Duties and Responsibilities:

Key areas of responsibility

• A familiarity with the Cambridge curriculum as it pertains to the Teacher’s assignment.

• Deliver a structured and progressive Drama curriculum for middle school students, ensuring alignment with school objectives and international standards.

• Develop students’ performance skills, creative expression, and critical appreciation of drama.

• Foster motivation and sensibility toward drama and the performing arts, nurturing both confidence and artistic integrity.

• Ability to teach and assist students with completing assigned tasks and classwork (including coursework).

• The ability to adapt and differentiate materials in collaboration with other department members.

• Implementing own lesson plans using Cambridge guidelines and materials

• Creating new project-based Drama units

• Assist in monitoring student progress towards set learning goals and provide feedback, guidance and reinforce taught concepts where necessary.

• Make Drama and English-related extra-curricular activities available to students.

• Work closely with colleagues in Art and Music to design and implement integrated learning experiences.

• Initiate and support creative cross-curricular projects that connect Drama with other subjects and school activities.

• Contribute to collaborative performances, exhibitions, and events that showcase student work across the arts and promote Drama and English to students and the wider community.

• Actively promote the Expressive Arts program to attract students interested in pursuing Western-style arts education in China.

Social and behavioural support:

• The Drama and English teacher will provide social and behavioural support, evidenced by fostering a respectful, positive, safe, student-centred environment that is conducive to learning.

• Assisting with safe transitions and supervision of students.

• Supervise, observe and encourage positive student behaviour in a developmentally appropriate way and in keeping with the values of our school.

• Supervise students during field trips and at school assemblies.

• Assist with duties as required.

• Dialogue with the Head of Departments / Head of Secondary regarding student academic progress and behaviour.

Requirements:

Qualification and Experience

• Master’s degree in Drama or English-related subject is preferred.

• Prior experience working in an educational setting as a Drama teacher

• PGCE or equivalent qualifications.

• Able to speak and write like a first-language English speaker.

• Strong organisational skills.

• A lifelong learner who is willing to learn and use basic teaching methods, techniques, and procedures in the classroom.

Competencies

• Culturally competent and able to work with culturally diverse staff and students in a bilingual and multilingual setting.

• An effective communicator.

• Motivated and energetic.

• A strong sense of accountability for student success