Role of Teacher

Role of Teacher

1. Teaching tasks

   • Teaching phonics
   • Focus sessions
   • Teaching numeracy
   • Facilitating learning
   • Natonal curriculum
   • Delivering lessons to group and class
   • Planning focus sessions and lessons
   • Assessments - informal and formal
   • Observations
   • Taking responsibility of class' progress
   • Planning resources

2. Non-teaching tasks

   • First aid
   • Pastoral care
   • Administration - register dinners etc.
   • Emoitional care
   • Support other members of staff
   • Extra-curricular clubs
   • Parents evening
   • Outings and day trips
   • Performances / class assembly
   • Story telling
   • Managing behaviour
   • Preparing learning resources
   • Keeping up to date with any changes
   • Motivating pupils
   • Staff meeting and other meetings
   • Meeting with other professionals
   • Sports day/summer fayre etc.

3. Introduction

   • More non-teaching than teaching - with only a third being focused on teaching
   • People think of teaching and not the non-teaching
   • Media etc. forget the rest - recent documentary on tv
   • Non-teaching which can cause stress

4. Conclusion

   • Lots of aspects
   • Need varied person
   • So much to learn