Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

Durham School provides a first-class all-around educational experience. All pupils, from age 3 through to 18, enjoy the equality of opportunity necessary to fulfill their potential, are well-prepared for further education and have the confidence to face an ever-changing global environment. To ensure this, Durham School provides a broad and balanced curriculum of GCSEs, iGCSEs and A-Levels and places great emphasis on giving pupils the flexibility to choose the curriculum which best suits them. We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

Responsibilities or duties

• Contribute to the production of a departmental development plan, updated annually.
• Contribute to the production and regular update of the schemes of work and curriculum documents.
• Take responsibility for the teaching of public examination courses as allocated by the timetable.
• Contribute to the overall curriculum planning of the school.
• Plan and prepare courses and lessons in accordance with published schemes of work.
• Teach the assigned students, including setting and marking of work and assessments in line with school policy. Assess, record and report on the development, progress and attainment of students in line with school policy.
• Communicate with parents and inform/consult Class Teacher, Form Tutor, Head of Year, Deputy Head and/or Principal as appropriate.
• Maintain records of books and equipment assigned to the department, having due regard to security.
• Contribute to the organisation of trips within the department
• Promote the welfare and the individual needs of the students assigned, following the requirements of the school’s policies on Behaviour, Rewards and Sanctions, Health and Safety, and Safeguarding and Child Protection.
• Make a full contribution to whole school initiatives including Open events.
• Contribute to the maintenance of the fabric of classroom and departmental areas through the creation and updating of displays.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of electronic resources and virtual departmental areas.
• Attend parents’ meetings as appropriate to the year group taught.
• Regularly attend assemblies, department meetings, staff meetings and INSET.
• Undertake a range of general duties to enable the smooth running of the school.
• Actively participate in the School’s programme of co-curricular activities, events such as assemblies, plays, concerts, workshops, sports days, Open Days, trips and visits and fundraising ventures.
• Act as a Form Tutor, being responsible for morning registration, overseeing and reporting on students’ pastoral and academic progress and being active in helping the students to progress.
• Teach some aspects of the school’s PSHE programme.
• Maintain high standards of behaviour and safeguard students’ health and safety both on the School premises and during school visits elsewhere
• To undertake such other duties which may reasonably be regarded as within the nature of the duties/responsibilities/grade of the post.
• The post holder must comply with the School’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.
• To undertake other reasonable requests from the Principal.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

• Have a good honours degree and a teacher training qualification for the 11 to 18 age range.
• Be able to teach Science up to KS3 and Physics up to IGCSE and A Level or IB.
• Have a valid Teacher Services Commission Certificate (if applying from Kenya) or Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or a general education degree (for overseas applicants).
• Be a skilled classroom practitioner, having a good subject knowledge and an awareness of teaching methodology

Experience needed

• Have a minimum of two years teaching experience, ideally five or more years teaching experience.

Any other provided details (e.g., benefits, work environment, team info, or additional notes)

• The initial contract is for a period of two years, renewable thereafter.
• Remuneration package in line with experience and qualifications, and will be commensurate with the responsibilities of the role.
• Benefits include medical insurance, generous educational concessions for teachers with children and air flights for expatriate teachers

• Contribute to the production of a departmental development plan, updated annually.
• Contribute to the production and regular update of the schemes of work and curriculum documents.
• Take responsibility for the teaching of public examination courses as allocated by the timetable.
• Contribute to the overall curriculum planning of the school.
• Plan and prepare courses and lessons in accordance with published schemes of work.
• Teach the assigned students, including setting and marking of work and assessments in line with school policy. Assess, record and report on the development, progress and attainment of students in line with school policy.
• Communicate with parents and inform/consult Class Teacher, Form Tutor, Head of Year, Deputy Head and/or Principal as appropriate.
• Maintain records of books and equipment assigned to the department, having due regard to security.
• Contribute to the organisation of trips within the department
• Promote the welfare and the individual needs of the students assigned, following the requirements of the school’s policies on Behaviour, Rewards and Sanctions, Health and Safety, and Safeguarding and Child Protection.
• Make a full contribution to whole school initiatives including Open events.
• Contribute to the maintenance of the fabric of classroom and departmental areas through the creation and updating of displays.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of electronic resources and virtual departmental areas.
• Attend parents’ meetings as appropriate to the year group taught.
• Regularly attend assemblies, department meetings, staff meetings and INSET.
• Undertake a range of general duties to enable the smooth running of the school.
• Actively participate in the School’s programme of co-curricular activities, events such as assemblies, plays, concerts, workshops, sports days, Open Days, trips and visits and fundraising ventures.
• Act as a Form Tutor, being responsible for morning registration, overseeing and reporting on students’ pastoral and academic progress and being active in helping the students to progress.
• Teach some aspects of the school’s PSHE programme.
• Maintain high standards of behaviour and safeguard students’ health and safety both on the School premises and during school visits elsewhere
• To undertake such other duties which may reasonably be regarded as within the nature of the duties/responsibilities/grade of the post.
• The post holder must comply with the School’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.
• To undertake other reasonable requests from the Principal.

• Skilled classroom practitioner
• Good subject knowledge
• Awareness of teaching methodology

• Good honours degree
• Teacher training qualification for the 11 to 18 age range
• Valid Teacher Services Commission Certificate (if applying from Kenya) or Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or a general education degree (for overseas applicants)