Mathematics, English and Physics Teachers at Mabest Academy

At Mabest Academy, we pride ourselves on providing an exceptional educational experience that prepares our students for success in their future careers and beyond. We believe in nurturing each child's potential while instilling values that will guide them throughout their lives. Mabest Academy is home to both Mabest Elementary and Mabest Academy, offering a seamless educational journey from early childhood to high school. In Mabest Elementary, we embrace the Montessori curriculum, focusing on practical life, sensorial learning, mathematics, language, and cultural studies to cultivate a strong foundation for our pupils. This hands-on approach encourages curiosity and creativity, allowing our young learners to thrive.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Mathematics, English and Physics Teacher

Location: Akure, Ondo
Employment Type: Full-time

Description 
Planning, Teaching and Class Management:
Teach allocated students by planning their teaching to achieve progression of learning through:

• Identifying clear teaching objectives and specifying how they will be taught and assessed;
• Setting tasks which challenge students and ensure high levels of interest;
• Setting appropriate and demanding expectations;
• Setting clear targets, building on prior attainment;
• Be aware of and make provision for students who are AEN/SEN, very able, LAC or who have other particular individual needs;
• Providing clear structures for lessons maintaining pace, motivation and challenge;
• Making effective use of assessment and ensure coverage of programmes of study;
• Ensuring effective teaching and best use of available time;
• Maintaining discipline in accordance with the school's procedures and encouraging good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and homework; using a variety of teaching methods to:
• Match approach to content, structure information, present a set of key ideas and use appropriate vocabulary
• Use effective questioning, listen carefully to students, give attention to errors and misconceptions
• Select appropriate learning resources and develop study skills through library, ICT and other sources;
• ensuring students acquire and consolidate knowledge, skills and understanding appropriate to the subject taught;
• evaluating own teaching critically to improve effectiveness;
• ensuring the effective and efficient deployment of classroom support;
• liaise with the Subject Leader to ensure the implementation of department policy and best practice.

Monitoring, Assessment, Recording, Reporting:

• assess how well learning objectives have been achieved and use them to improve specific aspects of teaching;
• mark and monitor students' work and set targets for progress;
• assess and record students' progress systematically and keep records to check work is understood and completed, monitor strengths and weaknesses, inform planning and recognize the level at which the student is achieving;
• undertake assessment of students as requested by examination bodies, departmental and school procedures;
• prepare and present informative reports to parents;
• undertake assessment of students and participate in the school’s system reporting to parents.

Curriculum Development:

• Have lead responsibility for a subject or aspect of the school's work and develop plans which identify clear targets and success criteria for its development and / or maintenance;

Pastoral Duties

• Be a Form Tutor to an assigned group of students;
• Promote the general progress and well-being of individual students and of the Form Tutor Group as a whole;
• Liaise with the Pastoral Leader to ensure the implementation of the school's pastoral system;
• Register students, accompany them to assemblies, encourage their full attendance at all lessons and their participation in other aspects of school life;
• Contribute to the preparation of Action Plans and progress files and other reports;
• Alert appropriate staff to problems experienced by students and make recommendations as to how these may be resolved;
• Communicate, as appropriate, with parents of students and persons or bodies outside the school concerned with the welfare of individual students, after consultation with appropriate staff;
• Contribute to PSHE and citizenship and enterprise according to school policy.

Other Professional Requirements:

• Have a working knowledge of teachers' professional duties and legal liabilities;
• Operate at all times within the stated policies and practices of the school;
• Know subject(s) or specialism(s) to enable effective teaching;
• Take account of wider curriculum developments;
• Establish effective working relationships and set a good example through their presentation and personal and professional conduct;
• Endeavour to give every child the opportunity to reach their potential and meet high expectations;
• Contribute positively and effectively to the Every Child Matters agenda;
• Co-operate with other staff to ensure a sharing and effective usage of resources to the benefit of the school, department and students;
• Contribute to the corporate life of the school through effective participation in meetings and management systems necessary to coordinate the management of the school;
• Take part in marketing and liaison activities such as Open Evenings, Parents Evenings, Review days and events with partner schools;
• Take responsibility for own professional development and duties in relation to school policies and practices;
• Liaise effectively with parents and governor

Application Closing Date
31st December, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] or [email protected] using the job title as the subject of the mail.