Primary School English Language Teacher
Harrow Hong Kong Children School Shenzhen Qianhai
- Shenzhen, Guangdong
- Permanent
- Full-time
starting from Aug 2024)*Line Manager: *Deputy Head, Academic Affairs*General Purpose of Job:*
- Responsible for fostering positive self-esteem and supportive
- Responsible for maximizing the academic progress of the pupils they teach
- Promote a positive, purposeful, and professional working atmosphere that
individuals make to the success of the school.
- Promote equality of opportunity for all regardless of race, religion, or
- Promote high standards in all aspects of school life, particularly in
- Actively support the vision, ethos, culture, and policies of the school.
- Inspire and motivate pupils, teachers, and other school employees.
- Comply with the professional duties of the Harrow staff Code of Conduct.
- Contribute to a school culture that is positive, purposeful, and
- Engage positively in the school Appraisal process and performance
- Be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and
- Teaching and Learning Responsibilities as Teacher
- Apply the curriculum aims and objectives in the Primary Education
subject/KLA curriculum guide(s) related to this job position (English
Language), in a school-based manner according to the school’s
development plans, into the planning, implementation, and evaluation of
the school’s curriculum, learning, teaching and assessment, in English.
- Plan, prepare, and evaluate lessons, activities, and learning and teaching
active collaboration with peers and individually as necessary.
- Provide a safe, secure, and stimulating environment in which consideration
- Differentiate learning and teaching and associated resources in a manner
and skill levels of pupils.
- Take responsibility for learning and teaching and associated resources in
and recommendations offered by the Inclusion team.
- Apply, where appropriate, IT capability to enhance learning and teaching.
- Be open and adaptable to changing circumstances and guidelines.
- Contribute to and maintain consistency with internal and relevant external
- Engage pupils fully in the assessment and self-evaluation process.
- Carry out a range of formative and summative assessments of pupil’s
group, and class work, whole-school planning and target setting, reporting
to parents and other authorized requesting external agencies, informing
pupils’ transition from year to year, and writing and maintaining
relevant records for individual pupil files in school.
- As an academic staff member of a boarding school, provide biweekly
- Applicants experienced and interested in boarding education are welcome to
role with a reduction in lesson load.*Pastoral Care and Pupil Management:*
- Accept fully the established Harrow philosophy that children should be
- Monitor the work of class pupils, providing guidance, advice, and support,
- Write and maintain relevant records for individual pupil files and writing
- Motivate pupils through praise, displaying an interest in the pupils, and
- Lead moral education sessions for small groups or the whole class as
- Communicate and consult with parents regularly maintaining records as
- Value and promote links with charities and the community.
- Communicate and consult with the Inclusion team to implement
- Actively maintain the high standards of behavior and dress of pupils in
- Follow policies about the health and safety of pupils both on and off the
- Take a pastoral interest in pupils in curriculum and extra-curricular
valued, and cared for.
- Participate in and contribute towards meetings for any of the purposes
- Be respectful of the needs of colleagues and the school about cooperation,
- Participate positively in meetings, follow policies, and generally
- Promote professional dialogue, share ideas about teaching and learning,
and initiatives.
- Engage positively in, and contribute to, INSET activities offered by the
- Enthusiastically contribute to cross-curricular links initiatives and
- Be involved in new initiatives within the school as part of ongoing
- Take an active interest in maintaining subject knowledge, learning
- Constructively contribute towards school developments and implement agreed
- Contribute and respond positively to the outcomes of the school’s
- Behave in a manner befitting a role model for the pupils of the school and
Harrow.
- Be proactive in maintaining and developing your IT capability in line with
children, and to work together with others to identify, assess, and support
children who are suffering harm.*Other Responsibilities:*
- Build strong relationships with parents through effective parent-teacher
- Take part in the professional planning and implementation of student
- Undertake other reasonable duties (including cover for classes) as
Head Master/Mistress deems necessary for the effective operation of the
school.Education is an ever-changing service and all staff are expected to
participate constructively in school activities and to adopt a flexible
approach to their work. Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main
duties and responsibilities of the post, each task undertaken may not be
identified. The post holder will be expected to comply with any reasonable
request from the line manager to undertake work of a similar level that is
not specified in this job description. This job description may be amended at
any time following discussion between the line manager and member of staff,
and will be reviewed annually during the appraisal process, and will be
varied in the light of the business needs of the school.
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