Job Purpose:
? Responsible for fostering positive self-esteem and supportive relationships for all students, founded upon respect and mutual trust
? Responsible for maximising the academic progress of the students they teach by delivering the very highest standards of teaching and learning
? Promote a positive, purposeful and professional working atmosphere that encourages cooperation and challenge whilst valuing the contribution that individuals make to the success of the school
? Promote equality of opportunity for all regardless of race, religion or gender and encourage excellence, resourcefulness and perseverance
? Empower, inspire, and care for pupils thereby enabling them to achieve their very best as independent and accomplished learners who develop lifelong values, passions and competencies
Responsibilities:
-Responsiblefor setting high standards of teaching and learning within the classroom, including:
?High expectations of pupils in every aspect of their work.
?A commitment to academic excellence and the development and implementation of schemes of work to ensure that each pupil develops at an appropriate pace through differentiated planning and teaching.
?Achieve excellent public examination results.
?Establish effective methods of formative and summative assessment of pupils’ work and use themto enhance each individual pupil’s learning.
?Use rewards and sanctions effectively.
?Provide high quality written and verbal reports to parents.
?Keep up-to-date with subject developments outside the school.
?Foster a spirit of academic enquiry among pupils.
-Contribute to the development of the subject, including:
?Be actively involved in the development and creation of schemes of work, contributing to subject teaching and pedagogical approaches by sharing knowledge of best practice.
?Be actively involved in the teaching and learning development programme, providing and receiving constructive feedback as appropriate.
?Utilise academic and pastoral data to inform practice.
?Make positive contribution to the subject Super Curriculum and Co-curricular programme;organise competitions or participation on subject related events, Olympiads etc
?Undertake administrative tasks that are designated by the Head of Upper School and contribute to a sense of teamwork and aiding professional development.
?Advise pupils with options choices relevant to the subject and with university applications andsupporting them in preparing for such applications.
?Active involvement in academic and other learning enrichment trips, including residentials.
-Offer an effective contribution to pastoral care in the School, including:
?Act as Tutor in the Upper School as designated by the pastoral leadership of the School.
?Implement safeguarding practices and procedures at the School.
Wider role
?Actively participate in all calendarized school events and promote the work of the school
?Conduct duties as designated on the staff duty rota.
?Promote the use of English in a bilingual school setting.
Required Qualifications and Experience:
-Education: Bachelor’s Degree or above in any field
-Qualifications:
? A UK PGCE, or other recognised teaching qualification that permits QTS, from an accredited institution.
? Acceptable personal and professional background checks with the ability to be allocated unsupervised access to children (as reported via an International Child Protection Certificate background check and/or appropriate police and other checks from relevant countries of present and previous residence/work.
-Knowledge:
? A strong understanding of effective classroom pedagogical practice within a secondary school level setting.
? Familiarity with the National Curriculum of England, including subject
specifications at (I)GCSE and A Level
-Experience: a minimum of two years of experience as a classroom practitioner
-Personal qualities:
? Respect for all members of a school community, irrespective of position, gender,age and ethnic background.
? Passionate about teaching and a strong commitment to holistic education.
? The ability to inspire students through a genuine passion for learning and a desire to lead them towards outstanding academic outcomes.
? A positive and solution-focused attitude to working life.
? Highly motivated, ambitious and collaborative.
? Demonstrate empathy, humility and genuinely care about children, taking the time to listen and motivate them