Wellington College China

JOB TITLE

PE Teacher 

DEPARTMENT

Academic

SUPERVISOR

Subject Coordinator/Head of School

TEACHING AND LEARNING

• Contribute to the holistic wellbeing of all pupils and specifically to those assigned to your individual care
• Undertake class management as a class teacher including discipline, standards of dress, safeguarding and ensuring that students understand and follow the school rules  
• Teach according to departmental schemes of work
• Complete teaching plans on time and to a high standard
• Ensure that lessons are well prepared, efficiently resourced, and appropriate to the ability level of the pupils 
• Participate in planning and departmental meetings
• Regularly assess the students’ work through formative and formal termly / half-termly assessments as directed by your line manager.
• Communicate with your Head of Department regarding any student whose progress or behaviour gives cause for concern
• Constantly monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of your teaching, maintaining good standards of practice and ensuring progression
• Participate fully in the Staff Appraisal system, with classroom observation of colleagues and a willingness to be personally observed within the classroom. Submit books, records or planning as required for monitoring by colleagues or the Head of Department.  
• Be involved in developing your department including the implementation and monitoring of relevant school policies and the resourcing of the department as appropriate
• Remain mindful of cultural sensitivities
• Develop and share teaching resources
• Assist the Head of Department in areas such as preparing internal exams and schemes of work
• Follow the school’s SEN policy
• Communicate with parents as required, whether in writing, telephone calls or meetings
• Attend Continued Professional Development (CPD) training as required (and, ideally, volunteer to lead CPD sessions occasionally)
• Support the School’s Development Plan generally and in so far as it relates to your subject  
• Attend and participate fully in Staff Development and INSET programmes
• Attend staff meetings and briefings as and when required
• Keep up-to-date with school policy documents and procedures, such as fire evacuation
• Cover lessons as required
• Invigilate exams as required

HOME-SCHOOL COMMUNICATION

• Make parents feel welcome and build a good relationship with them  
• Familiarise the parents with the curriculum
• Collect information on pupils’ interests, aptitudes and growth from parents
• Stimulate pupils’ study by making use of parents’ strengths
• Provide consultations and support to parents’ enquiries
• Share students’ information provided by parents with co-teachers
• Attend Parents’ Meetings as required and provide accurate, honest information regarding their child’s progress
• Report to the parents in the form of regular written reports, and also when additionally required by your Head of Department

TUTORING

• Most staff are expected to be a tutor. This will involve being the child’s ‘parent away from home’. You will be their advocate and their parents’ first line of communication at the school.
• Make sure the register is taken accurately each day
• Inform parents of any upcoming events related to their child that are not in the school calendar
• Help mentor, guide and support the children through their daily school life
• Liaise with the academic, pastoral, medical and special needs teams on behalf of the children in your tutor group
• Conduct weekly tutorial sessions
• Deliver the school’s moral education programme
• Attend pastoral meetings as required
• Write reports on pupils as required (for Interims and Full Reports)
• Assist with writing pupil references
• Track academic performance and raise standards
• Be mindful of the school’s Safeguarding Policy and remain vigilant of the children’s welfare 
• Help pupils achieve a satisfactory work / recreation balance and, if necessary, involve parents
• Attend events such as plays, sporting events, concerts and social events for their year group.

BASIC QUALIFICATION 

• Bachelor of Education or a subject degree plus PGCE
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent
• A minimum of two years of teaching experience
• In-depth knowledge of your teaching specialism
• Native English Speaker
• Excellent subject knowledge of swimming.
• Be an outstanding coach and role model.
• Be able to develop the swimming curriculum.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Cross-cultural working experience is preferred.

PREFERRED APTITUDES

• Ability to assess pupils’ interests, needs and developments
• Ability to administer and develop a curriculum
• Embody the Huili Values
• Technical literacy with proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Personal integrity, accountability and credibility.
• Strong mind-set for continuous improvement to meet or exceed expectations.
• Cross-cultural work experience is preferred