Grade 8 English Teacher (One Year) in City of Westminster

This role is a one-year fixed-term position.

Overall purpose: The middle school English teacher is responsible for delivering an English curriculum in an engaging, stimulating and effective manner, using varied instructional strategies.

Summary of duties:

• Teach four sections of Grade 8 English.
• Serve as a Grade 8 advisor: build positive relationships with advisees and their families, deliver advisory curriculum, coach advisees with social, emotional, and academic topics, liaise with team teachers.
• Plan, teach, and assess in close alignment with grade level teaching partner.
• Collaborate with grade-level team teachers to support student well-being and academic progress, as well as the advisory curriculum and various team initiatives.
• Coordinate curriculum with other members of the English department, and liaise with other departments where appropriate.
• Exhibit knowledge of current trends, pedagogy, research, and topics of importance in English education by applying it in the classroom and sharing it with teachers on a departmental and school-wide basis.
• Monitor and evaluate students’ progress, prepare for parent conferences, complete report cards, etc.
• Take responsibility for the safety and well-being of all students at all times.
• Organize and participate in field trips to facilitate active learning, including bonding days and a week-long trip abroad in May.
• Participate in regular, purposeful pedagogy meetings and in professional development sessions.
• Participate actively in the life of the School, through attendance at events, committee membership and leadership of co-curricular activities.
• Any other duties (including lunch and recess coverage) as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job as requested by the Middle School Principal.

Selection criteria:

Essential qualifications/experience:

• A bachelor’s degree in English or a relevant discipline.
• Substantive full-time teaching Middle School English.
• Experience and commitment to working collaboratively in a team-focused environment.
• Experience with differentiating instruction to meet the learning needs of all students.
• Experience as an Advisor supporting the social and emotional needs of all students.
• Training and experience in intercultural competency initiatives to support diversity, equity and inclusion in the classroom and workplace.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Significant recent professional development germane to the position.
• Commitment to and facility with integration of technology in the service of student learning.
• Demonstrated knowledge of safeguarding practices and experience supporting student welfare.

Desirable qualifications/experience:

• Experience within a standards-based curriculum.
• Experience/knowledge of integrated and/or thematic instruction.
• Experience in advisory, mentoring or delivering social-emotional learning curricula that support adolescent wellbeing.

The American School in London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All new appointments will be subject to appropriate background checks and checks against the Teaching Regulation Agency Teacher Status Checks, including identity, address, date of birth, full employment history, right to work in the UK and disclosure of any criminal records by reference to the Disclosure & Barring Service. The American School in London will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, maternity or parental status, or any other legally recognised protected basis.