Job Description
Department: Instruction
Term of Employment: 2 years
Band: Teacher plus leadership stipend
Reporting Accountability: Primary Principal
Purpose of Job
- Provide support and guidance to pupils, by removing language barriers to learning in order to promote effective participation, raise aspirations and achieve full potential
- Work within departments to promote the development, implementation and evaluation of teaching and learning strategies to maximise student outcomes in English
- Monitor and evaluate teachers’ planning for language and to respond appropriately to emergent issues and data indicators
- Develop EAL to be an example of excellence to others within and beyond our community that improve the quality of services for pupils with their language and learning (L&L) development
Duties and Responsibilities
Generic Overall Responsibilities
- Promote high standards in all aspects of school life, particularly in pupil progress
- 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 Sias IS Professional Expectations
- Contribute to a school culture which is positive, purposeful and professional
- Engage positively in the school Appraisal process and performance management arrangements
- Are committed to safeguarding and to promoting the welfare of pupils and young people
- Demonstrate financial acuity in the management of the budget, and ensure effective management and deployment of financial, physical and human resources
Leadership of others
- Ensure the effective deployment of the Upper School Classroom Practitioners supporting English Language proficiency and development, both in the classroom and through small group intervention work.
- Liaise with subject leaders / teachers to support EAL students across the curriculum and promote the highest standards of teaching and learning
- Ensure that all departments create a stimulating language environment
- Initiate, lead and document department meetings
Teaching and Learning
- Monitor student progress, evaluate the success of EAL strategies and identify areas for improvement
- Oversee the development of a progressive and effective EAL curriculum
- Support the Curriculum Coordinator in developing a high impact EAP (English for Academic Purposes) curriculum across the Upper School.
- Identify highly effective classroom practice that supports EAL in their language learning whilst following an academic curriculum.
- Ensure that all teachers have a clear picture of students’ EAL needs across the school and that all teachers are able to make best use of this information in planning their lessons and schemes of learning.
- Through the school PD programme, create regular opportunities for teachers and Classroom Practitioners to share, reflect and improve on classroom practice
Assessment, recording and reporting
- Co-ordinate and lead the assessment and monitoring of students’ level of English proficiency, for example, through GSE testing.
- Set targets for raising achievement among all pupils and those with L&L development needs
- Collect and interpret assessment data for pupils with L&L development needs and provide analysis data on their progress and attainment
- Refine systems for identifying, assessing and reviewing pupil progress
Communication
- Meet regularly with the designated line manager to undertake caseload supervision and report on progress of identified pupils
- Attend and participate in network meetings with other professionals to enhance practice
- Develop EAL to be an example of excellence to others within and beyond the school and communicate the successes and impact of EAL activities within and beyond our community
- Liaise with Admissions towards the development of admissions policies and procedures as required, to identify any EAL needs prior to entry
- Publish and regularly review the EAL policy and procedures document, and strategic planning documents
- Run parent workshops in the area of EAL support and language development
Collegiality
- Actively establish good relations with parents and other visitors to the school
- Guide and assist relevant staff in their communication with parents, colleagues and the wider community with regard to the school’s EAL support programmes, procedures and practices
- Ensure that staff commit to supporting the Inclusion team by establishing and maintaining effective working relationships
- Ensure pupils feel they are supported in developing their language and learning needs showing empathy and understanding and lending direction and motivation
- Maintain a teaching load appropriate to the position, including participation in extra-curricular activities as appropriate, and as agreed with the Head of School and Primary Principal.
- Take a fair and appropriate share of duties
- Attend School activities as well as Expeditions as required
Other Responsibilities
- Teach an appropriate load in agreement with the ead of School and Primary Principal
- To prepare an annual Departmental Action Plan
- Undertake other reasonable duties as requested by the Primary Principal and any duties that the HoS deems necessary for the effective operation of the school
Requirements
Education, training and qualifications
- Appropriate degree, and teaching qualification
- Working knowledge of the IB, Common Core and NGSS
- Evidence of relevant and challenging continuing professional development
- Relevant experience of successfully supporting English language development in an EAL setting
Knowledge and experience
- Minimum three years’ proven teaching experience
- Knowledge and experience of how to use IT effectively in promoting pupil learning
- Recent and consistent involvement in extracurricular activities
- Previous experience or knowledge of working with pupils for whom English is not their first language
- Previous experience or knowledge of working with pupils with additional needs
Personal qualities
- Have the ability and willingness to inspire others; leading by example, role modelling the school’s vision statement: Leadership for a better world
- Be a role model for Sias IS
- Be flexible and capable of managing change and instilling high standards
- Be highly motivated, ambitious and collaborative and willing to take the initiative
- Have high levels of honesty and integrity in aspects of their role
- Demonstrate empathy, humility and genuine care about staff and pupils, taking time to support, guide and motivate them
- Be able to think strategically and drive improvements in pupil welfare and their wider learning experiences
- Have excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills
Other
- A clean police check
- Suitability to work with pupils (Child Protection)
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