Trustees

Internal

Purpose

Frequency

To ensure regular communication is
encouraged. Sharing of ideas/achievements
with other Class teachers, as well as with
the subject teachers of that specific Class.
accountable to, reporting and consulting,
channel of communication, support both
personal and professional.
specific areas such as class trips, health and
safety, seek approval for special events and
extracurricular activities
Encourage positive communication to
enable an enriched learning experience for
the pupil and mutual respect between
Teacher/Parent
Take strategic direction, contracts of
employment, seek adjudication for
concerns, complaints and grievances

Regularly

As required

As required

Parents evenings/
Individual
meetings

As required

QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

Knowledge and
Experience

Previous teaching in a Steiner Waldorf School, preferably with class teacher
experience.

CPD

Recent relevant training such as: The Class 1 Preparation Conference

Education and
Qualifications

Job Specific
Technical Skills

Behavioural
Competencies

Safer Recruitment
Statement

Essential:
Suitably recognised Steiner Waldorf Class Teacher Qualification
Proficient in English literacy and numeracy

Suitable to work with children and willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure
& Barring service

Empathetic, organised and timely
Ability to perform to the highest standards of professionalism, collegiality and
personal conduct
Strong classroom presence and behaviour management skills
Ability to develop and nurture positive and enriching relationships
Ringwood Waldorf School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the
welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share
this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring
Service (DBS) check and satisfactory references. As part of our safer recruitment
process, rigorous checks will be made of the successful applicant’s background
credentials, including the right to work in the UK, qualifications, and
employment history.