Your responsibilities of an NQT
• Make your strengths and areas for professional development available to the school at a very early stage and work with your Induction Tutor to use this and the Teachers' Standards as a basis for setting objectives for professional development and for devising an action plan; transition Point 2 will be completed early in your induction period
• Be aware of your entitlement to a reduced teaching load and to a full programme of reviews, observation, support and professional development.
• Take part in planning your induction programme, including the identification and reviewing of objectives
• Engage fully in the programme of monitoring, support and assessment that is agreed with your Induction Tutor, taking increasing responsibility for your professional development as the induction period progresses
• Be familiar with the Teacher' Standards, monitor your own work in relation to them and contribute to the collection of evidence towards their final assessment.
• Read and sign the termly assessment forms to go to the Local Authority; we encourage you to comment in the space provided
• Raise any concerns you have about the content and/or delivery of your induction programme. In doing so, you should make use of the school’s internal procedures for raising professional concerns in the first instance (see the section, “What to do if difficulties arise”)
What your school will expect from you
You will be welcomed to your school. Time and money will be invested in your induction. There will be a hope, if not an expectation, that you will bring energy, enthusiasm and new ideas to the school, although there will also be recognition that this might take time!
Commitment to
•The aims/ mission of the school
•The effective teaching and learning of your pupils
•Planning and marking pupils’ work
•The general welfare of the pupils in your care
•Supporting and implementing the school’s policies and practices
•Maintaining positive standards of behaviour
•Contribute to the community life of the school
•High standards of conduct, attendance and punctuality
Loyalty, integrity and confidentiality
•Towards the school and its reputation
•Towards your colleagues
•In your dealings with your pupils, and their parents
Your school will have expectations of you from the outset, both as a professional person and as a member of the staff.