Teacher of Primary School

UWCSEA has a vacancy for August 2025 at its East Campus for Primary School Class Teachers (K1 to Grade 5- ag es 4 - 11).

**Main Responsibilities**
- Provide a happy, stimulating, safe learning environment for all children and bring a sense of energy, joy and fun to the classroom.
- Plan, teach and assess through engaging, developmentally appropriate learning experiences that promote agentic learning and the holistic development of each child.
- Reflect continually on your craft as a teacher and commit to personal and professional development and growth.
- Employ a wide variety of learning and teaching strategies including the use of new technologies to make learning both effective and enjoyable.
- Work as a member of a grade team, planning learning engagements collaboratively, sharing resources and offering insight to the team in areas of curriculum specialism.
- Enthusiastically participate in professional learning, both that which is mandated by the College and that which is identified by the individual.
- Contribute to the continuous professional development of Teaching Assistants.
- Integrate technology effectively within the classroom for learning, planning, assessment purposes and the documentation of student learning.
- To build positive and effective relationships with all stakeholders.
- Teachers should keep parents informed about the learning of their children, and be proactive in communication with parents.

**Expectations and Standards**
- Follow the UWCSEA Professional Code of Conduct and Safeguarding Code of Conduct.
- Teach in line with the UWCSEA Teacher Standards

**Person Specifications**
- A relevant degree in Primary Education from an accredited institution and a recognized professional teaching qualification or certification are essential.
- A minimum of 3 - 5 years, classroom based teaching experience, preferably in international schools (4-11 year olds).
- Experience teaching students who are English Language Learners
- Experience of a concept based curriculum would be advantageous.
- A committed and creative practitioner, you will reflect on your own teaching and student outcomes, seeking out and implementing new ideas and innovative practice to raise achievement.
- A passion for teaching and commitment to educating the whole child.
- The ability to engage with students and to engender enthusiasm for learning is a prerequisite for teaching at UWCSEA.
- A willingness to collaborate and share your specialist expertise, enthusiastic participation in and delivery of Professional Learning is expected. Evidence of regular and recent professional learning.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, written and spoken. The language of the workplace and the language of instruction is English.
- A commitment to diversity and inclusion is essential, alongside a willingness to adapt and develop pedagogy to meet the needs of our learners.

Knowledge of and experience of the following would be an advantage:

- International curricula, their delivery and assessment
- Readers’ and Writers’ Workshop approach
- Reggio Emilia inspired, child centred, play based approaches
- Creating agentic learning environments and opportunities
- Honesty, integrity, compassion

General
- Teachers are expected to participate in the five key elements of a UWCSEA education: Academics; Activities; Outdoor Education; Personal and Social Education and Service
- Academic expectations include enthusiastic participation in Professional Learning, both that which is mandated by the College and that which is identified by the individual.
- On average the College expects a weekly contribution across all four seasons to the Activities and/or Service programmes.
- The College expects that teachers will participate enthusiastically in the curricular Outdoor Education experiences which are relevant to their students and will also occasionally volunteer for holiday Outdoor Education trips.
- A commitment to diversity and inclusion is essential alongside a willingness to adapt and develop pedagogy to meet the needs of all of our learners.

**Applications**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Contract

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person