Renaissance College is a leading educational organisation. Teachers in the Physical Education (PE) team are expected to exemplify excellent professional practice, which leads to high standards of learning and teaching in connection with the curriculum. Teachers are also expected to support the wellbeing and co-curricular work of the school and be reliable in exercising their daily responsibilities. PE teachers embrace learning diversity by modelling, advocating for, and nurturing high expectations for learning among students in their care. Within the PE teaching team, PE teachers collaborate with a team of three educators (including themselves) and an educational assistant as well as Secondary PHE teaching colleagues. PE Teachers must also be skilled at collaborating with other single-subject teachers from across the school as well as members of the Learning Enhancement Team (LET) to live our vision, mission, and Bedrock Principles.
Working as part of a team under the guidance and direction of the Head of PHE, the Primary PE coordinator, and Vice-Principal (Learning & Teaching), the teacher is expected to fulfill the following roles:
Guided by the curriculum, provide learning experiences for every student corresponding to their needs, abilities, and stage of development, by teaching a programme that gives each student the opportunity to experience success, and which challenges each student to achieve their full potential;
Collaborate with fellow Early Years educators at our affiliated Renaissance College Kindergarten in support of the understanding and skill development of physical literacy of kindergarten children (as they transition to the RCHK Main Campus);
Use structured inquiry to nurture learning, relying on student data to inform teaching;
Establish effective and positive relationships with students based on mutual respect, recognition of the individuality of each student, affirming their identity and sense of belonging;
Provide a safe, effective, challenging learning environment and an attractive, welcoming learning space that is conducive to learning;
Teach students, as timetabled, employing assessment for, of, and as learning practices including feedback to feedforward;
Assess, record, and report on the development, progress, and achievement of students in accordance with the Primary Years Programme (PYP) expectations and the assessment policy/guidance of Renaissance College;
Collaborate and cooperate with other staff (whole school) on the preparation and development of a progression of learning, teaching resources, in alignment with leading learning & teaching practices used at the school;
Safeguard the health & safety of children;
Keep up to date on teaching and international education developments, sharing enthusiasm and resources with colleagues;
Regularly refer to professional learning and curriculum resources (sourced from MyIB [PYP Resource Centre], RCHK Learning Management System platform & the Primary Staff Handbook);
Attend professional meetings which relate to curricular, administrative and/or organisational matters as required; scheduled by the Year-level leader(s), Curriculum Coordinators, Department Heads, Primary Leadership Team, or College Leadership Team;
Participate in the school system of cover for absent teachers;
Participate in arrangements for preparing students for standardised assessments;
Participate in administrative and organisational tasks related to such duties as are described above;
Make an active contribution to the policies and aspirations of the school;
Engage in transdisciplinary collaborative planning with other teachers who teach the year level;
Engage in the House (Dynasty) system responsibilities of a teacher;
Take responsibility for the safety of students through supervision duties;
Assist with or manage specialist functions such as sports, excursions, after-school activities and, camp coordination;
Take an active role in leading and managing the sports programme under the…