Pre-prep School Class Teacher

**About us**:
St. Paul’s was founded in 1926 and was the first school in South America to receive accreditation from the UK government as a British School Oversees. Fully coeducational, with about 1,000 pupils, aged from 3 to 18, it is a school with history and tradition, but which embraces innovation, contemporary values and the latest in digital learning. We are a world-class school, and an international member of HMC and IAPS, and a member of COBIS and the LAHC. We are proud of our local, national and international reputation and we constantly strive to improve the opportunities for our pupils and staff. Our recent BSO inspection judged us as a leading British School overseas, and you can download the report from our website. Our exceptional facilities place teaching and learning at the heart of the school.

**Key responsibilities**
- Plan broad and balanced learning experiences, creating and selecting appropriate resources in order to support pupils progress and develop children’s sense of curiosity and wonder about the world;
- Identify and monitor individual abilities, interests and needs, promoting differentiation in order to support every child’s full development;
- Ensure pupil progress by making use of formative and summative assessment to inform planning so that pupils are successful in their learning;
- Ensure a safe and effective learning environment is maintained by using the school’s behaviour policy consistently in order to set clear and high expectations of pupil behaviour;
- Promote positive relationships through modelling and collaborating across the school community to ensure a respectful, safe and secure environment;
- Support children’s language development and communication skills by modelling consistent and proficient use of English in order to provide effective immersion into the language;
- Support children’s exploratory experiences and independence both indoors and outdoors by planning activities and enriching the provision in order to develop a stimulating learning environment;
- Care for pupils’ social, emotional and physical well-being, by creating a safe and positive culture within the classroom in order to make children secure to learn, take risks and make mistakes;
- Report any safeguarding issues that arise following the school safeguarding policy in order for each child to feel safe in the school environment;
- Collaborate and contribute towards the Pre-Prep school vision by participating in whole-staff meetings, year group planning sessions, supporting colleagues and sharing resources and best practice with the aim of participating actively and working well within a team.
- Manage class assistants effectively by establishing a strong partnership and coaching them when necessary in order to have a positive impact on pupil progress using the school's review process;
- Communicate effectively with parents by establishing a positive partnership, reporting on individual pupil’s progress, well-being and other relevant issues in order to ensure all parts involved are informed and working towards the same goals.
**Recruitment process**
- Applications will be considered as they arrive and the school reserves the right to appoint before the closing date.**Required for immediate start.**

**Our benefits**
- Health insurance
- Dental plan
- Pension plan
- Onsite lunches
- Food card
- Transportation tickets
**Safeguarding**
- University degree qualification;
- Certified teaching qualification, eg.: Pedagogia
- Experience within the age range of 3-6 years old
- Knowledge of Office 365