English language and literature teacher

English language and literature

Purpose of Role

We put learners and learning first.
Learning is affected by both internal factors (such as

emotions, motivation and general health and wellbeing) and external factors (such as environment, curriculum and relationships). The external factor that has the most significant impact on our students' learning is the teacher.

At ISP, everyone is a learner.
So as one of our teachers, you are also a learner. Together, we will embark on an ongoing process of exploring, expanding and evolving your practice in ways that directly impact and improve student learning.

Learner (ISP definition)

Everyone at ISP is a learner. The ISP learner recognises that their mindset, experiences and actions drive their learning outcomes. With this awareness, they exercise voice, choice, and ownership over their process of learning - leading their learning and the learning of others.

About the school- MILE

Founded in 2003, Mile School offers a very distinctive bilingual curriculum (Italian and English) for students of all grades (nursery, kindergarten, primary and lower secondary), from 1 to 14 years old.

It is a "paritaria" School, officially recognized by MIUR (the Italian Ministry of Education) both for Primary and Lower Secondary, and it has been the first Italian bilingual school in Milan (south-west area) certified by Cambridge.

Consolidating a well-rounded education, the School has developed a very comprehensive and high quality curriculum: knowledge acquisition, development of the abilities, of the talents and of the skills of the students, as well as development of the emotional intelligence and education to universal values.

A tailor-made approach, which respects the uniqueness of each student as an individual and provides a continuous improvement, through the method of the "learning by doing" and of the "cooperative learning".

A real multi-cultural School, which combines the Italian cultural tradition with an international mindset and an innovative approach.

A consolidated, very experienced and highly-qualified Staff of mother-tongue teachers is further committed to developing the students' creativity in addition to their critical thinking, with the aim to grow responsible and respectful future "citizens of the world", capable of designing and determining their own personal and career path.

A variety of extra-curricular activities integrates and complements the academic program, contributing to building their excellence.

Atmosphere.
You enable students to learn in a safe, open, caring, collaborative and inclusive atmosphere. Your students feel confident to have open and honest conversations about their learning and how they can get better. You create a positive atmosphere by building relationships, behaviours, and inclusive learning experiences that support a good struggle for all your learners. You engage in professional and respectful dialogue with colleagues and the wider school and ISP communities about learning and teaching, with a shared commitment to getting better.

Shared Ideas.
You know and model your school's values and contribute to its mission and vision through your daily actions. Through all aspects of learning and teaching, you create a strong sense of shared behaviours and purpose for learners and their learning.

A Focus on Learners and Learning.
You put learners and their learning first. Your understanding of the difference between learning and the factors that affect learning enables you to plan and support a good struggle for all your students to get better. You are committed to your personal and professional learning and development, engaging in a series of learning visits and inquiries with colleagues and leaders to support your ongoing self-evaluation. You are an active and valued member of dynamic learning communities,

Learning and Teaching
. You put learners and their learning first in your design and facilitation of learning outcomes, content and experiences, which are underpinned by positive and supportive relationships. You understand the types and phases of learning and apply your knowledge, skills and understanding of these to effectively facilitate learning, teaching, and assessing to meet the personalized needs of each student. You empower students to lead their own learning, supporting them to monitor, assess and adjust their learning in response to feedback. You continuously inquire into the process of learning, making evidence informed decisions and taking action to further improve learning and teaching.

Evidence of Learning.
You gather, document and analyze evidence of learning from various sources and use this to identify targets and action steps for improving learning. You support students in knowing the different ways their learning can be evidenced and how to use feedback and learning advice to get better. Evidence enables you to make secure judgments about your students' learning in line with their personal learning goals, age and stage appropriate expectations, and local, national and international benchmarking. You document and share evidence of learning to answer the questions: "What are my students learning?" and "How do I know?".

6.     
Leadership for Learning.
You see yourself as a leader for learning and demonstrate the same vision, values and commitment as school leaders to support students to continuously learn and get better. You take responsibility for where students are now with their learning and the targets and action steps needed to improve. You support students to become leaders of their own learning by helping them develop their voice, choice and ownership of their learning process.

Learning Spaces.
You create and use spaces to support and demonstrate the school's shared ideas about learners and learning and the ways in which students are getting better. You ensure learning spaces (physical and digital) are safe, collaborative, accessible and inclusive, and enable students to play an active role in their development.

8.     
In Partnership with Parents and Carers.
You work in partnership with parents and carers, communicating with them regularly about their child's learning, inviting their feedback and using this feedback to improve learning. You help parents and carers understand the school's shared ideas about learners and learning in ways that help them to engage confidently when talking about what their child is getting better at, what their next steps are, and how they will be supported at home. You ensure that the individual needs of parents and carers are understood and that they feel informed and involved as valued members of the school's learning community.

9.     
Improvement Planning.
You are committed to learning and getting better and ensure this improvement happens strategically and effectively. You are active and accountable for your contribution in setting your own professional goals, targets and action steps that focus on improving learning and gathering evidence to demonstrate these. You contribute to department and school learning improvement planning where possible and view the school's learning improvement plan as the central focus for getting better together.

The Teacher will have to, in addition:

· Adopt the articulation of the Educational Offer Plan to the differentiated needs of pupils and taking into account the socio-economic context of reference, also in order to achieve shared qualitative learning objectives in each class and in the different disciplines;

· Identify, in compliance with the School's Educational Offer, the disciplinary thematic cores appropriate to the student's levels:

· Choose the most functional organization with respect to time, groups, checks and assessments, spaces, tools;

· Provide assessment of the student according to learning indicators:

· Collaborate with the support teacher in drafting the Personalized Education Plan (PDP) and/or Individualized Education Plan (PEI) of the student with disabilities and/or socio-cultural disadvantage;

· Be responsible for coordinating the entire
Math and Science department
by facilitating collaboration between Italian and English area teachers and dealing with legal and safety requirements related to the science lab.

Skills, qualification and Experience

· Have obtained the qualification of access to teaching (Degree in Education); has the qualification that qualifies him/her to teach the subject; any applications without Degree in Education requirement will also be evaluated in relation to the experience acquired.

· Native knowledge of the English language and a good knowledge of at least one other foreign language (preferably Italian)

· Be a dynamic and proactive person able to work in a dynamic environment.

· Good organizational skills

· Good interpersonal skills to establish effective working relationships with people at all levels of the school.

· Ability to express oneself clearly and concisely both in writing and orally.

· Attention to detail and accuracy.