Position Purpose: The KG English Homeroom Teacher will be responsible for implementation of and delivering, through quality teaching, the Ministry’s Curriculum of Arabic in the UAE for Muslim (and where applicable, non-Muslim) students at an elementary school level.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create units and plans for each of the courses assigned in line with the Ministry of Education requirements.
• Plan, initiate and guide the academic curriculum
• Use excellent subject knowledge, pedagogic and interpersonal skills to enthuse children and enable children to enjoy learning
• Foster the appreciation of the cultural differences in the UAE today
• Engage and motivate children to achieve at levels that are beyond their expectations and previous accomplishments
• Ensure identified students have appropriate inclusion support and consideration within all programmes
• Make use of ICT and new technologies to support language development and understanding
• Create and evaluate assessments of each student’s work and keep records updated
• Evaluate each student’s performance and growth in knowledge and aesthetic understandings, and prepare progress reports
• Communicate openly and professionally with parents on a regular basis about the attainment and progress of their child
• Maintain high levels of confidentiality when speaking to parents and external parties
• Use teaching methods to engage students, stimulating intellectual curiosity including the use of effective questioning, presentation and resources
• Set high expectations for students behaviour, establishing and maintaining a good standard of behaviour management through well focused teaching and through positive and productive relationships
• Contribute to the extra-curricular activities programme
• Ensure the health and safety of children and staff is maintained during all activities
• Co-operate with colleagues to establish and maintain fair, consistent and positive behavior management in the classroom, around the school and on school trips
• Actively support the school partnership with the community - attending school / community events which may occasionally occur at weekends or in the evening
• Maintaining excellent professional relationships with colleagues by making a wider professional contribution to the continuing improvement of the school
• Contribute to a culture where teachers view themselves as facilitators of learning and are reflective practitioners
• Participate in ongoing in service and education development opportunities
• Other responsibilities as reasonably requested.