Year 1 Class Teacher (Maternity Cover) at Banda School
Confidential
Nairobi, Kenya
Permanent
Published 1 month ago · Expires 4 weeks from now
Job description
## Title: Year 1 Class Teacher (Maternity Cover)
About the Role
A reputable organization seeks a dedicated Year 1 Class Teacher to provide maternity cover at Banda School in Nairobi, Kenya.
Main Duties
- Design and deliver a broad, balanced, relevant and stimulating curriculum for all pupils in the designated class, ensuring all work programmes are age-appropriate and fully adhere to national and school policies
- Manage and use assessment data effectively, ensuring timely reporting of pupil progress to all relevant staff, parents and carers in accordance with school policy
- Direct and manage the classroom Teaching Assistant as required, ensuring effective support for pupil learning
- Organize and lead educational field trips, ensuring pupils participate in a safe and secure manner and that all school policies are strictly followed
- Assist in co-curricular sporting, dramatic and musical events and activities as necessary
Key Expectations
- Actively support and promote the ethos, aims and values of the School
- Create a secure, happy and stimulating environment, maintaining the highest standards of organization and discipline
- Engage in continuous professional self-reflection to enhance and refine classroom teaching strategies
- Make appropriate educational provision for pupils with learning difficulties and those with English as an additional language (EAL), working in collaboration with the Learning Development Centre
- Work closely with colleagues in providing long and medium-term plans
- Ensure that the School's aims and objectives regarding curriculum, equal opportunities and behaviour are integrated and promoted within all aspects of daily classroom organization and practice
- Be committed to the School's Continuing Professional Development programme
- Play an active role in the general life of the school
- Undertake required duties and attend regular staff meetings and INSETs
- Ensure confidentiality concerning pupils, parents, colleagues and school business
- Maintain professional levels of conduct at all times