Drama Teacher for January 2025

Reach British School is seeking to appoint outstanding, enthusiastic, adaptable and dedicated Drama Teacher.

The successful candidate will be skilled to ensure well planned lessons and provide effective, personalized feedback in line with key policies including, but not limited to, T&L, feedback and displays; to ensure students are safe, engaged and challenged to maximize progress and educational outcomes for all. Some specific responsibilities will include:

1.      Plan and deliver teaching and learning activities in line with the school’s curriculum and planning (LTPs, MTPs and STPs) to maximise student engagement, learning and progress.

2.      Ensure learning objectives are concise, appropriate and always understood and written in their copy books by students.

3.      Provide clear structure for lessons, maintaining good pace and challenge throughout.

4.      Ensure students have Minimum Target Grades (MTGs) and Aspirational Target Grades (ATGs) secondary only

5.      Motivate and challenge all students through effective differentiation for groups and individuals.

6.      Ensure there are opportunities for independent and collaborative learning.

7.      Ensure appropriate and engaging opportunities for developing understanding of topics or consolidating learning through regular homework

8.      Ensure there are opportunities for peer and self-assessment to support learning.

9.      Ensure effective behaviour and resource management.

10.  Use a variety of teaching strategies to personalise learning to maximise motivation in class.

11.  Set, model and maintain high expectations at all times.

12.  Ensure positive behaviour management in line with school policy.

13.  Adapt lesson plans to meet the needs of all students including those with SEN (students of determination) or EAL needs.

14.  Ensure students know and understand key terminology at the start of all lessons.

15.  Adapt planning to support students’ SMSC needs and reflect STEAM and enterprise pathways.

16.  Establish a safe, supportive and engaging learning environment.

AMAR: Academic Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting

17.  Accurately assess summative assessments and moderate where required.

18.  Ensure effective use of assessment results to determine the extent to which learning objectives have been met, and how planning can be improved to further enhance learning.

19.  Provide students with systematic, meaningful and personalized ( age appropriate) feedback on their learning.

20.  Provide personalized reports fully in line with the school’s Assessment and Reporting Policy. 

Reach British School opened in 2012. We are part of International School’s Partnership (ISP), which have 82 schools around the world. We offer the National Curriculum for England to ages 3 to 18. We are a school which continues to grow with over 1862 students from over 70 nationalities.

As a school of choice, our amazing teachers facilitate the learning of the students in their care, developing as confident risk takers and planning carefully to ensure all students make good progress through an enquiry and innovative opportunities. Our amazing facilities include computer suites, innovation rooms, science labs, an extensive multipurpose gym for PE as well as our swimming pool. 

Our students enjoy learning through a cross curricular approach with amazing learning opportunities planned by our teams along with resources and digital technologies to facilitate the learning both in and out of the classroom. We embrace and reinforce the context and location of the school and its community of 70 nationalities.

We are very interested to receive applications from passionate practitioners, who want to make a difference. A willingness to develop as resilient practitioners who see every day as a learning day.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate in their application or at interview:

• 2 years full time teaching experience either in the UK or in a British Curriculum school.

• Excellent knowledge of the National Curriculum for England and current assessment practices 

• Experience of using data systems, student tracking, intervention, Target Setting, Assessment, Recording & Reporting

• A desire to be outstanding in teaching and learning

• Capacity to support creative learning and to focus on developing learning environments and innovation skills

• Confidence in using IT to motivate and extend students’ learning experiences

• Prepared to establish strong partnerships with our parent, enabling our students to succeed

• To collaborate and support whole school initiatives and the school improvement cycle

Package Details:

• Competitive salary (tax free)

• An initial two-year contract (renewable by mutual consent)

• Furnished Accommodation 

• Medical insurance cover

• End of service gratuity

• Visa arranged by the school

• Other benefits according to experience

Closing date for applications Monday 2 December2024 however interviews may take place ahead of this date so an early application is advantageous. Please provide the details of 3 referees with your application. 

Reach British School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All shortlisted candidates and post holders are subject to appropriate International Criminal and Child Protection Background Checks or equivalent, covering the previous 10 years of employment history. Reach British School recruit teachers in several ways including direct application to the school and through international teacher recruitment agencies and organizations.

While we thank all applicants, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.