Purpose of Job
- Collaborate with the departmental line manager in maintaining high academic standards.
- Ensure that students are supported in their learning journey through the school and set the highest aspirations for students’ achievement and development, in all areas.
- Ensure that students are supported in their learning journey.
- Model and promote best practice in the teaching and learning of the subject.
- Monitor and evaluate all aspects of the work of the subject and to respond appropriately to issues.
- Provide holistic pastoral support and engage appropriately with parents/home, to support the students’ school journey.
Duties and Responsibilities
Overall Responsibilities
- Teaching Global Perspectives to students according to the requirements of the Cambridge International Curriculum.
- Plan and deliver lessons to students in developing individual and collaborative research-based skills in environmental/humanities/global issues-based topic areas
- Research new topic areas and maintain up-to-date subject knowledge
- Collaborate across subjects and cross curriculum links
- Promote high standards in all aspects of school life, particularly in student progress.
- Actively support the Vision, Mission, Values and policies of Invictus International School.
- Contribute to a school culture which is positive, purposeful and professional.
- Inspire and motivate students, teachers and other school employees.
- Comply with the professional duties of the Invictus Staff Handbook and all policies and procedures.
- Engage positively in school Professional Learning and Development (PLD) provision, appraisal processes and performance management arrangements.
- Take a fair and appropriate share of additional duties.
- Maintain a teaching load appropriate to the position, and as directed by appropriate line manager and members of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
- Support and attend all major school events.
- Are fully committed to safeguarding and to promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Learning, Teaching and Assessment
- Be an outstanding role model, setting high personal expectations of subject teaching, curriculum planning, professionalism, professional development and administration.
- Possess a functional familiarity with the relationship between the UK National Curriculum, Cambridge International Curriculum guidelines and Invictus SOWs, long term and medium term plans (LTPs/MTPs), lesson plans and evaluation for the particular year groups/subjects taught.
- Keep up to date with curriculum developments through reading and CPD opportunities, attending CPD organised by school and proactively looking to further develop as a teacher.
- Plan, prepare and document lessons.
- Manage curriculum development and associated resources in a manner that challenges and interests students and is appropriate to their needs and skill-levels.
- Take responsibility for curriculum delivery and associated resources in a manner consistent with school and departmental policies and procedures.
- Maintain an ongoing assessment of and for learning (alongside formal school assessments/examinations) related to MTPs and associated learning objectives.
- Prepare students for and administer summative assessment programmes including both school-based and externally examined assessments.
- Maintain consistency with internal and relevant external marking schedules and moderation procedures.
- Maintain legible, verifiable, accurate, comprehensive, defendable and fair records of formative and summative assessment results.
- Write reports on student performance for internal and external use as required.
- Promote student independence, leadership and voice within the curriculum and school overall.
- Ensure that all internal examinations are set, conducted and marked in a manner consistent with external examination expectations.
- Promote cross-curricular dimensions and the development of cross-curricular functional skills, particularly literacy, numeracy, and digital literacy.
Form Tutoring
Tutors are best placed to ensure that students receive an excellent standard of care, guidance and support during their time at Invictus International School. It is the form tutor’s responsibility to be approachable, engaged and informed with regards to their tutees. Tutors should be the first point of contact for both their tutees and parents and, as such, will facilitate the support or guidance for the tutees using up-to-date tracking and monitoring data.
Form tutor time will include:
- Any discussions regarding the academic and personal development of students at Invictus International School involving members of staff, students and parents.
- Discussions or intervention with students between tutors, teachers or leadership.
- Formal reviews between tutors, teachers or the leadership of each student’s personal academic profile with the aim of supporting academic achievement.
- Correspondence from tutors, teachers or the leadership to parents discussing each student’s personal academic/pastoral profiles.
- Regular correspondence with parents as the initial school point of contact (POC).
- Weekly tutor time programme and engagement with additional programmes (eg. PSHE and form time).
Welfare and Discipline
- Monitor the work of class/form students, providing guidance, advice and admonishment.
- Write and maintain relevant records for individual student files and write reports.
- Lead Pastoral Interventions as required.
- Communicate and consult with parents.
- Participate in, and document, meetings for any of the purposes above.
- Participate in the maintaining of high standards of behaviour and uniform of students at school, in all activities and all external locations.
- Follow school policies with regard to the health and safety of students both on and off the school premises when students are under the school’s jurisdiction.
- Take a pastoral interest in students in curriculum and additional activities around the school environs so that they feel noticed, valued and cared for.
- Carry out supervision duties as required to ensure safety.
Communication
- Effectively align the subject to the school mission, vision and values
- Promote an ethos of teaching in the subject matching Invictus International School expectations and aligned to the teaching standards document
- Support staff cover with arrangements for classes when staff are absent.
- Analyse, evaluate and respond to student performance and contextual subject data.
- Collaborate with staff and contribute appropriately to all meetings effectively.
- Ensure effective communication/consultation with parents and carers including information about supporting their child at home
- Liaise with examination boards, awarding bodies, and other relevant external bodies.
- Communicate subject specific information (where appropriate) across the school e.g. calendared events
Collegiality
- Attend meetings designed to share information necessary for the smooth running of the school and the successful delivery of its programmes.
- Take responsibility for mentoring new teachers, particularly those with whom a functional relationship exists.
- Supervise students during non-period time as determined by the duty rota.
- Supervise classes on behalf of colleagues as determined by the cover schedule.
- Behave at all times in a manner befitting a role model for the students of the school and in a manner that brings only respect to colleagues and the reputation of Invictus International School.
Other Responsibilities
Undertake other reasonable duties as requested by the Principal or members of the Senior Leadership Team deem necessary for the effective operation of the school.
Personal Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications
- Appropriate degree, with UK PGCE, or other teaching qualification giving QTS
- Working knowledge of the National Curriculum of England including KS3, IGCSE/GCSE
- Evidence of relevant and challenging continuing professional development
Knowledge and Experience
- Minimum two years’ teaching experience.
- Be aware and up to date in all relevant safeguarding policies and practices.
- Knowledge and experience of how to use ICT effectively in promoting student learning.
- Recent and consistent involvement in pastoral activities.
- Previous experience or knowledge of working with students for whom English is not their first language.
Personal Qualities
- Respect for all members of a school community, irrespective of position, gender, age and ethnic background
- Passionate about teaching and a strong commitment to holistic education.
- The ability to inspire students through a genuine passion for learning and a desire to lead them towards outstanding academic outcomes.
- A positive and solution-focused attitude to working life.
- Highly motivated, ambitious and collaborative.
- Demonstrate empathy, humility and genuinely care about children, taking the time to listen and motivate them.
Other
A clean enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check or police check (for applicants who have never worked in the UK) and no question regarding suitability to work with children.
Other Info:
Permanent role with bonues, salary up to $6000 per month
Location: Dempsey Industry: International school
Jessie Hoe Huey Miin
CEI R1103861
EA: 99C4599
