{"id":3241,"date":"2021-03-27T09:39:18","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T09:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virginiaschool.ae\/en\/?page_id=3241"},"modified":"2022-04-26T06:09:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T06:09:32","slug":"teacher-of-mathematics-secondary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.virginiaschool.ae\/en\/about-vips\/career-opportunities\/teacher-of-mathematics-secondary\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathematics Teacher (Secondary)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><\/h3>\n<p><b>About Us \u2013 Our School<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virginia International Private School (VIPS) is a well-respected, K-12 school with over 1175 students, meeting the needs of the local Emirati and expat community. VIPS is on a very exciting journey as it goes from strength to strength in its commitment to quality education and its continued improvement, with a main focus on students\u2019 outcomes. We cater to our students via high quality teaching and learning, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ensuring that the day-to-day interactions which take place in and out of the classroom, and the pedagogical approaches used engage, motivate and challenge learners effectively. This year, we opened our brand new, state-of-the-art building for secondary girls and we will proudly graduate our first cohort, the Class of 2022, at the end of this academic year. In October 2021, VIPS underwent its Irtiqa\u2019a inspection and was evaluated to be a good school. VIPS is proudly accredited by New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), attesting to our school\u2019s high quality and integrity. Our staff are empowered to fulfill their roles successfully as well as supported via personalized professional development. VIPS enjoys the benefits of dynamic, experienced leadership and management, a holistic learning community, dedicated teachers, and supportive governance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/16ikI2CjyAlSk0wq_V-p_i7Ij03GwH_Q5\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Job Description and Person Specification\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. As a result, the school expects all teaching staff, non\u2010teaching staff and volunteers to share and uphold this commitment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Teacher of Mathematics (Secondary)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are seeking to appoint highly-skilled, enthusiastic, and dedicated teachers who can work alongside and support a multi-cultural school community in our continued pursuit of excellence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our focus is purely on your ability as a practitioner, so experience with a US curriculum is not essential. Leadership opportunities may be available for the right candidate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mathematics Department is held in high regard at Virginia International Private School and is an essential part of our curriculum, with all students studying the subject up until Grade 12. Nearly all of our students speak Arabic as a first language.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This position offers an exciting opportunity for an outstanding teacher of mathematics to work in our secondary section, Grades 6-12, with potential leadership opportunities for the right candidate.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><b>Job Description<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>1: Learning and Teaching<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plan and deliver outstanding mathematics lessons to both boys and girls classes in the high school phase (grades 10-12, to be agreed upon);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure high quality education, attainment and progress for all students;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Track, monitor, evaluate and review student progress, achievement and attainment;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure effective teaching strategies that enable all students to learn optimally;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deliver and demonstrate enquiry based teaching through his\/her own teaching commitment;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make learning and teaching opportunities relevant by making connections to the real world;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use assessment for, of, and as learning strategies in order to personalize and accelerate student learning;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take responsibility for the implementation of short, medium and long term curriculum planning within the subjects taught;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have knowledge of effective strategies to include and meet the needs of all students within your class, including Higher\/Lower attaining students, EAL, SEN, Emirati students and G&amp;T students;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any other teaching duties and responsibilities deemed reasonable by the Principal.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><b>2: Professional Skills and Experience<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A bachelor\u2019s degree (or higher) in Mathematics (BSc) is an essential requirement for this position. Possession of a PGCE or another teaching qualification is mandatory. Applicants should also be able to demonstrate recent and relevant experience of:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teaching secondary mathematics, 1 year or more;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excellent classroom practice and pedagogy in Secondary education;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Continuous professional development;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital learning and the use of ICT across the curriculum;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Effective involvement and engagement with parents;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Behavior management and child protection;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowledge of the UAE school systems and culture;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowledge and experience of the American curriculum (desirable but not mandatory);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Middle leadership skills and experience for candidates who seek leadership development.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><b>3: Personal Skills and Attributes<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applicants should:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demonstrate a high level of commitment and professionalism;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be able to create and maintain effective partnerships with staff, the school administration, parents, students and the wider school community;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be able to work independently and on own initiative;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seek advice and support when necessary;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have good time management skills;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be committed to providing extra-curricular activities;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintain a personal commitment to professional development linked to the competencies necessary to deliver the requirements of this post;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be approachable, positive, flexible and enthusiastic with a good sense of humor.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><b>Start Date: September 2022<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please send your CV and cover letter to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HR<\/span><a href=\"mailto:secretary@virginiaschool.ae\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@virginiaschool.ae<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/17gRFCucWp5-uJcKaG2ZOQl-NiVKmdXiy\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us \u2013 Our School Virginia International Private School (VIPS) is a well-respected, K-12 school with over 1175 students, meeting the needs of the local Emirati and expat community. VIPS &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaschool.ae\/en\/about-vips\/career-opportunities\/teacher-of-mathematics-secondary\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Mathematics Teacher (Secondary)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":3174,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-3241","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaschool.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaschool.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaschool.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaschool.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaschool.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3241"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaschool.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4423,"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaschool.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3241\/revisions\/4423"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaschool.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaschool.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}