DCB is located in Shunyi, around forty-five minutes from the heart of Beijing. DCB has forged an excellent global reputation for being a warm and welcoming community, and a rewarding place to work. DCB students possess a thirst for learning and are highly motivated every day. We wish to attract inspirational, talented teachers who love teaching and want to make a difference with our students.
About Role
We seek an experienced, dynamic and collaborative professional to lead and manage our EAL provision in the Senior School (with teaching commitment). You will have a degree, teaching qualification and recognized EAL qualification (preferably at masters level) plus experience of working in a Secondary School. Working in collaboration with Early Years and the Junior School, you will contribute to the alignment of language acquisition pathways to enable the creation of effective and responsive support. During the admissions process the Head of EAL meets with all students and carries out the appropriate testing to inform decision making regarding placement liaising effectively with staff. The Head of EAL also ensures that students receive the support they need and monitor and track individual progress using baseline data, adjusting support as appropriate in collaboration with teachers, pastoral leaders and parents. The Head of EAL implements plans for individual students, supports departments in resource development and teaching strategies and provides professional development for teachers to build a differentiation tool-kit of strategies to specifically enhance language acquisition.
Duties and Responsibilities
Professional Requirements
Actively promote the well -being of all students and be familiar with, and uphold all, safeguarding policies and reporting lines and procedures within the college.
Take responsibility for upholding health and safety practices, completing risk assessments/near misses or accident reports as appropriate and ensuring that registers as appropriate are completed accurately.
Be familiar with processes and expectations in place so that students requiring additional support (language or AEN) are well supported and that teaching and learning is adjusted accordingly.
Act as a Form Tutor or cover a Form Tutor as required (please see specific responsibilities).
Undertake student supervisory duties as required and necessary, ensuring effective ‘duty of care’.
Follow behaviour management policy and procedures, focused on restorative solutions.
Communicate effectively and respectfully with all stakeholders, in person and in writing.
Collaborate effectively with colleagues within the Senior School, across the college and EiM.
Participate in, and support, the broad range of activities and extra-curricular events and service learning that takes place in the Senior School, completing a minimum of one hour of extra-curricular activity per week.
Attend Parent Teacher Student Consultation interviews throughout the year, providing parents and students with constructive feedback and next steps for learning.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with professional colleagues, within DCB and the Dulwich group.
Meet the requirements of annual performance review, setting measurable objectives and evaluating progress as a reflective, self-directed, practitioner.
Complete relevant professional learning as required by the college and maintain a personal record of professional learning activities.
Contribute to the improvement plan of the Senior School and contribute to the whole college aims as appropriate.
Leadership and Management
Lead the EAL testing process for student applications working in collaboration with Admissions and SSLT.
Ensure that all learners with EAL needs are well supported throughout their Senior School experience, appropriately challenged in mainstream classes, follow the correct curriculum pathway based on their needs and ensure that accurate assessment records are maintained.
Lead the Senior School EAL department improvement plan based on evidence (Assessment data (internal and external), lesson observations, student and staff feedback), incorporating, Senior School targets and whole college aims as appropriate.
Lead and manage a team of teachers ensuring that the quality of teaching and support, learning and assessment (both online and on campus) is both high quality and aligned to mission, guiding statements and Senior School policy and practices.
Lead EAL curriculum review and oversee the ongoing development of curriculum planning in the department.
Ensure the consistent use and management of assessment data to support student entry, student progress (quantitative and qualitative) and effective report writing.
Manage the department annual budget and the ordering and deployment of resources.
Lead regular, effective department meetings with an operational and strategic focus.
Support the professional development of team members, providing support and challenge within the department and appropriate external professional development.
Lead professional development for mainstream teachers.
Partner with subject leaders and teachers to enhance the learning experience of EAL learners through resource development and effective differentiation teaching strategies.
Meet regularly with EAL/Student support leaders in the Early Years and Junior School to enable smooth transition and connected student journey.
Collaborate with EAL leaders in Early Years and Junior School and across the EiM network.
Qualification and Experience Required
Required
Bachelors degree, PGCE or recognised teaching certificate/license
Experience working in a student support service role in a Secondary School
Experience in assessing language competencies, supporting decisions on school entry and provision.
Using assessments to monitor the progress of EAL students
Experience in collaborating with mainstream teachers to support EAL students within their mainstream classes
Experience teaching sheltered content English language arts or equivalent
Preferred
International teaching and school experience
Masters in English as a Second Language education or equivalent• Familiar with WIDA
Experience delivering professional learning, e.g. TEMC
