Instructional Coach

Main Duties

• Help the school achieve its vision to be a diverse, inclusive and child-centered community that empowers students to be creative and motivated learners, who will develop into compassionate citizens and leaders.  

• Comply with regulations pertaining to health and safety at work legislation and adhere to academy policies relating to safe working practice and equal opportunities regulations 

• Comply with Aldar Education’s Performance Management Policy, ensuring challenging annual targets are set and to fulfil the role of performance management reviewer if directed to do so by the Principal. 

• Engage in annual training linked to child protection, safeguarding and health and safety together with all training deemed appropriate for the purpose of academy improvement or performance management 

• Comply with Aldar Education’s staff dress code at all times including the wearing of photo ID / lanyard  

• Comply with Aldar Education’s computer Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) at all times 

• Attend all staff briefings 

• Sign out and sign in at relevant academy reception if off site at any point during the normal working day 

• Attend Open Evenings, Parents’ Evenings & Parent Consultation Days 

• Participate in the day to day management of school life 

 

• Plan and deliver interventions, across the whole School 

• Coordinate in class support for targeted children 

• Writing and reviewing of action plans for targeted students  

• Implementation of targets 

• Liaising with teachers and advising 

• Management of HLTAs, CAs, EEL teachers  

• Responsible for the development of timetables 

• Regular analysis of data, that will then inform planning and provision 

• Classroom observation of students and appropriate strategies then disseminated to class/subject teachers 

• Provide Wave 3 support to identified cohorts. 

• Delivering of training to staff 

• Arrange meetings with parents to support specifically targeted students 

• Attending line managements with the Vice Principal, Curriculum, where key information about students is shared and discussed 

• Coordination of access arrangements for MAPs assessments. 

• Continue personal development in relevant areas especially subject knowledge & teaching methods 

Minimum Qualifications 

Bachelor’s Degree in the related subject with PGCE or other teacher qualification. 

Minimum Experience 

Minimum of 6 years teaching English National Curriculum  

Previous experience working with students whom English is not their first language 

Job Specific Knowledge & Skills 

Passion for teaching and commitment to educating the whole child  

A high level of professionalism and consideration of the well-being of children  

Recent and consistent involvement in extracurricular activities  

Respect for all members of a school community, irrespective of position, gender, age and ethnic background  

A positive and solution-focused attitude to working life  

A clean enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check or police check