Secondary English Teacher

You’ll help us to ensure the well-being and growth of children in a secondary School English setting；

You’ll explain Supporting the development of international-mindedness and all NAS Beijing learner attributes within the curriculum;

As a genuine team-player, you’ll work across our central, regional, and local secondary teams to improve and foster a stimulating learning environment based on understanding and respect;

Everything we do is connected to our vision to create a generation of resilient and creative global citizens, who will change our world for the better.

Your role will impact the organisation by shaping a bilingual generation, who have the confidence and capability to shape our world for the better. We aim to enable pathways to first choice universities through an innovative, technology-enabled education.

KEY RESULT AREA 1 Engagement and Interaction – School Ambassador to Internal Community

▪ Supporting the development of international-mindedness and all NAS Beijing learner attributes within the curriculum;

▪ Fostering a stimulating learning environment based on understanding and respect;

▪ Demonstrating open communication based on understanding and respect;

▪ Meeting and greeting each student on arrival each morning and or lesson ensuring safety, assessing pupils at the door, monitoring their wellbeing;

▪ Observing and assisting the management of students at lunch time/canteen and each child to sit and to eat correctly;

▪ Ensuring students are taken immediately to school nurse in the event of an injury or medical concern;

▪ Ensuring strong healthy working environment is maintained between adults and students;

▪ Establishing polite and cordial relations with all parents and family delivering students to school;

▪ Developing and maintaining clear lines of communication with colleagues, parents and the wider school community;

▪ Communicating curriculum information with parents;

▪ Updating and maintaining records using ISAMS electronic system;

▪ Publishing written records and portfolios documents on – evidence of students work showing developmental trajectory;

▪ Using professional email etiquette when communicating with colleagues, parents and administrators;

▪ Communicating with parents via Face-to-Face meetings and Parent Teacher Meetings.

KEY RESULT AREA 2 Learning and Teaching

▪ Teaching the curriculum meeting the CBL Middle school curriculum, IGCSE, A level and IBDP standards;

▪ Differentiating classroom instruction to meet student’s individual learning needs and styles;

▪ Teaching explicitly on-going and inter/trans-disciplinary skills;

▪ Employing a constructivist, inquiry-based pedagogical approach to teaching and learning that promotes inquiry and the development of critical-thinking skills;

▪ Providing learning experiences that build on what students know and can do;

▪ Using technology as a vehicle for learning and integrating ICT skills teaching where possible;

▪ Employing a range of teaching and learning strategies to promote independent thinking, inquiry and acquisition of subject specific knowledge and skills;

▪ Promoting and fostering student reflection on learning experiences;

▪ Employing a range of grouping and regrouping of students for a variety of learning purposes;

▪ Empowering students to take self-initiated action because of the learning;

▪ Managing class resources – furniture, equipment;

▪ Updating notice boards to expose teaching and learning both inside and outside notice boards;

▪ Ensuring to meet the curriculum classroom visualization standards;

▪ Delivering stimulated and motivated classroom environment;

▪ Delivering efficient and qualitative open class lessons to parents and visitors;

▪ Ensuring safe classroom management, delivery and removal of heavy-duty objects ensuring the utmost safety to students always;

▪ Arranging classroom outings related to teaching and learning ensuring utmost safety is met and all communication with management is in writing before departure;

▪ Where appropriate, teaching English Literacy – Reading, writing, phonics using curriculum standards and procedures in all learning areas;

▪ Where appropriate managing and directing the Teaching Assistant;

▪ Where appropriate, teaching assigned subject area using curriculum standards and procedures in all learning areas;

▪ Assessing and documenting student progress using a variety of assessment tools and strategies;

▪ Complete student reports;

▪ Managing and maintaining student portfolios;

▪ Pre-assessing students’ knowledge and understanding prior to new learning;

▪ Use student self-assessment, peer assessment and teacher assessment strategies to promote student reflection.

KEY RESULT AREA 3 Planning and Preparation

▪ Working as a team planning lessons, directing the way forward;

▪ Collaboratively developing and following a Grade Level Essential Agreement;

▪ Attending and contributing to weekly collaborative planning meetings;

▪ Working collaboratively with Grade Level Team, Specialists and Coordinators to develop and document teaching and learning experiences using the planners and relevant curriculum documents;

▪ Documenting minutes of collaborative planning meetings and work cooperatively to complete tasks within Grade Level Team;

▪ Supporting as needed in preparation for assemblies;

▪ Supporting as needed in preparation of events (sports, arts, celebrations, etc).

KEY RESULT AREA 4 Professional and Personal Development

▪ Attending and actively participating in meetings (where appropriate);

▪ Participating in Professional Development offered by the school.

Other

▪ Hold a current Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure or equivalent for countries lived in outside of the UK.

▪ Compliance with visa requirements for working in China.

▪ A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils, and a willingness to undertake appropriate child protection training when required.

PERSONAL SPECIFICATIONS

▪ Good cross-cultural, interpersonal and communication skills to interact with diverse nationalities and cultures.

▪ Excellent analytical skills – with the passion and drive to demonstrate and quantify success.

▪ Results orientated with the ability to consistently map efforts against identified KPIs.

▪ Excellent time management skills and flexibility in dealing with multi-functional tasks.

▪ You’d like to work in a purpose-led sector.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

As our teammate, here’s what we expect:

▪ High levels of personal integrity

▪ Conscientious and able to focus on completing work to a consistently high standard

▪ Flexible and positive approach to work

▪ Excellent organisational and time-management skills; high attention to detail

▪ Ability to work to tight deadlines and able to prompt others to ensure deadlines are achieved

▪ Adaptable to working in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment

▪ Ability to work under pressure and remain calm

▪ Proactive and willingness to take on multiple tasks

▪ Self-motivated and enthusiastic

▪ Ability to work independently

▪ Must be a team player, willing to help and be flexible

▪ Continually strive for improvement