ELL Teacher - Al Danah Campus

Duties & Responsibilities

• To deliver lessons that inspire students to succeed in order to achieve the best possible outcomes.
• Roles and responsibilities include:
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • To be a good communicator at all levels. 
  • Be committed to developing positive relationships with all members of the school community.
  • Working alongside fellow teachers to plan engaging lessons that meet requirements of the curriculum. 
  • Liaising with colleagues and working flexibly.
  • Working with parents to ensure the happiness and best academic outcomes for all children. 
  • Working cooperatively with curriculum support staff (where applicable) to support children’s development.

Teaching and learning:

• Clear understanding of the Curriculum. 
• Organising the classroom provision and learning resources and creating displays to encourage a positive and engaging learning environment.
• Planning, preparing and presenting sessions that cater for the needs of the whole ability range within the class.
• Motivating pupils with enthusiastic, imaginative teaching.
• Observing and assessing children in line with school assessments.
• Being reflective of the classroom provision, sessions taught, progress made, and adjusting environment, planning and curriculum to reflect this.
• Meeting with other professionals such as speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and educational psychologists, if required.

Assessment and data:

• Taking responsibility for the progress of a class.
• Meeting requirements for the assessment and recording of student’s development using Target Tracker.
• Using data provided by assessments to influence further planning, provision and intervention.
• Providing feedback to parents and carers on a student’s progress at Parent Teacher Conferences and other meetings

Behaviour management and duties 

• Follow the school’s behaviour policy.
• Manage classes effectively, using approaches which are appropriate to students’ needs in order to inspire, motivate and challenge pupils. 
• Maintain good relationships with pupils, exercise appropriate authority, and act decisively when necessary within the school’s behavioural policy.
• Be a positive role model and demonstrate consistently the positive attitudes, values and behaviour, which are expected of pupils.
• Have high expectations of behaviour, promoting self-control and independence of all learners. 
• Carry out duties as directed and within the school’s policy.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in the related subject with PGCE or other teacher qualification (Bachelor’s of Education in Arabic/Islamic/Social)

Minimum Experience

Minimum 1- 2 years Teaching experience

Job Specific Knowledge & Skills

• Previous experience working with students whom English is not their first language
• Passion for teaching and commitment to educating the whole child
• A high level of professionalism and consideration of the well-being of children
• Recent and consistent involvement in extra-curricular activities
• Respect for all members of a school community, irrespective of position, gender, age and ethnic background
• A positive and solution-focused attitude to working life