Primary Teacher

**JOB DESCRIPTION -Primary Teacher**
**INVICTUS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, HORIZON HILLS, MALAYSIA**

**1. GENERAL**
1.1 Work collegially with fellow department teachers inside and outside the classroom.
1.2 Engage in CPD opportunities across the department and school as a whole.
1.3 Undertake department responsibilities for documentation, cover, marking etc. as delegated by HOD as and when necessary.
1.4 Attend regular department meetings.
1.5 Set a positive example to all department members.

**2. TEACHING AND LEARNING**
2.1 Teach lessons to the highest standard, ensuring lessons are carefully planned.
2.2 Ensure that your own standards of and approaches to teaching are shared with the department.
2.3 As far as possible undertake independent research into teaching and learning practices and issues.
2.4 Attend, initiate and undertake common assessment, internal moderation and all aspects of Internal Assessment (IA).
2.5 Ensure that differentiated learning is planned and effectively executed.

**3. OBSERVATION AND APPRAISAL**

3.1 Observe other teachers in the department on a regular basis and offer the opportunity for them to observe you in order that good practice is widely shared.

**4. DOCUMENTATION**
4.1 As directed by the HOD, keep departmental documentation up to date - this includes course outlines and full schemes of work for all age groups. When necessary, assist the HOD with documentation such as departmental handbook, departmental minutes, book requisition forms, stock/resources catalogue, budget records, options booklet entries etc.

4.2 Maintain a filing system as appropriate - to include shared resources, past papers for internal and external exams, inset/CPD material from courses, examination reports, mark schemes.

5. **TRAINING AND INSET**
5.1 Engage in PD as and where necessary to ensure that you are up to date with latest developments in education, especially in relation to examination courses.

5.3 Offer expertise on a whole school basis to help with school wide INSET.

**6. INTERNAL EXAMINATIONS**
6.1 Help organize annual and periodical examinations for each year group to ensure that curriculum content is assessed.
6.2 Assist in establishing Mock examinations in Years 11 and 13 to prepare these important years for their public examinations.
6.3 Keep a record of all examination scores to ensure that progress is benchmarked against previous scores.
6.4 Assist in setting and moderating common assessment tasks each term to ensure progress is tracked.

**7. COURSEWORK AND PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS**
7.1 Set, monitor, mark and keep accurate records of coursework as appropriate in relation to public examinations.
7.2 Be responsible for passing on examination entries/centre targets etc to appropriate HOD and/or Head of Key Stage for proper administration of examinations.

7.3 Set up a proper programme for any internally administrated public examinations

7.4 Assist the HOD in preparing an annual report to the Head of Senior School on external examination results. This should include reference to CAT4 scores and projections.

7.5 With the support of the HOD, advise pupils on re-takes/re-marks of public examinations.

**8. MARKING AND MODERATION**
8.1 Align with the school and departmental feedback policy.
8.2 Ensure both personal and departmental marking is done to a high standard.
8.3 Ensure marking is done on a regular basis and work is returned to pupils promptly.
8.4 Ensure constructive feedback on marking which gives specific advice on how to improve.
8.5 Ensure examination marking is shared as appropriate between department members and is done in a timely fashion.
8.6 Ensure coursework marking is shared between department members and that it is accurately moderated through a joint meeting.
8.7 Encourage peer marking to ensure pupils understand examination requirements themselves.
8.8 Ensure all pupils are familiar with the requirements of public examination/coursework mark schemes, so they understand the criteria and levels they are seeking to attain.

**9. PUPIL SUPPORT**
9.1 Give additional pupil support as and when required (within reason) both inside and outside the classroom. Encourage your departmental colleagues to be available to pupils (within reason) beyond the classroom.

9.2 Give extra support as and when needed (within reason) in external examination preparation. This could include clinics or drop-in sessions.

9.4 Help establish a common policy towards differentiation of learning for pupils.
9.5 Ensure extra help is given in conjunction with the Inclusion department.

**JOB REQUIREMENTS**
- At least a Bachelor’s degree in Education/ Teaching or equivalent, recognized by the MOE in Malaysia.
- Higher degree or recognized professional qualification (preferred) Evidence of continued relevant professional development.
- PGDE and/or PGCE is preferable.
- More than 3 years of teaching experience in a similar or related environment, minimum 5 years for HOD position.
- Demonstrate an acute a