Bilingual Physics Teacher (Chinese & English)
Reports to: Head of Science
General Role Description:
A well-qualified teacher of Physics with at least two years’ experience of teaching at Senior/High School level (UK Key Stages 3-5 or equivalent).
Key Responsibilities
Curriculum:
- To teach Physics (and General Science) within the Science department.
- To work with the Head of Science and other staff on the development of schemes of work, helping to build opportunities for:
- Ensuring progression
- Active learning
- Assessment for learning
- Meeting the needs of all learners
- ICT
- Enrichment and external links
Learning:
- To maintain up-to-date records of student progress across all aspects of performance
- To ensure that your students make good or outstanding progress in Science
- To deal effectively with behaviour, attendance and punctuality issues
Assessment:
- To carry out the regular assessment and marking of students' work, according to the departmental and whole school assessment and marking policy
- To keep records of student attainment and progress
- To monitor student achievement against school and national data at individual student and teaching group level, and to take action to improve achievement and combat identified under achievement
- To carry out assessment and feedback
Policy:
- To attend relevant meetings
- To undertake any other duties as reasonably requested by the Master or Head of Science
- To contribute to areas of departmental development as a member of the Science team
Guidance & Welfare:
Where appropriate, act as a form tutor, fulfilling the following functions:
- To take overall responsibility for monitoring tutees’ academic and wider progress and development, acting in line with school policies in this area;
- To review progress and support students in target setting and action planning;
- To ensure that all students are valued and treated according to the aims of the school.
Applications for this position will be received directly by the school and will not be reviewed by Teach Away's Placement Coordinators.
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| Location | Various Cities, China |
| Start Date | August 2021 |
| Eligible Candidates | Licensed Teacher |
| Number of Vacancies | 1 |
Job Benefits
The Wellington College overseas package includes health insurance, provided by a reputable health care scheme, enabling the recipient and his/her dependants, if any, to take advantage of the good hospitals and medical facilities available in Tianjin, or if required Beijing. The overseas package also contains annual flights home for each member of staff and his or her dependants. Two school-age children of each overseas member of staff will be entitled to full remission of tuition fees at the College. There will be other benefits attached to the overseas contract, in line with other international schools in China. Once again further details of all benefits will be given to candidates invited for interview. |
Qualifications and Requirements
| Required Certificates | Teaching Credential/License |
| Education Required | Bachelor |
| Major | Physics and Education |
| Additional School Requirements | |
Desirable Qualifications / Skills:
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