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The Job Of Early Years Foundation Stage Class Teacher

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It is with great interest and enthusiasm I apply for the job of Early Years Foundation Stage Class Teacher.

After extensive and varied experience of working throughout St Michaels Catholic Primary School and Cavendish Primary School, I would like to continue my career as a Foundation Stage, Class Teacher.
My current position, working as a full time Reception Class Teacher requires excellent communication with children, other teachers, child-care professionals and parents who often come from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Patience and sensitivity are vital when communicating with adults and children in the school setting and these qualities, I believe, are my strengths. My work as a Class Teacher and a Subject Leader requires the …show more content…

I record both, short and long observations of the children and alongside their drawings and photographs, collate a learning journal, which is then shared with their parents. This allows me to plan activities that interest and challenge the children and set the next steps for each child. This also encourages parents to work in close partnership with the school. I undertake home visits each year. These visits enable me to participate in the positive development of home-school links. I also work in close partnership with the school’s SENCO and outside agencies, and so I am aware of children’s varying needs – from special education needs to those who may be gifted and talented. I am familiar with children’s IEP’s and the reviewing of their targets as I am involved in entering assessments into Classroom Monitor, the online assessment tool.

Every half term, the children complete a summative assessment task, which I record on Classroom Monitor and on our half-termly trackers. I then use this data to track the progress of my children and create an action plan to identify the next steps in learning for children. I use the information from case studies to inform my future planning for the child. Due to the recent changes in the EYFS and EY Profile, I summarise the “Best Fit” judgment concerning the age and stage that a child is working within. This helps me to

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