Responsible To

The position holder reports directly to the Principal (or delegate) who reports directly to the Executive Director of Generations Christian Education.

Key Duties

Responsibilities:

• To ensure that the programme of education at the Primary School:

  • Builds solid foundations of God’s love through a Biblical worldview curriculum, empowering students to follow Jesus Christ and know His word.

  • Is in accordance with the requirements of the Education Bureau of Hong Kong and other relevant government departments.

  • Promotes equality as an integral part of the programme and treats everyone with fairness and dignity.

Planning & Teaching:

• To enable students to make excellent progress in all learning areas, providing a solid foundation for all aspects of education.

• To plan opportunities to develop the social, emotional and cultural aspects of students’ learning.

• To create and manage a caring, engaging, purposeful and stimulating environment which is conducive to student’s learning, and which is regularly reviewed and continually developed.

• To ensure that Generations and School values and personal goals are reflected in daily practice and teaching content.

• To plan and prepare lessons in order to deliver the International Curriculum, ensuring breadth and balance in all subjects; introducing best practices, high quality resources and enriching school programmes.

• To model and promote international experiences in the learning environment.

• To stay up to date with changes and developments in the structure of the curriculum and pedagogy of teaching.

• To identify clear teaching objectives and learning outcomes for students, with appropriate challenge and high expectations.

• To organise and manage groups of individual students ensuring differentiation of learning needs, reflecting all abilities.

• To challenge all students to perform to their full potential, and work to remove barriers to achievement for all students.

• To ensure effective use of support staff within the classroom, including parent helpers.

• To maintain behaviour of a high standard following Generations Christian Education policy, safeguarding students’ health and safety.

• To create a learning community in which all students have a desire to inquire and learn.

• To use different strategies to ensure students are actively engaged in their own learning.

Assessment & Reporting:

• To maintain a regular system of monitoring, assessment, record-keeping and reporting of students’ progress.

• To mark/comment on student work to facilitate positive student development and improved learning.

• To carry out regular reporting and reflective analysis of student progress and achievement, and report to the Principal (or delegate).

• To prepare appropriate records for the transfer of students.

• To communicate effectively with parents and stakeholders on programmes, student achievement, placements, and behaviour.

Community:

• To stimulate, foster, and enhance a sense of community amongst staff, parents, and students that encourages them to support the vision and mission of the School.

• To promote high quality relationships with all stakeholders.

• To build up community relations and school collaboration.

Extra-Curricular Duties:

• To take part in school events and activities that may take place at weekends or in the evening (within the reasonable request of the Principal).

• To participate in staff meetings as required, including learning meetings, prayer gatherings, committee meetings, etc.

• To deliver one class chapel/assembly per term (3 during the year), involving whole class presentation.

• To supervise students during classes and at other times in the school day, including in the playground, during breaks, and at the direction of the Principal.

• To assist and organise sporting activities, school concerts and excursions where relevant.

• To lead or supervise extra-curricular activities as part of the school’s extra-curricular programme (as included in school contract).

• To liaise with colleagues and work flexibly (this might include covering staff sickness by taking responsibility for a ‘class-split’).

Strategic Plan:

• To implement and support school development as identified in the School Improvement Plan, and as directed by the Principal.

• To be part of a whole school team, actively involved in decision-making on the preparation and development of policies and programmes of study, teaching materials, resources, methods of teaching and pastoral arrangements.

• To support the Principal in promoting the ethos of the school.