English Teacher Star Mirdif UAE

International Schools Partnership is actively hiring for the job role of English Teacher to join the Star International School Mirdif. Star Mirdif seek individuals who want to make a difference in the world, seeing themselves as lifelong learners, committed to putting children at the heart of everything they do. They want educators who align closely with their vision, mission and values. If you feel you can champion these, then please apply to join the Star Mirdif family for August 2024.

Responsibilities of English Teacher

• Represent areas of knowledge, understanding and skills to students.
• Lead by example in the highest regard for truth, justice, equality of opportunity, human rights, benevolence and compassion.
• Engage and motivate students to achieve at levels that are beyond their expectations and previous limits.
• Use excellent subject knowledge, pedagogic and interpersonal skills to enthuse students and enable students to experience amazing learning.
• Make full use of ICT and the new technologies to enhance the quality of teaching and learning for students of all ages and attainment levels.
• Plan lessons taking full account of students’ individual learning needs, as well as their individual learning styles, preferences and capabilities.
• Encourage and enable all students to become effective, confident and independent life long learners.
• Cooperate with colleagues to establish and maintain fair and consistent disciplinary practices in the classroom, 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.
• Communicate open and professionally with parents on a regular basis about the attainment and progress of their child.
• Model good practice of academic practices.
• Contribute actively to department discussions in academic meetings.
• Contribute to and plan after school activities as required.
• Actively support the school partnership with the community e.g. attending school / community events which may occasionally occur at weekends or in the evening i.e. school concerts etc.
• Contribute to the development and provision of the highest quality of education at Star International School Mirdif.
• Make sure that young people of all abilities and backgrounds fulfil their potential.
• Promote a positive ethos across the school based on the school vision/values and a commitment to ensuring the wellbeing of students, staff, and the wider school community.

What Will You Do More

• Teaching: Plan and prepare schemes of work and complete planning documentation.
• Teach with consistent effectiveness the students in her/his classes, taking full account of all students’ individual educational needs.
• Set and mark work to be carried out by the students in school, online, at home and elsewhere as appropriate.
• Promote the intellectual, moral, spiritual, 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.
• Take part as appropriate in whole school development and share and promote best practice.
• Assessment, recording & reporting: Assess, record and report on the development, progress and attainment of the students in her/his classes.
• Provide or contribute to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual students or groups of students.
• Guide students to set targets to improve on their previous ‘best’ and give regular feedback to students to support next steps in learning.
• Continuing Professional Development: Keep under review her/his methods of teaching and programmes of work.
• Be proactive and take accountability for own development.
• Participate in arrangements for her/his further training and professional development as a teacher.
• Curriculum Development: Advise and co operate with the principal and other colleagues on the preparation and development of courses of study, teaching materials, teaching schemes, methods of teaching and assessment and pastoral arrangements.
• Take responsibility for specific subjects.
• To embed UAE heritage and culture within the curriculum.

Requirements of English Teacher

The requirements for the job role of English Teacher are as under:

• Relevant teaching qualification: minimum of a BEd or BA/BSc + PGCE/QTS.
• 2 years of primary teaching experience.
• Experience of teaching in a British school either internationally or in the UK.

Skills & Knowledge Desired

• Excellent working knowledge of the primary Curriculum and the latest UK practice.
• Familiarity with the national curriculum for England.
• Excellent IT skills, communication skills, and command of the English language, in spoken and written form.
• A collaborative team player with excellent personal skills.
• Classroom and behavior management.
• Collaborative team player, empathetic listener.
• Integrity and confidentiality.
• Internationally minded.
• Emotional intelligence.
• Intercultural awareness, creative.
• Online and classroom teaching experience.
• Flexible and a can do attitude.

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