About the job Secondary German Teacher, Cologne
Secondary German Teacher (Germany)
Our client, an international school in Cologne, Germany, is hiring a Secondary German Teacher for their school.
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 which 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 only, fluent English
4. Minimum experience: Secondary German Teacher: 1 year
5. An international outlook