Date posted:2024-06-08 | Writer: Dulwich College | Email: [email protected]
A Primary Classroom School Teacher at Dulwich College Shanghai Puxi is an exciting role, with shared responsibility for supporting an inspirational primary curriculum, and exhibiting high standards of teaching and learning. This person will be responsible for supporting children’s achievement and wellbeing, and engaging positively and proactively in initiatives that support children’s outcomes. They will be an ambassador for excellence, and will be directly involved with the professional learning of classroom assistant teachers through effective performance development. They will play a key role in the future direction of the Primary School.
As a pioneer of learning in the Primary School, you will reflect constantly on your own practice to ensure a high quality education for all students. You will be a model of excellence, and support colleagues generously to perform to the best of their ability. You will uphold the school values, and put pupils‘ wellbeing at the heart of everything we do. You will be responsible for promoting high expectations of an inclusive setting, with equality of opportunity for all, and where each child is valued and feels safe and cared for.
You may be required to carry out duties not specified as and when requested by the Primary or College Leadership Teams.
Specific responsibilities include:
1. Knowing Students and How they Learn
Dulwich teachers are expected to have insightful and detailed knowledge of the developmental characteristics and learning needs of the children they teach. They also need to have expertise in meeting the wide range of individual learning and pastoral needs of international school children who come from diverse cultural, linguistic and educational backgrounds.
2. Plan for and implement effective learning and teaching
Dulwich teachers are expected to have current knowledge of the curriculum in the age range they teach. They set high expectations and challenging developmental and learning goals for their students and use a variety of effective learning and teaching strategies, resources and digital technology to support their students in achieving these goals. They encourage their students to be innovative, imaginative, creative and critical thinkers who are able to work well with others.
3. Assess, provide feedback and report on children’s learning and development
Dulwich teachers are knowledgeable and effective users of assessment for supporting learning. They use a range of data measures and assessment strategies to inform their evaluation of students’ progress which enables them to plan for learning and to report accurately and effectively on student progress and to design appropriate intervention and support strategies.
4. Develop supportive and safe learning environments
Dulwich teachers are committed to safeguarding and to promoting the welfare of children and young people. They ensure a secure, stimulating and well managed learning environment that promotes a sense of safety, support and wellbeing.
5. Contribute to the corporate life of the school through the enrichment programme
Dulwich teachers value a holistic education for every child, in order to allow them to explore and find their passions. Whether it’s sports, music, languages or even finance, you will have a wealth of opportunities to offer your own additional expertise, and share your own personal passions through our wide enrichment programme
6. Demonstrate International-mindedness and Global Citizenship
Dulwich teachers have an appreciation of their own culture as well as openness to the perspectives and beliefs of people from different countries, cultures, religions and languages. They recognise the importance of developing our students to be ethical global citizens.
7. Engage Professionally in Learning and with the Community
Dulwich teachers participate actively in professional learning and work collaboratively with colleagues to improve their practice. They hold themselves accountable to the highest professional standards in their interactions with colleagues, students and parents.
Qualifications:
• Graduate qualified teacher
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant subject area
• TEFL/TESOL certificate preferred
• Master’s degree an advantage
Experience:
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in the area for which you are applying
• Successful experience in working with students in the age group you are teaching
• Demonstrated experience in inspiring students in a stimulating, enabling learning environment
• Previous experience in an international school
• Experience in teaching EAL students preferred
• Experience of working in a high performing school
• Demonstrated experience in using a variety of assessment and feedback techniques
• Demonstrated experience in raising achievement and setting aspirational targets
Knowledge and Skills:
• Ability to analyse student data and promote student achievement
• Demonstrated experience of the use of educational ICT to promote learning
• An understanding of how the learning continuum flows through the College
• Excellent knowledge of the content and pedagogy
Apply:
Contact the school to apply <[email protected]>.
