Classroom Teacher

**About the School - Brighton College (Singapore)**
**Brighton College (Singapore) is an exciting place to work, and it is our staff who make our community a vibrant and stimulating environment.**

**The academic success of the Brighton College Family of Schools is due to excellent, innovative and well-planned teaching. Above all, therefore, we are looking for individuals who foster a passion for learning and who demonstrate an ability and genuine desire to develop pupils and staff to their fullest potential.**

**The school now has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Teacher to join our fantastic team.**

**About Cognita**
At Cognita, we know every student is unique. We nurture their distinct personalities and strengths. We support them academically, socially, and emotionally, wherever they are in the world, wherever they’re starting from. And each and every one of our schools is unique too.

We protect what’s special about them, while offering them rich knowledge, opportunities, and best practices. And they get to be part of something bigger. We open their classrooms to the collective wisdom of over 100 schools in 17 countries, ensuring every child gets an education that’s, quite literally, world class.

It’s an individual approach that empowers every school, teacher and student to focus on what they do best and thrive.

**About the role**
The school is looking to appoint a well-qualified, energetic Classroom Teacher (EYFS/KS1) for August 2025.

**What you will be doing**
- Be responsible for the teaching of a class of pupils aged from eighteen months or up-to five years of age. At this stage, there is flexibility in the allocation of a particular year group.
- Ensure medium-term and short-term plans are undertaken in accordance with the school policy.
- Ensure that the parent portal is kept up-to-date and provides useful links for parents.
- Work closely with parallel teacher(s) (where applicable) and teacher assistants regarding termly and weekly planning, and with other staff to ensure continuity and progression.
- Ensure that the range of abilities among children is catered for by planned differentiated activities.
- Ensure monitoring, recording, assessment and reporting are undertaken in accordance with the school policies.
- Mark work, where applicable, appropriately and as immediately as possible in accordance with the marking policy, giving individual feedback and encouragement whenever possible.
- In liaison with music teacher, be responsible for rehearsing and directing children for concerts and services.
- Be responsible for the pastoral care of the children in the class and ensuring good personal relationships are fostered between the children themselves and with the teacher.
- Be responsible for the behaviour and discipline of children in the class in accordance with the school behaviour policy.
- Lunch daily with the children and monitor lunchtime behaviour (c/f staff handbook for procedure).
- Liaise closely with the Head Master and other staff members regarding any children for concern.
- Ensure that the classroom provides a stimulating and interesting learning environment. Displays should be changed regularly and be relevant to or the result of normal classroom work (c/f presentation policy).
- Be responsible for the organisation of all classroom resources ensuring they are accessible to children as appropriate.
- Ensure a range of appropriate reading books is available in the classroom.
- Ensure home/school reading diaries are read daily by class teacher and comments made as appropriate to ensure good communication.
- Ensure all paperwork is up-to-date and accurate (registers, profiles, health matters, etc.)
- Meet with parents as required and foster good professional relationships and communication with parents.
- Be prepared to market the school by speaking to prospective parents visiting the classroom, attending open evenings and acting as ambassadors for the school.
- Attend parents' evenings and school functions as required.
- Be responsible for care, security, and maintenance of resources and equipment in own classroom and throughout the school.
- Undertake all duties and procedures as specified in staff handbook.
- Organise a termly class assembly and occasionally lead whole school assemblies.
- Attend Parent Association events and other evening/weekend events.
- Attend staff/curriculum meetings including occasional whole school meetings.
- Participate in the appraisal process.
- Be prepared to attend INSETS (sometimes in evenings) and undertake continuous professional development.
- Be responsible for taking an after-school activity club in liaison with CCA coordinator.
- To be a good role model in respect of speech, dress, behaviour and care of equipment.
- Additional experience in 1 and/or more specialist fields will be advantageous.

**_ Who we are looking for:_**
- Minimally 5 - 8 years as a Classroom teacher with a British Curriculum School experience.
- Experienced i