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Description Position at English College Dubai LLC

JOB DESCRIPTION: Secondary Classroom Teacher



Job Title:


Classroom Teacher


Department:


Secondary



Reports to:


Head of Faculty


Direct Reports:


NA



Job Scope



Responsible for delivering outstanding teaching and learning and achieving the highest possible outcomes for students. 


Teach a full English College timetable of 22 out of 28 one hour periods


Have the highest of expectations of students educationally, socially and morally.


Play an active role in the safeguarding of students, referring any concerns to the DSL. 


Plan engaging and creative lessons, using data to meet the needs of all learners


Use a range of assessment strategies in order to know where each learner is and plan future learning


Provide outstanding support as a form tutor


Support the core purpose of the school and contribute towards continuous school improvement.


Be a valued member of The English College community, contributing to school life beyond the classroom


Uphold the school values at all times.



EC/ISP Principles



Begin with children and students. Our children and students are at the heart of what we do. Simply, their success is our success. Wellbeing and safety are both essential for learners and learning. Therefore, we are consistent in identifying potential safeguarding issues and acting and following up on all concerns appropriately.


Treat everyone with care and respect. We look after one another, embrace similarities and differences and promote the wellbeing of self and others.


Operate effectively. We focus relentlessly on the things that are most important and will make the most difference. We apply school policies and procedures and embody the shared ideas of our community.


Learn continuously. Getting better is what drives us. We positively engage with personal and professional development and school improvement.



Main Duties & Responsibilities



This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities.


Teaching and learning responsibilities:


Have excellent subject knowledge for their subject, having the subject knowledge to be able to stretch the most able learners at KS5.


Have an in-depth knowledge of the examination requirements of the specifications that they teach in order to prepare students thoroughly for the specifics of the qualification.


Be able to use all available contextual data to plan learning to meet the needs of all learners.


Be a responsive teacher, adapting practice where necessary to assure that all students make progress.


Provide appropriate challenge to all learners, including those identified as More Able and Talented, through teaching to the top and providing appropriate scaffolding and support where necessary.


Support those with additional learning needs, for whom English is an additional language or English Language Learners by providing support and scaffolds where appropriate and drawing on the expertise of colleagues, whilst maintaining the highest of expectations of all.


Undertake a range of formative and summative assessment strategies to know where students are in their learning and to plan future learning.


Mark work, following the school marking policy, to ensure that students receive frequent feedback on their learning that moves them forward and enables them to make progress.


Track and monitor the attainment and progress of individuals and groups of students, adapting provision where appropriate to ensure the highest attainment and progress for all.


Effectively communicate with parents, through completing regular reports, attending parents’ evenings, and individual communications in order to ensure that parents are involved in their child’s learning at all times.


Contribute to the creation, review and development of faculty resources, ensuring that any resources used are tailored to the specific needs of students in the class. 


Ensure students make progress within each lesson and across lessons.


Create and nurture a warm, caring, but academically driven classroom environment.


Maintain a positive and purposeful physical learning environment, including high quality classroom displays.


Pastoral responsibilities:


Be responsible for the holistic, emotional and social development of a tutor group of students.


Monitor the attendance, punctuality and behaviour of students within the tutor group.


Deliver PERMA lessons during tutor time, following the principles of Positive Psychology.


Deliver Moral, Social and Cultural lessons during tutor time, in line with the MOE curriculum.


Attend assemblies and contribute to the assembly programme as appropriate.


Work closely with the Head of Year, taking direction from them and referring students who need further support to them.


Other duties and responsibilities:


To promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people that you are responsible for, or come into contact with..


Communicate effectively and appropriately with all stakeholders at all times.


Behave appropriately at all times, inline with the EC standards and school values.


Attend school events and take part in the wider life of the school.


Offer an extracurricular club for at least two school terms that is of a high quality.


Play a part in continually improving the school by aiding the relevant improvement plans and school improvement plan.


Conduct break time/ lunch time duties as per a rota.


Cover for absent colleagues, as and when appropriate.


Take responsibility for one’s own professional development journey  Engaging in the school-wide professional development programme.


Any other reasonable duties a

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