Teacher - Grade R

The ADvTECH Schools Division leads the private sector in the field of education, contributing meaningfully towards the sustainable development of human capacity in South Africa.

**Key Purpose Statement**
- To create a learning experience to stimulate and grow individual talents and get children ready for formal schooling
- To implement and maintain a learning environment and culture that embraces future focused education and one in which students are motivated, inspired and challenged. Uses a range of relevant and recognized approaches to maximize the personal, physical and psycho-social development of every child
- To demonstrate strength of character, integrity and professionalism at all times.
- To develop and maintain constructive and ongoing partnerships with colleagues, parents, guardians and members of the community. To communicate and collaborate with all members of the learning community in a positive, respectful and open-minded way
- As a life long learner to continually undertake personal inquiry, reflection and action to inform their practice and understanding of teaching and learning and remain abreast of global education trends

**Principal Accountabilities**

**Academic Delivery (35%)**
- Keeps abreast of future focused educational trends in the Pre-primary Phase, Academics intentionally incorporating them into teaching and learning practices aligned with Crawford Pillars.
- Implements the school curriculum and other teaching strategies in planning for engaging, inspiring, relevant and differentiated learning locally and globally.
- Enriches the curriculum and teaching programme by making lessons more exciting through the use of, stimulating and engaging teaching practices and appropriate learning aids including technology.
- Prepares and ensures that the learning environments are supportive of the lessons
- Ensures the effective and efficient deployment of classroom support in order to enhance the teaching and learning taking place in the classroom.
- Collaborates, plans, liaises and reflects with other members of the learning community, regularly.
- Assists with additional offerings, duties, extra murals and events taking place at the school.
- Provides children with tailored, diffentiated learning material and gives individual support where necessary.
- Participates in, embeds and applies professional development tools, strategies and pedagogical approaches.
- Shows an ongoing commitment to “lifelong learning” and remains informed on current relevant practice and is readily available to attend appropriate development/training.

**Academic Assessment and Reporting (20%)**
- Assesses and records student’s progress (academic,social, emotional and other), continuously and systematically and keeps records up to date in the format required by the school, formulating an in depth knowledge of each student in the class
- Meets academic standards as defined by Central Academics and Crawford International Academic strategy
- Assesses and monitors student performance and progress, using data driven decision making and defines next steps in the personalised learning journey.
- Provides feedback and reports for parents, Principals and/or Academics Department throughout the year( STASY, Inquiry Units, Other)
- Participates in discussions around moderation of assessments being completed

**Student Behaviour Management (15%)**
- Manages student behaviour in the classroom by establishing rules, essential agreements and procedures as expected behaviours.
- Promotes personal, social, physical and emotional well-being of individual students, groups of students and across the entire school.
- Provides guidance and advice to students and parents/ guardians on educational and social matters pertaining to student’s well-being.
- Identifies students who may have barriers to learning and inform the appropriate people to initiate the next steps to support individual progress.
- Informs appropriate staff and parents regarding the support being offered and the action plan to be followed.

**School Brand Ambassadorship (10%)**
- Knows and demonstrates the Crawford International mission statement and embracing Crawford International DNA.
- Acts as a role model with regard to work ethic, attitude and professionalism, Embracing the Crawford International DNA
- Contributes to the sustainability and effective operation and management of the school, continuously.
- Assists with additional offerings, duties and extra murals, assemblies, devotions, and other events taking place across Crawford International. Attends and supports a range of school activities and events.
- Promotes the good reputation of the school and Brand both internally and externally and is readily available to market the school at Open Days, exhibitions etc
- Contributes to the professional development of new teachers / interns and student teachers/ interns as required.
- Submits articles for newsletters or School magazine/ yearbook, social media o