English Teacher

Description

ISP Teacher Role Profile
ISP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and
young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All
shortlisted candidates and post holders are subject to appropriate
International Criminal and Child Protection Background Checks or equivalent,
covering the previous ‎10 years of employment history. ISP recruit teachers in
several ways including direct application to the school and through
international teacher recruitment agencies and organizations.

The International Schools Partnership (ISP) is a growing group of
international schools which believes in amazing learning and is committed to
getting better all the time.

GROWING LEARNING, GROWING SCHOOLS embodies our journey and is what binds us
together. We are developing schools for ‎2-‎18 year olds with learning at the
heart of each school and helping our children and students learn to levels
that amaze them. At the same time, we are listening to our parents and
students to broaden the appeal of our schools, with the aim of each one
becoming the school of choice in its local area over time. We believe that
successful schools are the ones that put learning at the heart of everything
they do, always aiming to create rounded individuals that are able to forge
successful careers and lives in a rapidly changing world.

We are a truly international group working in different cultures and speaking
different languages. We work across countries and cultures, too, by working
with each other and with other schools and communities. Our schools are
located in the UK, the USA, Canada, Spain, Chile, Costa Rica, the United Arab
Emirates, Qatar, Malaysia and Mexico. We are constantly enhancing our existing
group of schools with new ones including those we develop ourselves, and new
schools that want to join our partnership.

We put learners and learning first. Learning is affected by both internal
factors (such as emotions, motivation and general health and wellbeing) and
external factors (such as environment, curriculum and relationships). The
external factor that has the most significant impact on our students '
learning is the teacher.

At ISP, everyone is a learner. So as one of our teachers, you are also a
learner. Together, we will embark on an ongoing process of exploring,
expanding and evolving your practice in ways that directly impact and improve
student learning.

Learner (ISP definition)
Everyone at ISP is a learner. The ISP learner recognizes that their mindset,
experiences, and actions drive their learning outcomes. With this awareness,
they exercise voice, choice, and ownership over their process of learning -
leading their learning and the learning of others.

ISP Principles
Begin with our children and students. Our children and students are at
the heart of what we do. Simply, their success is our success. Well-being and
safety are both essential for learners and learning. Therefore, we are
consistent in identifying potential safeguarding issues and acting and
following up on all concerns appropriately.

Treat everyone with care and respect. We look after one another, embrace
similarities and differences and promote the well-being of self and others.

Operate effectively. We focus relentlessly on the things that are most
important and will make the most difference. We apply school policies and
procedures and embody the shared ideas of our community.

Learn continuously. Getting better is what drives us. We positively engage
with personal and professional development and school improvement.

ISP Teacher Role Profile
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You enable students to learn in a safe, open, caring, collaborative and
inclusive atmosphere. Your students feel confident to have open and honest
conversations about their learning and how they can get better. You create a
positive atmosphere by building relationships, behaviors, and inclusive
learning experiences that support a good struggle for all your learners. You
engage in professional and respectful dialogue with colleagues and the wider
school and ISP communities about learning and teaching, with a shared
commitment to getting better.
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Shared Ideas. You know and model your school's values and contribute to
its mission and vision through your daily actions. Through all aspects of
learning and teaching, you create a strong sense of shared behaviors and
purpose for learners and their learning.
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A Focus on Learners and Learning. You put learners and their learning
first. Your understanding of the difference between learning and the factors
that affect learning enables you to plan and support a good struggle for all
your students to get better. You are committed to your personal and
professional learning and development, engaging in a series of learning visits
and inquiries with colleagues and leaders to support your ongoing self-
evaluation. You are an active and valued member of dynamic learning
communities,

• Learning and Teaching. You put learners and their learning first in your design and facilitation of learning outcomes, content and experiences, which are underpinned by positive and supportive relationships. You understand the types and phases of learning and apply your knowledge, skills and understanding of these to effectively facilitate learning, teaching, and assessing to meet the personalized needs of each student. You empower students to lead their own learning, supporting them to monitor, assess and adjust their learning in response to feedback. You continuously inquire into the process of learning, making evidence-informed decisions and taking action to further improve learning and teaching.


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  Evidence of Learning. You gather, document and analyses evidence of
  learning from various sources and use this to identify targets and action
  steps for improving learning. You support students in knowing the different
  ways their learning can be evidenced and how to use feedback and learning
  advice to get better. Evidence enables you to make secure judgments about your
  students' learning in line with their personal learning goals, age and stage
  appropriate expectations, and local, national and international benchmarking.
  You document and share evidence of learning to answer the questions: "What are
  my students learning?" and "How do I know?".

  
  


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  Leadership for Learning. You see yourself as a leader for learning and demonstrate the same vision, values and commitment as school leaders to support students to continuously learn and get better. You take responsibility for where students are now with their learning and the targets and action steps needed to improve. You support students to become leaders of their own learning by helping them develop their voice, choice and ownership of their learning process.

  
  


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  Learning Spaces. You create and use spaces to support and demonstrate the school's shared ideas about learners and learning and the ways in which students are getting better. You ensure learning spaces (physical and digital) are safe, collaborative, accessible and inclusive, and enable students to play an active role in their development.

  
  


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  In Partnership with Parents and Carers. You work in partnership with parents and carers, communicating with them regularly about their child's learning, inviting their feedback and using this feedback to improve learning. You help parents and carers understand the school's shared ideas about learners and learning in ways that help them to engage confidently when talking about what their child is getting better at, what their next steps are, and how they will be supported at home. You ensure that the individual needs of parents and carers are understood and that they feel informed and involved as valued members of the school's learning community.

  
  


• Improvement Planning. You are committed to learning and getting better and
  ensure this improvement happens strategically and effectively. You are active
  and accountable for your contribution in setting your own professional goals,
  targets and action steps that focus on improving learning and gathering
  evidence to demonstrate these. You contribute to department and school
  learning improvement planning where possible and view the school's learning
  improvement plan as the central focus for getting better together.

Job Role:

ISP is seeking a well-qualified and enthusiastic individual to join our
growing Secondary English department. We are seeking a dynamic, energetic,
well qualified and highly committed person possessing excellent language and
literary skills. This is a unique opportunity to join an exceptional and hard-
working team with the united goal of ensuring that every child reaches their
potential both academically and socially, by pushing boundaries and broadening
horizons

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 and 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 pro-active 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


Position Requirements:
* Education: Bachelors of Education (B.Ed)/ Post Graduate certificate/Diploma in Education (PGCE)/ Teaching certificate & Bachelor's Degree or higher in Maths or directly related subject.
* Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
* Minimum ‎2 years Teaching experience