English Teacher
Reach British School Abu Dhabi
- Abu Dhabi
- DH 10,000-10,999 per month
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Setting tasks which challenge pupils and ensure high levels of interest
- Setting clear targets, building on prior progress and attainment
- Identifying SEN/EAL pupils
- Providing clear structures for lessons, maintaining pace, motivation and challenge
- Making effective use of assessment and ensure coverage of programmes of study
- Maintaining high standards of work and homework
- Using a variety of teaching methods to match approach to content, structure information and present information
- Use effective questioning, listen carefully to pupils, give attention to errors and misconceptions
- Select appropriate learning resources and develop study skills through library, I.C.T. and other sources
- Ensuring pupils acquire and consolidate knowledge, skills and understanding appropriate to the subject taught
- Ensuring the effective and efficient deployment of classroom support
- Encouraging pupils to think and talk about their learning, develop self-control and independence, concentrate and persevere, and listen attentively
- Involved in developing, implementing and monitoring subject policy and to assist in the production of such documentation when required
- Ensures that the children's work is marked, displayed and presented to a high standard in the classroom and throughout the school and are changed regularly
- Consistently and diligently apply and uphold the rules of the school in order to maintain discipline, dress code and to ensure the happiness, safety and well-being of all pupils and community
- Maintains, with the rest of the staff, high standards of conduct both in and out of the classroom, acting in a way that is honest, justifiable and in the best interests of the pupils
- Maintains smart and professional standards of appearance with particular attention to, and awareness of, cultural sensitivities
- Supports the School Improvement Plan in relation to the curriculum and the continuing improvement of student achievement
- Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of personal teaching to maintain high standards and ensure student progression
- Evaluates own teaching critically to improve effectiveness
- Participates in classroom observation of colleagues (peer observations) when required and participates in observations by peers
- Submits books, records or planning as required for monitoring by colleagues or SMT
- Marks and monitors pupils’ work and regularly set targets for progress
- Assesses and records pupils’ progress systematically and keep records to check work is understood and completed, monitors strengths and weaknesses
- Plans and recognises the level at which the pupil is achieving
- Undertakes assessment of students as requested through departmental and school procedures
- Prepares and presents informative reports to parents
- Regularly assesses the pupils' work by means of formal and informal termly, half termly assessment and end of units as directed by SLT
- Communicates with the school SENCO and Head of Key Stage regarding any pupil whose progress or behaviour gives cause for concern
- Keeps records and ensures that they are available for sharing with colleagues and / or inspection by members of the SLT, ISP and ADEK Inspection team
- Assists with the resourcing of the subjects taught, as directed by the Head of Key Stage/department
- Within a team, develops plans that identify clear targets and success criteria for the development and maintenance of the school's curriculum
- Contributes to the whole school’s planning activities
- Ensures attendance in school between stipulated hours and to attend all meetings/functions deemed to be directed time, including two extracurricular activities and one planning session every week
- Set high standards with regard to punctuality and to encourage the same from the pupils and colleagues
- Enters student attendance in the system and notifies the Parent Relations Executive if there are any absences or late comers
- Emphasizes the importance of safety in all areas of the curriculum, communicating to the pupils the importance of a responsible attitude towards personal safety, the safety of others and respect for Reach British School's property and equipment.
- Perform all playground duties on time and with due diligence to safeguard Reach students.
- Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities
- Assist in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct
- Ensure that, all the necessary health and safety rules and procedures are being followed
- Maintain an awareness of all the health and safety measures to be taken when in school
- Communicates with parents on a regular, informal basis and to deal with day to day queries
- Attends Parents' Evenings as required and to provide accurate, honest information regarding the progress of individuals at these meetings
- Reports to the parents in the form of written reports twice yearly or when required by the SLT
- Attends and participates fully, in Staff Development, staff meetings and briefings as set
- Provides cover for absent colleagues as and when necessary
- Contributes to the extra-curricular activity program to enrich the school experience for the pupils as reasonably directed by the SLT and ECA Coordinator
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