Job Description

Job description

Subject Teachers Vision Statement Inspiring Minds, Creating Leaders Mission Statement Our mission is to ensure every child, experiences amazing learning, loves school and makes great progress. Diyar Teachers will: ? Work tirelessly to ensure that every child makes as much progress as possible. ? Plan lessons which are active, collaborative and cognitive as well as engaging, memorable, fun and relevant. ? Value student happiness and school connectedness. ? Work closely with parents to guide the learning process. ? Provide a first-class international education with a local flavor. Safeguarding Diyar Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff, parents, governors and volunteers to share this commitment. We have number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy which can be viewed in the Policies section of our website. Main Objective: To ensure high quality learning for all children/students in the class so that they develop excellent learning skills, become independent learners and make the best progress they can.

Role Responsibilities Key Responsibility 1 : Quality of learning Ensure that understand the school's definition of learning and demonstrate a determined focus on 'amazing learning' in my lessons. Use the learning observation tools (Looking for Learning) to identify learning, where the best learning is happening and where they are concerns about learning so that I can plan lessons. Contribute fully to the Amazing Learning principles by sharing amazing learning from my class. Link findings in learning to student progress using AfL data and summative data so that every student makes the best progress they can. Identify, with other teachers, any gaps in learning and take measures to close the gaps. Be as innovative as possible when I plan learning experiences so that levels of engagement are high and learning is focused on knowledge, skills and understanding. Plan for higher order, critical thinking at all times. Ensure high level and scaffolded questioning to move learning on. Ensure students are challenged in their learning and exposed to inquiry, research, use of technology in their learning. Ensure teacher talk is 20% (maximum) and student talk is 80%. Use ICT to enhance learning on a day-to-day basis. Feedback Student Learning & Progress Coaching and Development Learning Observation Key Responsibility 2 : Conditions for learning Ensure that understand the factors that affect learning and the difference between these and learning itself. Build the most positive relationships with all students and their parents to ensure learning is successful. Observe conditions for learning in colleague's lessons, share ideas and evaluate what improves learning and what impedes learning so that make changes. Create a classroom environment in which students feel safe to take risks and challenge themselves and others. Follow the display and environment policy to ensure learning is visible. Key Responsibility 3 : Developing Learning in and beyond classroom Provide clear, honest and balanced feedback to students on their learning in lessons and in shared areas (as per learning observation policy.) Guide and support students through a range of learning situations and activities eg - individual, paired, group, class so that they develop excellent levels of independence and skills. Ensure every student understands that learning includes knowledge, skills and understanding and is about getting better at something. Celebrate learning and have fun with the students. Share examples of amazing learning with other classes Key Responsibility 4 : Evaluating learning Provide the mechanisms for students to discuss their learning, evaluate their learning and that of their peers and understand what they need to do to improve.

Job Type: Full-time