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DT Teacher

Key Responsibilities

Curriculum:

To work with the Head of DT 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 DT
  • 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
  • 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
Posted: October 2021
This is a Direct to School Job

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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LocationTianjin, China
Start DateAugust 2022
Eligible CandidatesLicensed Teacher
Number of Vacancies1

Job Benefits

  • The Wellington College overseas package includes health insurance, provided by a reputable health care scheme, enabling the recipient and his/her dependents, 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 dependents.
  • 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 an interview.

Qualifications and Requirements

Education RequiredBachelor
MajorDesign Technology, Education
Additional School Requirements
  • A relevant degree (BA) and professional teaching qualification is essential
  • A passion for Design Technology and the ability to share this with as wide a range of students as possible
  • Knowledge of A-level/GCSE/IGCSE is desirable
  • The desire to put the wellbeing each student at the heart of what they do and can demonstrate how they will support the development of the school’s eight aptitudes
  • Excellent interpersonal skills Honesty, integrity, compassion, flexibility and a good sense of humour
  • Strong organizational, self-management and problem-solving skills

 

Desirable Qualifications/Skills:

  • Experience teaching A-level (or equivalent) in your subject specialism
  • Experience teaching the Cambridge International Examinations IGCSE English
  • Experience teaching and mentoring EAL students