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The Vale School Muthaiga is a progressive, values-based school focusing on : Mindfulness, Environmental Stewardship, Growth Mindset and Community Spirit
Project-based learning and 21st Century Skills are the corner stone of our curriculum with our aim being to develop empathetic and discerning critical thinkers who help to create a more compassionate and ...
Responsible to
- The KG and PYP coordinators for the effective delivery of the curriculum The Head of School for the continued wellbeing of every student
- To the KG and PYP Coordinators for the support for, and implementation of the school’s policies
General responsibilities
Every teacher will
- Be an active advocate for the school’s curricular and philosophical commitments as a PYP school, ensuring alignment of all policies and practices to IB Standards and Practices
- Support the School Leadership Team (SLT) in the implementation of the school’s strategic and operational goals
- Collaborate with the KG and PYP Coordinators to develop, implement and deliver the school’s curricular goals, aligned to the school’s strategic planning
- Collaborate to ensure that at all times the school’s curriculum provides a safe, supportive learning environment for students, teachers and all other members of the school community
- Promote a culture where diversity and inclusion are encouraged and students learn to respect differences, take responsibility for their actions, exercise leadership, actively build community and strive for academic excellence
- Engage with leadership, colleagues, students and the school community to create a dynamic, aspirational and innovative culture – a professional learning community grounded in collaboration, focused on improving learning outcomes, and driven by data-informed decision-making
- Lead and support a culture accepting of innovation Be an active, life-long learner
Specific responsibilities
To lead learning, every teacher will
- Ensure a consistent collaborative focus on improving student learning outcomes through the effective understanding, development, delivery, and analysis of the IB curriculum
- Be up to date with and respond to current research about improving student learning outcomes
- Differentiate in the classroom, taking into account each student’s learning needs
- Use a wide range of technologies and creative teaching styles
- Contribute to the development of interdisciplinary learning and the development of transdisciplinary skills.
- Ensure students have an active and engaged role in developing their own learning outcomes Facilitate the setting, monitoring and evaluation of student targets to meet achievable,measurable learning outcomes
- Engage purposefully in collaborative professional learning
- Ensure that current and innovative digital learning strategies are promoted and embedded in practice
- Be ready to share understanding about how students learn
- Ensure, in collaboration with colleagues and the KG and PYP coordinators, an effective scope and sequence of learning outcomes, vertically and horizontally
- Model best practice within our professional learning community
- Attend scheduled student progress meetings, including student/teacher/parent conferences Be accountable for effective learning in the classroom
- Be accountable for the wellbeing of each student in the classroom
To lead teaching, every teacher will
- Ensure a consistent collaborative focus on improving student learning outcomes through the modelling of best teaching practice
- Support the KG and IB coordinators in developing common understandings, based on current research, about best teaching practice as this applies to the school’s vision
- Collaborate with colleagues to evaluate and improve teaching strategies, using Effective, research-based learning and teaching programmes
- Support the delivery of the curriculum to ensure an appropriate, comprehensive, innovative and high quality program
- Collaborate with colleagues as required to team-teach, share resources, mentor,
- Coach, and support the school’s collaborative approach to teaching
- Be familiar with course syllabi, support materials, IB regulations, programme developments, professional IB discussions
- Ensure, in collaboration with the KG and PYP coordinators and colleagues, effective curriculum articulation of PYP.
- Ensure all curriculum is appropriately mapped, and all unit planners are available as required by the IB coordinators
- Ensure the effective use of digital platforms (Toddle) in line with the expectations and of the KG and PYP coordinators
- Ensure the use of local, national and international resources within the curriculum
- Be familiar with, and adhere to the school’s assessment policy
- Attend regular scheduled curriculum planning meetings
To support operational/strategic planning, every teacher will
- Support and develop planning targets aligned to the school’s vision and mission, and the school’s wider strategic planning targets
- Support the School in preparation for evaluation/accreditation/inspection visits,
- Support the School, through the provision of appropriate teaching and learning data (learning outcomes, curriculum planning, course materials, feedback data), to facilitate mission and data-driven strategic planning.
To support staff professional learning, every teacher will
- Commit to the school’s Professional Learning and Development Program
- Engage in professional learning conversations that are informed by appropriate data and focused on learning outcomes
- Provide, as requested, coaching for collaborative professional development
- Support new colleagues, providing coaching and access to learning resources, curriculum materials and student learning data
- Ensure a positive engagement in, and support for, safeguarding policy and practice Promote collaborative practice and ensure effective learning relationships
- Act as a positive role model
To support quality assurance, every teacher will
- Establish and monitor personal professional targets in line with wider school goals, and work toward their achievement
- Support agreed standards of learning and practice across the school
- Support and maintain school policies, being ready to offer constructive criticism and engage in policy development
- Be responsible for the continuous review and improvement of classroom teaching and learning Evaluate the effectiveness of classroom learning using multiple sources of evidence including: student assessment data, curriculum documents, teaching practice,
- Learning outcomes, and feedback from students, colleagues and parents/carers Ensure the timely and accurate recording of student attendance
- Ensure the prompt feedback and recording of any and all safeguarding concerns, liaising with the Designated Safeguarding Lead as necessary
- Ensure all health and safety concerns, or any other threat to student or community wellbeing is accurately logged and reported.
To support communication & liaison, every teacher will
- Support and communicate the school’s mission and objectives, and model these within the community
- Communicate all learning policies effectively to all members of the school community, using agreed communication protocols
- Be conversant with learning policy and practice
- Communicate IB policy and practice accurately with students, ensuring appropriate guidance through all relevant subject-specific elements of the IB
- Provide written reports, reference letters, and other support materials as requested by the Head of School or IB Coordinators, to support student learning or student placement
- Communicate and liaise regularly with parents, ensuring the community has timely and appropriate access to student learning
To support the management of resources, every teacher will
- Support the School Leadership Team (SLT) in the determination of appropriate and necessary teaching resources, linked to strategic planning and intended learning outcomes
- Support the KG and PYP Coordinators in the maintenance of an accurate inventory of educational resources
Additional professional expectations
Every teacher will
- Be available to support extra-curricular activities
- Provide supervision as requested by the KG and PYP coordinators
Educational and Vocational Qualifications/Experience The teachers will have:
- TSC Certificate
- Minimum of two years teaching experience Preferably PYP/IB knowledge and experience Relevant teaching qualifications