Secondary PE Teacher - Shanghai, China - August 2016

The purpose of these roles and responsibilities is to outline briefly the tasks required of a secondary teacher in the secondary school. As a school they are trying to achieve high standards by responding professionally, sensitively and caringly to the needs of all of the school’s pupils. All teachers must demonstrate a standard of knowledge, understanding and skills of the curriculum taught in the school. All teachers must demonstrate an understanding of the wider curriculum and administration needs of the Foundation.

Purpose of the Job: To teach pupils within the school and to carry out such other associated duties as are reasonably assigned by the Administration. Job description: A secondary school teacher teaches one or more curriculum subjects to pupils Year 7 to Year 13. Teachers may use creativity, humour and imagination to develop schemes of work and to plan lessons in order to foster a healthy culture of learning within the classroom and to generate the most effective interactions with pupils. Teachers encourage, monitor and record the progress of individual pupils, and devise and tailor resources accordingly, including technology. They must also keep up to date with developments in their subject area, new resources, methods and school wide initiatives. Teachers liaise and network with other professionals, parents and carers both informally and formally.

Job Requirements: A fluent English speaker that has obtained a Bachelor Degree and teaching certificate or license with excellent subject knowledge. Have a minimum of 2 years full-time teaching experience in the delivery of the Physical Education components of the National Curriculum of England as well as the Cambridge-administered IGCSE coursework in a school setting. An individual who is well versed in a number of areas of health education and sport development.

An individual who is able to support and promote the school’s value, has passion for teaching students, who demonstrate rigorous approach in teaching different year levels and is responsive to the needs of students and demonstrate commitment to the best interest of the students and teamwork with colleagues. Experience in teaching in an international school with a diverse student body and teaching faculty is a plus.

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On Saturday 9th January 2016, Edvectus will be running an information and interview day in London for this global network of international schools with campuses in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing and Qingdao in China for their August 2016 vacancies. Please complete the following sign-up sheet for the opportunity to interview in London on 9th January.

Shanghai is the largest city (by population) in China – and the world – with 24 million inhabitants.Located in the East of China at the mouth of the Yangtze River it is a major Economic and transport hub and a popular tourist destination. Shanghai is easily accessible by road, rail and air and the airport is one of the busiest in Asia offering local and international flights. With a lively expat community and bars, restaurants, nightlife, shopping and culture to rival any large cosmopolitan city, Shanghai also enjoys four distinct seasons with cold winters (down to about 1 degrees in January) and warm summers (enjoying an average high of about 31 degrees in July). Shanghai truly does offer something for everyone!