Overall Responsibilities
· Promote high standards in all aspects of school life, particularly in student progress.
· Actively support the values, vision, ethos, culture and policies of the school.
· Inspire and motivate students, teachers and other school employees.
· Comply with the professional duties of the Harrow staff Code of Conduct.
· Contribute to a school culture which is positive, purposeful and professional.
· Engage positively in the school Appraisal process and performance management arrangements.
· Take a fair and appropriate share of duties.
· Maintain a teaching load appropriate to the position, including the participation of Enrichment Activities if appropriate, and as directed by the Head of Upper School.
· Support and attend all major school events.
· Are committed to safeguarding and to promoting the welfare of children and young people.
· Are committed to fully engaging in the bilingual context of the school; through lessons, cultural events, boarding, and general collegiality.
Teaching, Learning and Assessment
· Possess a functional familiarity with the relationship between the UK National Curriculum guidelines, Chinese National Curriculum, and Harrow school Long and Medium Term Plans (LTP / MTPs), lesson plans and evaluation for the particular year groups/subjects taught.
· Keep up to date with curriculum developments through reading and CPD opportunities, attending CPD organised by school and proactively looking to further develop as a teacher.
· Plan, prepare and document lessons.
· Manage curriculum development and associated resources in a manner that challenges and interests students and is appropriate to their needs and skill-levels.
· Take responsibility for curriculum delivery and associated resources in a manner consistent with school and departmental policies and procedures.
· Maintain an ongoing assessment of and for learning (alongside formal school assessments / examinations) related to MTPs and associated learning objectives.
· Prepare students for, and administer, summative assessment programmes including both school-based and externally examined assessments.
· Maintain consistency with internal and relevant external marking schedules and moderation procedures.
· Maintain legible, verifiable, accurate, comprehensive, defendable, and fair records of formative and summative assessment results.
· Write reports on student performance for internal and external use as required.
· Be an outstanding role model, setting high personal expectations of subject teaching, curriculum planning, professionalism, professional development and administration.
· Promote a positive ethos ensuring that all students are stretched and challenged, and enjoy and value academic subjects.
· Promote student independence, leadership, and voice within the curriculum.
· Ensure that all internal examinations are set, conducted, and marked in a manner consistent with external examination expectations.
· Promote cross-curricular dimensions and the development of cross-curricular functional skills: literacy, numeracy, and digital literacy.
Other Responsibilities
61 Harrow school offers full and part-time boarding to students from Year 6 and up. All of our staff make a contribution to our lively boarding programme of evening and weekend activities and excursions at various times throughout the academic year. This is a fun and rewarding way of supporting the development of our students and building strong relationships within the Harrow and wider community
61 Undertake other reasonable duties as requested by members of the Senior Leadership Team and any duties that the Head deems necessary for the effective operation of the school