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English College
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Date Added: Oct 3, 2024
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| This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. Teaching and learning/pastoral care ● Delivering lesson for the given subject(s) with excellent knowledge and understanding of the subject/year group |
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| ● Outstanding knowledge of how to best equip students with the skills to achieve in their given qualifications ● Being able to create and nature a warm, caring, but academically driven classroom environment ● Be a form tutor to a given year group, where they know and care for the wellbeing, academic and extracurricular success of each of their tutees. ● Offering impeccable safeguarding and child protection to every student in the school ● Create and add to the teams lesson resources, ensure the resources are tailored to the classes that you teach ● Track students progress and apply internal and external to their planning for each of their lessons ● To report on student’s progress throughout the year, via physical reports and parents evenings ● Offering personalised challenge and tailoring planning in order to best meet the needs and data of their class ● Taking responsibility for one’s own professional development journey Engaging in the school-wide professional development programme. ● Sharing in the pastoral responsibility for all pupils in the school and especially for those in the teacher’s tutor group. ● Conducting break time/ lunch time duties and covering for absent colleagues ● Maintaining a positive physical learning environment, including classroom displays ● Attending school events and taking part in the wider school life ● Offering an extracurricular club for at least two school terms that is of a high quality ● To play their part in continually improving the school by aiding the relevant improvement plans and school improvement plan.
Other duties and responsibilities: ● Any other duties as assigned by the Principal/Senior leaders/Line managers |
Person Specification | |
Qualifications and related Experience | ● Have a good honours degree. ● Hold a QTS or PGCE teaching qualification, preferably from the UK. ● Have a minimum of two years’ experience of teaching. ● Be talented and highly motivated ● Have experience teaching relevant UK curriculums ● Be willing to contribute to the development of departmental resources ● Contribute to whole school enrichment activities before or after school ● Be able to provide a UK enhanced DBS or equivalent police check. ● Be professional in appearance and conduct ● Be willing to contribute to the wider curriculum and support the vision of the school |
Competencies: Skills & Abilities | ● Is honest, even when this is uncomfortable. ● Has integrity, even when this is difficult. ● Is transparent, consistent and fair. ● Can be flexible when the situation demands. ● Is reflective, always seeking to improve. ● Always assumes positive intent. ● Is incredibly hard working, even if it means going above and beyond. |
| ● Is a team player and can share the load at peak times. ● Is a lifelong learner - engaged in their own professional development ● Takes feedback well, always seeking this as helpful feedback to improve. ● Is a strategic thinker - is able to see the bigger picture. ● Pays attention to detail - has high standards. ● Has impact - can follow things through to an outcome. ● Is proactive at identifying issues before they arise and suggesting solutions. ● Can propose solutions - solves rather than narrates problems. ● Is thorough in all that they do. ● Has direct and indirect leadership skills. ● Is able to lead and inspire a tutor team. ● Is able to seek advice where appropriate. ● Has a sense of humour. |
Competencies: Knowledge | ● Knowledge and understanding of the relevant English National Curriculum, principles of assessment and effective record-keeping and their use to promote the educational and personal development of the students. ● A strong understanding of pedagogy and teaching and learning methods ● A strong understanding of child development and pastoral support |
Competencies: Behavioural | ● A commitment to the EC vision & values. ● A commitment to encouraging the professional development of yourself and all staff, including delegation of responsibility where appropriate and possible. ● Excellent, caring student-centred educator. ● Ability to influence people and to work with individuals and within teams. ● Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team. ● Ability to react well under pressure. ● Excellent organisational skills. |
Key Relationships | |
Internal: | Faculty/year group, line manager, support staff, SLT/PLT/WSLT |
External: | Local community |