Year 1 Class Teacher (Maternity Cover)

About the Role

This position offers a great opportunity for career growth. We are seeking a dedicated Year 1 Class Teacher to join Banda School in Nairobi on a maternity cover basis.

Main Responsibilities

• 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
• Create a secure, happy and stimulating environment, maintaining the highest standards of organisation and discipline
• Organise and lead educational field trips, ensuring pupils participate in a safe and secure manner and that all school policies are strictly followed

Key Expectations

• Actively support and promote the ethos, aims and values of the School
• 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 Banda's 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 organisation 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
• Assist, where necessary, in co-curricular sporting, dramatic and musical events and activities
• Ensure confidentiality concerning pupils, parents, colleagues and school business
• Maintain professional levels of conduct and adherence to school policies