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Reception Lead Teacher

Reception Lead Teacher

Mount View International Primary School & Early Years Centre

Malawi

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Salary:
Flights at the beginning and end of your contract ,Excellent rates of pay, Free comprehensive medical insurance including optical and dental,Two school places for dependents (in both Early Years, Primary and Secondary), A spacious and modern home
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
21st August 2023
Apply by:
3 February 2023

Job overview

Location; Blantyre, Malawi

Type of school; International Primary School and Early Years Centre

Phase; Lead Reception Teacher and Reception Class Teacher

Headteacher; Ms Emma Binding

Chairman of the Board; Mr. Irfan Bheda

 

About Mount View International Primary School and Early Years Centre

Mount View was founded in 1968 and is well established and vibrant international school in the heart of Blantyre. Mount View is a primary school and early years centre for students aged 18 months to 11 years old. We share a beautiful and well-designed school site with Central High International Secondary school. At Mount View have over 650 students in attendance with over 30 different nationalities. We follow the Cambridge International Curriculum (MW004) throughout our primary school and we follow the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum in our Early Years Centre. Our school is comprised of a bespoke Early Years Centre, Lower Primary, Upper Primary, newly built swimming pool and yoga room, ICT and Science suites and Design technology and cooking rooms and Music and Art rooms.

We have a very dynamic Learning Support Dept. with experienced and highly motivated teachers that work alongside our class and specialist teachers to ensure the wellbeing and success of our SEND and EAL students. Thrice a week we welcome therapists to the school who work with some students on their speech and language, physical and learning needs.

Active and hands on learning is an intrinsic part of the students everyday learning here at Mount View. We believe learning must be fun and engaging and capture students interest and desire for knowledge. We offer cross curricular learning to ensure links are made and established across the school. We welcome to the school community members to enhance the students learning experiences as well as school events and school excursions.

Our teachers, teaching assistants and nannies are all offered regular training and skill enhancing learning opportunities. We lead by example and ensure, we as educators have a shared love of lifelong learning. We encourage and support our colleagues to share in delivering training and disseminating it around the school.

Values and Vision at Mount View

Our Vision

Mount View International Primary School and Early Years Centre aspires to involve and inspire students to become lifelong learners within a safe, secure and caring environment, teaching them to value cultural diversity and care for our environment. 

Our Mission

Mount View International Primary School and Early Years Centre our mission is to provide education of the highest quality at an affordable cost in the safest, secure, and caring environment for all our students in order to prepare them to be the most outstanding world citizens.

Our Core Values

·        Respect

·        Perseverance

·        Teamwork

·        Integrity

·        Responsibility

·        Belonging

·        Motivation

We Believe

We believe every child has the right to an education and at Mount View International Early Years Centre we ensure every child receives an excellent education. We ensure all our teaching staff receive regular staff training on the latest research and pedagogy from around the world. We provide both, training in school and access training from the U.K and other leading countries in the advancement of children’s education and development. 

About Malawi

Malawi is a wonderful country, all nestled into the African continent. Malawi has lovely climate and the friendliest of people. Malawi is a hidden gem! Full of places to explore and adventures to be had. We are an International Primary School in Blantyre, Malawi, “the warm heart of Africa.” Our school is situated in picturesque location with views all around. Our school has been designed for the students to ensure a positive and growth mindset.

The Post

We are recruiting for an enthusiastic and dynamic Lead Teacher for our Reception classes in our Early Years Centre. The lead teacher will lead through example with by modeling excellent practice within their classroom. We are looking for person that is capable of inspiring Reception colleagues to deliver well-planned, engaging and creative, hands on learning experience for their pupils, and that can deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and fun EYFS curriculum for all pupils in their care.  

The Lead Teacher will always set high expectations, which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils and ensure excellent pastoral care.  Work co-operatively and supportively with all members of staff. Has a growth mind-set, positive and flexible attitude and is prepared to go the extra mile.

Essential Qualifications:

·        Degree in Primary Education or Early Years

·        QTS essential

Experience:

·        Minimum of two years teaching experience in a School

·        Minimum of two years leadership experience in a school

·        Working with and supporting class T.A’s

·        Supporting and guiding teaching colleagues

·        Planning a diverse and inclusive curriculum

·        A sound knowledge and experience in planning and delivering the Early Years Foundation

·        Phonic knowledge

·        Completing assessments and reports

·        Successfully leading a team

·        Carrying out appraisals and supervisions

·        Writing observations and detailing a child’s learning

·        Classroom management

·        Communicating with parents and families

·        Working as team

·        Working independently

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About Mount View International Primary School & Early Years Centre

Mount View International Primary School is one of the oldest and the most renowned schools in the country offering prestigious Cambridge Curriculum to its learners from Pre-Nursery to Year 6. MVIPS is also a feeding school to Central High International School on the same premises.

MVIPS offers a challenging, inclusive international education environment, designed to give every student opportunities for success within and beyond school. This education is provided by a team of outstanding, well-qualified teachers, working in world-class learning environments in a safe, secure campus.

Our school offers a joyful, safe, challenging and caring educational environment, where the focus is on an excellent, balanced programme of learning, which develops kind, confident, academically successful and outgoing students.

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