THE DETAILS:
  • Location: Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 0AY
  • Subject: Teacher
  • Hours: Full Time
  • Contract: Temporary
  • Start Date: 01 February, 2025
  • End Date: 31 August, 2025
  • Salary Type: Annually
  • Language: English
  • Closing Date: 16 January, 2025 12:00 PM
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Primary Teacher - Gilwern Primary School

Monmouthshire County Council
We are looking for a dynamic, energetic and committed teacher to work as part of our team at Gilwern Primary School.
If you’re an excellent teacher, have the skills to constantly reflect on your teaching and the desire to achieve the best of yourself and for your pupils, ensuring that each day matters, we’d like to hear from you.
You must be committed to your own professional development and willing to make a substantial contribution to the life of the school.

The Purpose of this Role:-
This is an exciting opportunity to join the staff of excellent practitioners in meeting the needs of all our pupils throughout the school. We are looking for individuals who are excellent classroom practitioners, willing to provide stimulating, exciting and challenging opportunities to enable all learners to reach their potential. The successful candidates will become part of a committed team of professionals striving to give the children of Gilwern and beyond the best start on their education journey.

Expectation and Outcomes of this Role:- (Job Description)

1. You will be required to carry out the duties of a School Teacher as set out in the Conditions of Employment of School Teachers in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document 2013 and Revised Professional Standards for Education Practioners in Wales. These conditions refer to the exercise of general professional duties, the exercise of particular duties, professional duties, management time and working time.

2. In addition you will be required to carry out the following duties:

2.1 To set a good example of classroom practice with particular reference to nominated curricular area.

2.2 To co-ordinate the work in that area across the school in order to raise achievement against set targets and to ensure continuity and progression.

2.3 To teach, according to their educational needs, the children of an allocated class, group or groups according to the internal organisation of the School and to work in partnership with other agencies as and when necessary.

2.4 To promote the general progress and wellbeing of all pupils within the school.

2.5 To control and oversee the use and storage of resources and other teaching materials and resources provided for class use and to monitor them being aware of equal opportunities and health and safety issues.

2.6 To maintain discipline in accordance with the School’s Behaviour Policy.

2.7 To attend and contribute to meetings, discussions and management systems necessary to co-ordinate the work of the School as a whole and to attend appropriate training.

2.8 To promote equal opportunities within the School and to seek to ensure the implementation of the School’s Equal Opportunities Policy.

2.9 To work in partnership with parents to ensure that all pupils make the best possible progress and to report to parents on the progress of children in their allocated class.

2.10 To plan and prepare all lessons in accordance with school policies and procedures.

2.11 To assess children’s achievements and progress in accordance with arrangements agreed within the school and to use assessment data to inform future planning.

2.12 To be responsible for the supervision of Teaching Assistants where appropriate.

2.13 To ensure the implementation of Schemes of Work through participation in the Co-ordinators Monitoring and Evaluation programme.

2.14 Willingness to undertake child protection/safeguarding training and to report anything of concern to the Headteacher.

2.15 To work closely with other post-holders to ensure a cohesive approach to the curriculum.

2.16 To uphold and comply with the statutory provisions of the Health and Safety Work Regulations and any other relevant Council and School policies relating to health and safety.

3. You will also be expected to carry out any other duties which may reasonably be directed by the Headteacher from time to time.

4. This job description may be revised with the agreement of the named titleholder and the Headteacher and will be reviewed on an annual basis.


All employees are responsible for ensuring that they act at all times in a way that is consistent with Monmouthshire’s Equal Opportunities Policy in their own area of responsibility and in their general conduct.