LOCATION: The British School of Beijing, Shunyi
JOB TITLE: Secondary Music Teacher
JOB PURPOSE: To organize and support high quality learning for students in a diverse and inclusive school community.
REPORTING TO: Curriculum leaders

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Teaching and learning:
• Ensure that all students are challenged and receive a consistently outstanding learning experience.
• Effectively apply classroom management strategies.
• Be familiar with and deploy range of contemporary teaching strategies.
• Provide effective formative feedback to support learning.
• Identify and support individual learning needs.
• Maintain and ensure school discipline and respect for others.
• Set high quality home learning.
• Organise learning to ensure appropriate, consistent progress with high expectations for all students across all teaching areas.
• Effectively manage other adults in the classroom.
• Use performance data to evaluate students’ progress and set appropriate targets for improvement.
• Have extensive knowledge and use informal and formal assessment to refine practice and promote the highest outcomes.
• Ensure that work is regularly marked.
• Report progress to parents in a regular basis.
• Implement the requirements of subject guides and subject specifications including an accurate application of assessment rubrics.
• Supervise extended essays if required。

Planning
• Have a well-developed, extensive knowledge of subject specialism and related pedagogy.
• Conceptualise and plan well-structured lessons and programmes that engage, inspire and stretch students encouraging them to be ambitious.
• Have high expectations of behaviour, establishes leadership in the classroom and uses a varitty of management strategies to ensure effective and productive classes for students.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of good pedagogical practice.
• Have an awareness of wider curriculum developments.
• Adapt planning to ensure a personalised learning experience for all students.

Professional learning
• Undertake professional learning and engage with internal CPD opportunities.
• Identify targets and implement a Personal Development Plan.

Skills Knowledge and Experience

Essential
• Have the skills to effectively teach students using technology in a virtual/blended environment.
• Have a minimum of two years teaching experience.
• Demonstrate an understanding of safeguarding and child protection issues.
• Be able to apply effective behaviour management strategies.
• Have a detailed understanding of assessment and the effective use of data to inform planning and promote student progress.
• Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all students.
• Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge students.
• Be committed to equality and diversity.
• Have a proven track record of involvement and commitment to all aspects of school life.

Desirable
• Experience of The UK National Curriculums.
• Experience and understanding of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
• Experience of working in and international setting.
• A sound grasp of financial management.
• Experience of Pastoral Care/Form tutor role.
• Experience of working in an international school.
• Experience of working with Students, for whom English may not be their first Language.

Personal Attributes
• High levels of personal integrity
• A conscientious approach and be able to complete work to a consistently high standard
• A flexible with a positive approach
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills
• An ability to meet deadlines
• An adaptable approach in a fast paced ever changing environment
• An ability to work under pressure and remain calm
• A proactive approach
• A Self-motivated and enthusiastic demeanour
• An ability to work independently
• A desire to continually strive for improvement

Other
Hold a current Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure or equivalent for countries lived in outside of the UK.