Working Location : NAIS Pudong, Nord Anglia Education, Shanghai, China
Boarding Time: 1st Aug, 2022

Personal Essential Requirements:

Bachelor degree or above with the major of Performing Arts associated
Teacher qualifications like teacher license or equivalent certificates
2 years of teaching experiences in performing arts in international schools
2 year experience of educational management in international schools

Core Requirements

• Lead the department effectively, as outlined in the ‘Expectations of Subject Leaders’
• Be professional at all times.
• Lead a clear vision for the department and create strategic action plans that work towards it.
• Ensure Teaching and Learning are as effective as possible.
• Make professional development an ongoing focus.
• Effectively manage the operational aspects of the department
• Be accountable for student outcomes.
• Effectively liaise with all stakeholders.
Teaching and Learning
• Ensure effective teaching and management of classes, groups and individuals so that progress and challenges are maintained and the best use is made of teaching time.
• Use teaching methods which will engage and stimulate students’ intellectual curiosity.
• Set high expectations for students’ behaviour in accordance with the rules and behaviour policy of the school.

Planning Expectations
• Identify clear objectives appropriate to the educational needs of the students.
• Set appropriate, yet challenging expectations for students’ learning, building on prior attainment.
• Identify students who may require additional support in order to give positive and targeted support.

Assessment and Evaluation
• To assess student’s achievements and progress in accordance with agreed policies and procedures.
• Implement formative assessment to adapt future teaching and learning accordingly.
• Mark and monitor students’ class and homework providing constructive oral and written feedback.

Relations with Parents and the wider community
• Prepare and present informative reports to parents in a professional manner.
• Facilitate parental engagement by ensuring homework details how parents can assist their children.

Managing and Developing Relations within the School

• Interact with academic and administrative colleagues to establish productive working relationships.
• To contribute to meetings, discussions and systems to facilitate the smooth running of the school.

Managing Resources
• Select appropriate resources to support learners in achieving teaching objectives.
• Ensure resources are managed appropriately both within classrooms and shared resource areas.

Managing own Performance and Development
• Understand the need to take responsibility for your own professional development.
• Keep up to date with research and developments in pedagogy as relevant to their curriculum area.
• Reflect on your own teaching critically and use this to improve effectiveness

Pastoral Duties
• Establish a purposeful and safe learning environment for all students;
• Ensure all health and safety procedures are followed with regards to student safety;
• Always attend scheduled duties and in case of absence organize cover;
• Promote the general progress and well-being of individual students
• Register students, attend assemblies, deliver the Guidance program and encourage the attendance of pupils at all lessons and their participation in other aspects of school life
• Contribute to the preparation of Action Plans and progress files and other reports;
• Alert appropriate staff to problems experienced by students and make recommendations as to how these may be resolved;
• Communicate, as appropriate, with parents of students and persons or bodies outside the school concerned with the welfare of individual students, after consultation with appropriate staff.

Extra-Curricular Activities

• Support the life of school beyond the classroom
• Lead revision sessions as required, including after-school and at weekends
• Attend subject and year group residential activities as required
• Contribute to house system

Personal Development

• Take responsibility for your own professional development and keep up to date with research and developments in pedagogy;
• Engage with fellow colleagues on Nord Anglia University

PERSONAL SPECIFICATIONS – Skills Knowledge and Experience

▪ Qualified to degree level or above Essential
▪ Qualified Teacher Status
▪ Minimum of two year’s leadership experience
▪ Detailed knowledge of English National Curriculum
▪ Evidence of active participation in CPD
▪ Detailed understanding of AFL strategies to assess needs and inform planning
▪ Adapts teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all pupils
▪ Proven track record of ensuring valued added progress
▪ Ability to achieve highest levels of exam success
▪ Can demonstrate a commitment to developing all aspects of school life
▪ Evidence of consistent high quality teaching and learning
▪ Ability to create a positive, challenging learning environment
▪ Evidence of good classroom management skills
▪ Evidence of teaching students with English as an additional language
▪ Ability to integrate technology into the learning environment
▪ Ability to offer a second subject
▪ Previous experience delivering IBDP and I/GCSE

Personal Attributes
▪ High levels of personal integrity
▪ Conscientious and able to focus on completing work to a consistently high standard
▪ Flexible and positive approach to work
▪ Excellent organizational and time-management skills; high attention to detail
▪ Ability to work to tight deadlines and able to prompt others to ensure deadlines are achieved
▪ Adaptable to working in a fast paced ever changing environment
▪ Ability to work under pressure and remain calm
▪ Proactive and willingness to take on multiple tasks
▪ Self-motivated and enthusiastic
▪ Ability to work independently
▪ Must be a team player, willing to help and be flexible
▪ Continually strive for improvement

Other
▪ Hold a current Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure or equivalent for countries lived in outside of the UK.
▪ Compliance with visa requirements for working in [Location].
▪ A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils. And the willingness to undertake appropriate child protection training when require