FRENCH TEACHER (Part time)

Job Description

Responsibilities: The teacher is responsible to the Head of Secondary for:

• Representing areas of knowledge, understanding and skills, in all their richness, to the students taught.
• Inculcating by precept and example the highest regard for truth, justice, equality of opportunity, human rights, benevolence and compassion.
• Promote interculturalism and recognise and reward globally minded communication, thought and behaviours, Teach with consistent effectiveness the students in their classes, taking full account of all students’ individual educational needs;
• Engaging and motivating students to achieve at a level that is as high as they can possibly achieve.
• Using excellent subject knowledge, pedagogic and interpersonal skills to enthuse students and enable students to enjoy learning.
• Making full use of resources and learning technologies to enhance the quality of teaching and learning for students of all ages and attainment levels.
• Plan and prepare schemes of learning and complete all required planning documentation for the team.
• Planning lessons taking full account of students’ individual learning needs, as well as their individual learning styles, preferences and capabilities.
• Encouraging and enabling all students to become effective, confident and independent lifelong learners.
• Providing for students appropriate guidance, in loco parentis, on matters of importance and relevance to students.
• Maintaining excellent professional relationships with colleagues by making a wider professional contribution to the continuing improvement of the school.
• Planning and delivery of a programme of learning opportunities and activities to enrich and enhance the taught curriculum.
• Cooperating with colleagues to establish and maintain fair and consistent disciplinary practices in the classroom (in line with our behaviour policy), around the school and on school trips, and taking active measures to protect students from all forms of abuse, including racist or sexist abuse, bullying, and any kind of corporal punishment.

Person specification

A Bangkok Prep teacher endeavours to show and develop:

• The qualities and values detailed on the person specification
• The Bangkok Prep Life Values
• Their practice in line with the Vision, Mission and Life Values of the school at all times work in line with the with the CIS Code of Ethics and United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Main tasks: TEACHING, LEARNING AND THE CURRICULUM

In accordance with school’s policies and under the direction of the Secondary Leadership team the teacher will:

TEACHING

• Consistently teach high-quality lessons which align with our school’s understanding of High Quality Teaching and Learning;
• Teach with consistent effectiveness the students in her/his classes, taking full account of all students’ individual educational needs (LS, EAL, HEAL and emotional and social needs).
• Plan for the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of relevant learning technologies policies.
• Ensure when planning lessons, that the opportunity for the development, monitoring and assessment of ICT capability that is consistently matched to the learner’s needs and ability is included.
• Set and mark work to be carried out by the students in school, at home and elsewhere as appropriate.
• Promote the intellectual, moral, cultural, physical and personal abilities and aptitudes of the students in her/his classes and provide guidance and advice to students on educational and relevant social and other matters.
• Make records of and reports on the personal and social needs of students.
• Adapt Teaching, Learning and planning in line with the WSDP (Whole School Development Plan).

ASSESSMENT, RECORDING AND REPORTING

• Assess, record and report on the development, progress and attainment of the students in their classes in line with school policy.
• Provide or contribute to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual students or groups of students – including parent / carer consultations and formal written reports.
• Adapt assessment, recording and reporting in line with the WSDP.

PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS

• Adhere to and implement all deadlines relating to entry of information for public examinations.
• Participate in arrangements for preparing students for public examinations, and assessing students for the purposes of such examinations and recording and reporting such assessments.
• Systematically collecting and submitting evidence of need for Exam Access Arrangements as required by the Examination Boards and JCQ guidance.
• Participating in arrangements for students’ presentation for and supervision during such examinations.

DEVELOPING PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY

• Actively engage in the review of their own professional performance and that of other teachers in line with our Developing Professional Capacity (DPC) Policy.
• Actively engage in continued professional development.

FURTHER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

• Keep under review their methods of teaching and programmes of learning;
• Engage with relevant communities of practice in order to remain up-to-date with current professional developments relevant to the subject group;
• Regularly undertake a self audit and review in order to identify areas of practice, skills or knowledge to develop;
• Participate in arrangements for their further training and professional development as a teacher.

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

• Advise and co-operate with the other colleagues and the Senior Leadership Team on the preparation and development of planning documentation, methods of teaching and assessment and pastoral arrangements.
• Take responsibility for specific areas of the curriculum within your team.
• Develop curriculum in line with the WSDP and Faculty Improvement Plans.

DISCIPLINE, HEALTH AND SAFETY

• Maintain good order and discipline among students and safeguard their health and safety both when they are authorised to be on the school premises and when they are engaged in authorised school activities elsewhere.

STAFF MEETINGS

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