Secondary School Teacher Employment Contract UK

Responsibilities reflected in the contract

• Plan and teach lessons appropriate to the assigned curriculum and pupils.
• Assess work and maintain accurate progress, attainment and attendance records.
• Manage classroom routines and behaviour in line with school policy.
• Adapt teaching and support for identified learning or SEN requirements within the agreed plan.
• Communicate appropriately with pupils, parents or carers and colleagues.
• Report safeguarding, welfare, attendance and conduct concerns through designated routes.

A realistic working scenario

On school premises, the Teacher (Secondary) prepares lesson or activity plans on learning platforms, delivers classroom teaching using classroom equipment, records attendance and progress in assessment records, and follows escalation routes for safeguarding or SEN concerns to the safeguarding lead and the practice or department manager.

Outputs to agree

• Planned lesson or activity plans uploaded to the learning platform.
• Accurate attendance entries for every taught session.
• Assessment entries and progress notes in the assessment records.
• Safeguarding or SEN referrals and incident notes submitted to safeguarding records.
• Parent or carer communications logged and, where required, shared with the practice or department manager.

Records and evidence

• Planning, assessment, attainment, attendance, SEN, behaviour and safeguarding records where applicable.

Reporting relationship

Typically reports to Head of Department, Assistant Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher or Headteacher. Confirm the employer's actual reporting structure in the builder.

Authority and escalation

• Do not investigate safeguarding concerns independently or act outside delegated educational, assessment or disciplinary authority.

Tools and systems

• School information, assessment, learning-platform and communication systems and authorised classroom equipment.

Workplace context

• School classrooms, agreed school premises and authorised off-site educational activities.

Training and certification

• Complete employer-required safeguarding, curriculum, assessment and school-safety training.

Contract priorities

• Plan and deliver lessons aligned to curriculum requirements and learning platform plans.
• Maintain accurate attendance, assessment, progress, SEN and safeguarding records.
• Escalate safeguarding disclosures and serious welfare concerns to the safeguarding lead promptly.
• Obtain practice or department manager approval for significant timetable or curriculum deviations and off-site activities.
• Record parent or carer communications and agreed actions in assessment or pupil records.

Information the employer should prepare

• the subject key stages and timetable
• the planning marking and assessment expectations
• the form tutor and pastoral responsibilities
• the directed-time meeting and duty arrangements
• the reporting line resources and development expectations