EAL Specialist (Senior)

Position  Summary:

The EAL Specialist reports to the Director of EAL, Mr. Philip Pethybridge, and will typically be expected to engage in a full teaching timetable including allocated time for planning and department meetings. Our highly motivated, experienced and flexible team of EAL Specialists, working across all age phases, have good knowledge of the National Curriculum for England, and support its delivery through an EAL model of sheltered immersion. The EAL Specialists also play key roles in the promotion and development of EAL strategies for all. They do this by teaching language and literacy lessons, working closely with mainstream teachers at the planning and delivery stages, and through leading staff training. We are looking for an experienced practitioner to work with our students in Years 7 to 13 of our Senior School. The department prepares students for the IELTS assessment in Years 12 and 13; experience of teaching this qualification is desirable. English language learning is one of the main pillars of the school’s mission, and our expectations of the children are very high. The solid foundation set at the primary level and the development, consolidation and refinement of our students’ proficiency in English as they move through the school is crucial to meeting these aspirations. EAL Specialists at Shrewsbury are exceptional practitioners who understand the nature of second language acquisition and how best to support it in a specific setting such as this.

Candidate  Profile:

The successful candidate:

• will hold at least a bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, and at least a TESOL / TEFL qualification from an accredited programme with minimum 120 hrs course time plus an observed live teaching component;
• will preferably have experience teaching within an international school setting and teaching EAL within mainstream curriculums;
• will have preferably experience teaching academic literacy at Key Stages 3 and 4;
• will preferably have experience teaching IELTS (Academic);
• have sufficient up-to-date knowledge of effective teaching and learning pedagogy;
• be motivated, enthusiastic, imaginative and innovative;
• have excellent interpersonal skills;
• be aware of and sensitive to the demands of working in a cross-cultural setting;
• will be a dedicated teacher capable of inspiring students;
• will have a working knowledge of the National Curriculum for England and an ability and aspiration to attain high standards;
• will have knowledge of effective Assessment for Learning strategies and be able to implement them;
• will have a flexible approach to working within the school curriculum and structures;
• will have demonstrated an appreciation of the value of the extra-curricular dimension in developing the potential of students;
• will have a positive approach to professional development;
• will be happy to commit to and apply all school policies.

• Staff training and development
• 5-day work week
• Social security
• Health insurance
• Funeral payment support
• Annual bonus