Humanities Teacher : Senior School at Durham International Schools

Summary of Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Contribute to the production of a departmental development plan, updated annually.
• Contribute to the production and regular update of the schemes of work and curriculum documents.
• Take responsibility for the teaching of public examination courses as allocated by the timetable.
• Contribute to the overall curriculum planning of the school.
• Plan and prepare courses and lessons in accordance with published schemes of work.
• Teach the assigned students, including setting and marking of work and assessments in line with school policy.
• Assess, record and report on the development, progress and attainment of students in line with school policy.
• Communicate with parents and inform/consult Class Teacher, Form Tutor, Head of Year, Deputy Head and/or Principal as appropriate.
• Maintain records of books and equipment assigned to the department, having due regard to security.
• Contribute to the organisation of trips within the department.

Qualifications, Background and Experience

• Have a good honours degree and a teacher training qualification for the 11 to 18 age range.
• Have a minimum of two years teaching experience, ideally five or more years teaching experience.
• Be able to teach Science up to KS3 and Physics up to IGCSE and A Level or IB.
• Have a valid Teacher Services Commission Certificate (if applying from Kenya) or Qualified Teacher
• Status (QTS) or a general education degree (for overseas applicants).
• Be a skilled classroom practitioner, having a good subject knowledge and an awareness of teaching methodology