Job Description: Teacher – Foundation Phase

Future Nation Schools’ aim is to spearhead the African education revolution by providing a model that is both futuristic, technology enabled and epitomises excellence in Africa.The strategic intent of Future Nation Schools is to produce future African leaders who are passionate, excel in what they do, are ready for the 21st century and are confident in themselves.Future Nation Schools have a distinctive educational model through the most effective and innovative instructional practices in a global context; a curriculum that is highly structured while developing students’ ability to work independently; and which uses learning technology.

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Key responsibilities:

  • Support the Future Nation Schools ethos
  • Curriculum development and assessment for the Foundation Phase.
  • A working knowledge of current curricular trends is essential as is creativity and motivation in the classroom and an ability to work effectively as a member of a team.
  • The Educator will engage in academic, administrative, educational, disciplinary, extra and co-curricular activities in order to promote adequate development of students in accordance with the philosophy of the school.

Main Activities:

  1. Academic Duties:
  • To engage in class teaching which will foster a purposeful progression in learning and which
  • To prepare lessons taking into account all current and relevant information
  • To take a leadership role in respect of subject, grade or phase, if required
  • To plan, co-ordinate, control, administer, evaluate and report on student’s academic progress
  • To recognise that learning is an active process and be prepared to use a variety of strategies to:

­Meet the outcomes of the curriculum

­Establish a classroom environment which stimulates positive learning and actively engages students in the learning process

­Design projects for students

  • To consider and utilise the students’ own experiences as a fundamental and valuable resource
  • To meet and engage with all relevant stakeholders as required
  1. Administrative duties:
  • Co-ordinate and control all the academic activities of each subject taught to maintain excellent teaching standard
  • Develop and manage learning resources
  • Control and co-ordinate stock and equipment
  • To deal with or refer (where necessary), various problems with students
  • To foster administrative efficiency within the school
  1. Extra and Co-curricular duties:
  • Participate in educator appraisal and developmental programmes that will improve teaching, learning and management
  • Share knowledge, ideas, resources and current developments with colleagues
  • Participate in, organise, and conduct extra and co-curricular activities
  • Participate in committees, seminars and courses that will enhance, contribute to and update

school and professional standards

  • Involvement in public and community projects on behalf of the school
  1. Qualifications and Overall Experience:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Education or Bachelor’s Degree with a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)
  • SACE Registration
  • Be in possession of a Clearance Certificate in terms of the National Sexual Offenders Register
  • A minimum of three years’ experience teaching in the Foundation Phase
  • Excellent verbal and written English skills
  • A team-player with considerable interpersonal skills
  • Ability to communicate with the relevant age group
  • Flexibility and the ability to respond positively to change
  • Able to incorporate technology into teaching practice, show creativity and motivation in the classroom and work effectively as a member of a team