About this role
English Teacher - Primary
Job Description
To ensure success as an English teacher, the candidate must be qualified in English as a first language. The English teacher must possess a pleasant disposition that will enhance the learning process. Ultimately, an outstanding English teacher should engage students in meaningful and fun activities, creating an environment conducive to learning
I. Duties
• Plan, organise, and provide instruction in English that are aligned with the Cambridge curriculum and school standards to meet the varied learning styles, abilities, and needs of students.
• Develop and deliver lesson plans that utilise a broad range of appropriate teaching techniques and strategies to differentiate for the individual student's success.
• Address all aspects of communication through appropriate instruction that develops each student’s knowledge and abilities in appropriate grade levels and subjects.
• Administer academic assessments for the purpose of evaluating student progress in meeting academic learning targets and progress in knowledge acquisition; and prepare the necessary written and oral progress reports to relevant stakeholders.
• Observe and evaluate student wellbeing, as a subject teacher and homeroom teacher, to promote and support their personal and social development.
• Establish and maintain standards of student behaviour required to run an orderly and productive classroom environment
• Maintain constant awareness of the needs of any children to whom English is another language.
• Ensure that lesson plans are adapted to ensure differentiation for students who have additional needs.
• Collaborate with other teachers to share new ideas, approaches and professional knowledge.
• Ensure regular collaboration with SEN and EAL to ensure a holistic approach is followed regarding students of varying developmental levels.
• Check the attendance of students at lessons and follow up on what they are doing as well as on the quality of class work, home