Secondary Business

Our client is a top international school in Dusseldorf, Germany. They are currently looking to hire a Secondary Business & Economics teacher.

To always act in the best interests of pupils.
To support the school's ethos and aims.
To act following school policy and the school's Code of Conduct.
To maintain thorough and current knowledge in the subject area(s) taught.
To maintain a full overview of curriculum developments.
To engage fully with professional learning opportunities, including INSET, working groups and professional learning communities, even where these fall outside core school hours.
To work collaboratively and support the professional learning of colleagues.
To engage with evidence and research to direct improvements in teaching and learning.
To be genuinely reflective towards one's practice and pursue consistent improvement.
To engage fully with structures that support professional learning, including appraisal and observation.
To teach an approximately 80% teaching timetable, with 20% of time dedicated to preparation.
To maintain the highest standards of practice in planning, preparation, monitoring, assessment, reporting and feedback, following
school and departmental policy.
To employ teaching, learning and assessment strategies that meet pupils' individual needs and support differentiated learning.
To create clear, challenging and achievable expectations for pupils.
To create a secure learning environment, based on mutual trust and respect, in which pupils feel safe to explore and take risks.
To ensure that all pupils make progress relative to their prior attainment and potential.
To maintain a stimulating and well-maintained learning environment, paying due care and attention to the quality of resources and displays.
To always act in the interest of pupils' welfare, following the school's Child Protection Policy.
To undertake the responsibilities of a class or form tutor, following school policy.
To apply knowledge and experience in facilitating pupils' holistic development.
To complete all administrative tasks on time, following school and departmental policy. This includes the writing of reports, keeping of registers and maintenance of pupil data.
To ensure that communication with parents is carried out in a professional and timely manner.
To make an active contribution to the ongoing improvement of policies and procedures of the school.
To attend and contribute to meetings, for example, staff meetings, Parents Evenings, departmental meetings, and individual parent meetings.

To take all reasonable steps to ensure a safe environment for staff, pupils and visitors.
To carry out an appropriate share of the collective staff responsibility to cover absent colleagues.
To carry out a share of supervisory duties following the published rotas.
To contribute to the extracurricular activities program and other aspects of enrichment within the school, including after-school clubs, school trips and events. These may be held after school, at the weekend or on holiday dates.
To attend all school functions relating to teaching year groups or other year groups as part of the whole school program.
To assist with examination invigilation of internal and external examinations.
To take shared responsibility for the tidiness of communal areas.
To undertake any reasonable request from the school management, in line with your professional role and level of responsibility, to ensure the efficient and effective operation of the school.

All Applicants should hold a valid teaching qualification. We consider a degree in education (e.g. B.Ed./M.Ed./Lehramt), or a postgraduate teaching certificate(e.g. PGCE) as valid. English language teaching certificates (e.g. TEFL/IELTS/CELTA) are not sufficient.