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Position Type: Teacher
Contract Type: Full-time
Campus: Kathmandu
Apply by: 09 April 2021
Job Start: August 2021
Job purpose: To provide conditions for teachers in the Mathematics department to provide the best educational experience for our students. To work with the Mathematics department and secondary colleagues to help develop young people who strive for excellence and are kind.
Main Responsibilities (Leadership) |
To lead and develop the learning of all students and teachers in the faculty to ensure excellence. |
To motivate and to work with others to create and develop a positive, collaborative learning culture. |
To keep up to date with general and faculty based pedagogical approaches to teaching and learning, actively implementing them where appropriate including the delivery of INSET to those within and outside of the faculty. |
To provide useful and detailed analysis of data to support student progress. |
To organise and run events to promote reading, writing and speaking to the whole school community. |
To ensure the vision for the school is clearly articulated, shared, understood and acted upon effectively by members of the department. |
To determine, organise and implement a diverse, flexible, challenging and differentiated curriculum and to ensure an effective assessment framework is implemented. |
To provide regular coaching and feedback for subject area teachers in a way which recognises good practice and supports progress against their targets (including the facilitation of meaningful and directed CPD), resulting in a tangible impact on student learning across the subject area. |
To support, facilitate and monitor the progress of the designated subject area development plans to ensure they make a significant contribution to the School Improvement Plan. |
To ensure all faculty documentation is accurate, detailed and meaningful, especially with regards to BSO inspection material. |
To be an effective and active member of the Secondary HOD Team and lead on at least one area of the School Improvement Plan. |
To ensure the department is well resourced and maintain the effective deployment and management of the department budget. |
To effectively distribute tasks throughout the faculty ensuring and monitoring their successful completion. |
To chair department meetings with a focus on teaching and learning, ensuring a detailed agenda and minutes are produced and distributed in a timely manner. |
To ensure student leadership opportunities are prevalent throughout the faculty. |
To provide regular progress updates to the SLT to ensure they are fully aware of all successes, issues and concerns in the subject areas. |
To manage your own workload and that of others in the faculty to allow for an appropriate work/life balance |
Other reasonable requests made by the Principal
Main Responsibilities (Teaching and Learning) |
To inspire our learners through well designed and creative lessons that enable all students to access the Mathematics curriculum and make significant progress. |
To monitor, assess and record the progress and attainment of all students, providing effective formative feedback, so that all have opportunities to develop. |
To plan and refine an accessible and challenging Mathematics curriculum, constantly reflecting on one’s lessons and amending schemes of learning, lesson plans and teaching/learning materials. |
To create and maintain a stimulating learning environment, including but not limited to, creative classroom displays, appropriate resources and innovative uses of TBS' other spaces. |
To care for our students and ensure a safe, tolerant and compassionate environment for all. |
To promote the values and teach the skills required for all students to achieve positive mental health and wellbeing through your role as HoD, teacher and mentor. |
To communicate effectively with parents on the progress, attainment and overall development of the students in your care, through written reports and parent/teacher consultation evenings, as well as supporting the school’s ‘open door’ ethos where appropriate. |
To help contribute to our caring and collegiate community through being collaborative, empathetic and acting with integrity and kindness to all. |
To keep up to date on all pedagogical, syllabus and general educational initiatives and developments, supporting colleagues, taking an active role in all meetings and training, and taking responsibility for one’s own professional growth. |
Keep up to date and adhere to all TBS policies and guidelines, including but not limited to staff safeguarding, emergency protocols and staff expectations. |
Take a full and active role in our extensive outdoor learning programme. |
Take a full and active role in our extensive extra curricular programme. |
Take a full and active role in our extensive service learning and community partner programme. |
Promote a positive profile of the school’s mission and vision to all members of our community. |
Other reasonable requests made by the Principal
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