Job Description

Primary German Teacher (Munich, Germany)

Our client is a top International school in Munich, Germany. They are currently looking to hire a Primary German Teacher.

Responsibilities

To maintain thorough and current knowledge in the subject area(s) taught.

• To maintain a full overview of curriculum developments.

• To engage fully with professional learning opportunities, including INSET, working groups and professional learning communities, even where these fall outside core school hours.

• To work collaboratively and support the professional learning of colleagues.

• To engage with evidence and research to direct improvements in teaching and learning.

• To be genuinely reflective towards one’s practice and pursue consistent improvement.

• To engage fully with structures that support professional learning, including appraisal and observation.

Teaching and Learning Responsibilities

• To teach an approximately 80% teaching timetable, with 20% of time dedicated to preparation.

• To maintain the highest standards of practice in planning, preparation, monitoring, assessment, reporting and feedback, in accordance with school and departmental policy.

• To employ teaching, learning and assessment strategies that meet pupils’ individual needs and support differentiated learning.

• To create clear, challenging and achievable expectations for pupils.

• To create a secure learning environment, based on mutual trust and respect, in which pupils feel safe to explore and take risks.

• To ensure that all pupils make progress relative to their prior attainment and potential.

• To maintain a stimulating and well-maintained learning environment, paying due care and attention to the quality of resources and displays.

Qualifications:

1. Degree in Education (e.g. B.Ed./M.ED./Lehramt) or postgraduate teaching certificate (PGCE)

2. Experienced in the English curriculum

3. German native, fluent English

4. Minimum experience: Primary German Teachers (Munich): 1 year

5. An international outlook