Subject Teacher (Primary & Middle School)

Position: Subject Teacher (Primary & Middle School) Drama/Physical Education Teacher

Contract Term: Two Years

Contract Type: Full Time

Start Date: August 2023

Essential Requirements:

English Speaker, fluent in spoken and written English.

Preferably, Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) through an education degree or equivalent, such as iPGCE/PGCE.

Minimum 2 years’ experience as a qualified teacher.

Updated Police clearance check, less than 6 months old.

Love of teaching and working with young people.

Ability to engage, inspire and extend students through planning, preparation and delivery of excellent lessons.

Ability to ensure that marking, recording, assessment and reporting meet the academic and pastoral needs of each individual student.

Ability to build good relationships with students, parents and colleagues and demonstrate effective communication skills.

Resilience, adaptability, patience, flexibility, a hard-working attitude, and a commitment to teamwork which are all essential requirements inside a bi-lingual school.

Desirable:

Knowledge and experience working with students for whom English is an additional language.

Proven record of improving standards through high quality teaching, especially inquiry based learning, project based learning.

An understanding of how Assessment for Learning can improve children’s performance.

Knowledge of how to challenge and differentiate for students of varying abilities.

Knowledge and understanding of positive disciplinary methods.

Ability to offer a specialist subject (e.g. Music, STEAM, Art or PE).

Willingness to learn and develop through personal development as a teacher.

Job Description

Teaching and Learning

Plan, prepare and document lessons on a regular basis.

Support the learning programme within the Primary School and Middle School by following the School bi-lingual curriculum.

Plan and organise activities to meet the learning and development needs of the class as a whole and each individual.

Manage curriculum delivery and associated resources in a manner that challenges and interests students and is appropriate to their needs and skill-levels, including catering for students with SEN, EAL and higher abilities.

Take responsibility for curriculum delivery and associated resources in a manner consistent with the School’s and departmental policies and procedures.

Create written medium and short term planning to ensure that students develop at an appropriate pace, with clear differentiated planning and teaching.

Use IT to support and extend the curriculum.

Supervise and teach students during extracurricular activities.

To be aware of any changes in the curriculum and act accordingly.

Health and Safety

Ensure that the safety of the students remains centrally focused at all times.

Complete Safeguarding training as directed by the School and follow the BSSN Safeguarding Policy.

Follow BSSN 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 both the curriculum and extra-curricular activities so that they feel noticed and valued.

Supervise students as determined by the duty roster.

Supervise classes on behalf of colleagues as determined by the cover schedule.

Professional Development

Keep up to date with curriculum developments through reading, in-service training and peer observations.

Participate when required in BSSN Staff Development and INSET and to attend staff meetings and briefings as required, some of which may be outside normal working hours.

Support the BSSN Development Plan.

Participate in the annual Performance Management Review.

Seek CPD opportunities that may arise from the appraisal process.

Attend meetings designed to share information necessary for the smooth running of the school and the successful delivery of its programme.

Take responsibility and give guidance for mentoring new teachers, particularly those with whom a functional relationship exists.

Communication

Actively establish and maintain open, honest communication with parents regarding the physical, social, intellectual and emotional development of their children.

Communicate and consult with parents on a regular basis and in a timely manner.

Attend Parents’ Evenings as required.

Report to parents in the form of written reports as required by the Principal.

Collaborate with colleagues in areas of planning and assessment and whole school initiatives.

Support colleagues as necessary and work co-operatively as part of a team.

Contribute to the supervision and instruction of support staff as required.

Assessment

Maintain an ongoing formative assessment programme related to units of work and associated learning objectives.

Maintain formative and summative assessment results.

Monitor the work of students providing guidance and advice when needed.

Write and maintain relevant records for individual student’s files.

Write high quality and accurate reports on student’s performance for internal and external use as required.

Who we are

BSSN (Bona Sonority School Nanjing AKA Reigate Grammar School Nanjing) is a K-12 international bilingual school, located at the Qilin Innovation Park on an impressive 100,000 square meter site, making it one of the largest overseas-branded bilingual schools in China. 

"East-meets-West" is a strong theme in the school's philosophy of education and the curriculum will reflect the coming together of Chinese and British curricula and pedagogical approaches. The vision is to develop responsible global citizens with a strong sense of their cultural heritage, fully prepared for the competitive marketplace they will join as young adults. The school will strive to empower students to be creative and innovative leaders and will provide an academic education that opens doors of opportunity and extra-curricular experiences to inspire and create pathways to future success.

School Address: No.1 Shuling Street, Jiangning District, Nanjing

School Website: https://www.bssn.cn/?about_42/

WeChat Official Account: 南京博颂学校