A level/AP/IBDP Math/Physics/Chemistry/Biology /Economics position

Subject Teacher

Overview of Purpose

Subject teachers will work within subject areas and departments to ensure the following school aims of providing a challenging holistic education that emphasizes academic achievement, mutual respect, intercultural understanding and the attributes of the IB Learner Profile, both within and beyond the classroom; and by providing students with opportunities to participate in service projects, develop teamwork and leadership, both within and beyond the classroom

Areas of Responsibility

Under the guidance of the Head of teaching or Subject Leader, Subject Teachers will work to achieve these objectives by:

• Plan and implement lessons in accordance with the curriculum.

• Give appropriate and timely feedback to students and parents.

• Contribute to maintaining and developing the curriculum in line with IB values and objectives; assess student progress against those objectives and use that assessment data and other data to inform further curriculum development.

• Assist the Head of Teaching or Subject leader in maintaining and developing subject resources; a range of learning activities that support IB objectives and values; assist in communicating subject information to parents and students and provide advice on subject options.

• Support the Student Assistance Teams as required.

• Act professionally and ethically in carrying out duties and responsibilities.

Breakdown of Responsibilities

 Written Curriculum

Subject teachers will collaborate within their subject teams that the written curriculum:

• Is comprehensive and aligns with the requirements of the IB programmes

• Is informed by current IB publications and is reviewed regularly to incorporate developments in the programme

• Builds on previous learning experiences

• Promotes students’ awareness of individual, local, national and world issues

• Emphasizes the processes of gathering, organizing, presenting and applying ideas and information as well as the mastery of content knowledge

The Taught Curriculum

Subject teachers will collaborate within their subject areas to ensure that the taught curriculum:

• Incorporates differentiation for students’ learning needs and styles

• Address the IB Learner Profile attributes

• Uses a range and diversity

• Engages students as inquirers and thinkers

• Uses the areas of interaction as contexts for learning

• Allows students to develop an awareness of their own learning styles

 • Reflects an understanding of the different ways in which students learn

• Creates stimulating learning environments in which students are active participants in their learning

The Assessed Curriculum and Student Data

Subjects Leaders will oversee collaboration with their subject teachers to:

• Ensure effective and regular student assessment using a range of methods in line with school and IB policies to including: internal assessment and standardization; external moderation of the IB internal assessments

• Ensure the recording of student progress in line with programme philosophy

• Provide opportunities for students to participate in, and reflect upon, the assessment of their work

• Ensure an overview of students’ learning experiences

• Teaching is informed by assessment of student work and learning

• Assessments are designed to allow all subject objectives to be met to the highest standards

• Ensure student work is assessed consistently (standardized with other teachers)

Administration

Subject teachers should support their subject leaders/heads of department to:

• Ensure that the department curricula are properly resourced

• Maintain adequate inventories

• Maintain physical displays

• Assist appropriate student course choices

General Care

Subject teachers should

• Assist in the supervision of the Personal Project, Extended Essay, CAS and other core requirements of IB programmes 

• Have duties as a homeroom teacher 

• Provide extra curricula activities in line with school policy

• Assist in the supervision of students out of classroom time

• Attend all school meetings and events as directed and consistent with contractual

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