IB Experienced Teacher of History

The M-PESA Foundation Academy is seeking to recruit dynamic and visionary individuals with exceptional skills, who are already experienced in International Baccalaureate curricula to take responsibility as a Teacher of History

Key Responsibilities of a teacher are as follows

Planning and Delivery

• Prepare and develop schemes of work, lesson plans and resources based on IB guidance and philosophy.

• Produce documents such as Records of Work, Course outlines, class analysis etc.

• Differentiate lessons in order to match learners’ needs.

• Deliver lessons that incorporate IT, active learning strategies and assessment for learning.

• Set meaningful home learning, mostly using the FLIPPED learning approach.

• Contribute and participate in intervention programs.

Assessment

• Assess work using a range of assessment for learning techniques

• Develop assessments in line with IB guidance

• Provide effective verbal and written feedback to learners in good time

• Contribute to setting and moderating formative and summative assessments in line with IB guidance

• Analyze learners’ progress to inform future teaching and intervention.

• Produce reports for academic clinics, students and parents.

• Administer examinations effectively.

Classroom Management

• Manage teaching time through punctual and consistent attendance and observance of school timetable

• Manage students’ behaviour in the classroom, on school premises and on trips

• Utilize resources efficiently to enable effective outcomes

• Use Academy data management systems such as LMS and Zeraki

• Develop and maintain a stimulating teaching environment, including producing engaging displays.

Other Professional Responsibilities

• Undertake pastoral duties, including that of a form tutor so students are adequately supported through their school journey.

• Participate in, organize and guide co-curricular and life skills activities.

• Actively contribute to subject and pastoral teams.

• Take ownership of own professional development and participate in CPD provided by the Academy.

• Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships and relevant liaison and communication with staff and other stakeholders.

• Attend to duties assigned.

• To undertake any other additional tasks as may be reasonably required by the Head of Subject/Department, Head of Academics and Director Teaching and Learning.