Teacher of English as an additional language (EAL)

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The successful candidate will play a key role in the development of EAL at Wellington College in Shanghai. The College is therefore looking for a well-qualified, native speaker of English who would relish the challenge of working with high ability children whose English needs further development for them to achieve highly in the curriculum at Wellington. The EAL teacher will have the responsibility for the planning and teaching of the subject to the designated class, the content of each lesson being determined from within the key stage scheme of work which they would be expected to help further shape in time. They would work closely with all teachers of English to ensure consistent delivery throughout the cohort. In addition, the EAL teacher may also have responsibility for in class support for some year groups, working within a classroom environment. They will be expected to have clear intervention plans, devised together and with the support of classroom teachers, such that progress is excellent. The objective of every EAL teacher should be the graduation from the EAL programme for each of their pupils.

The teacher must ensure that a good learning environment is provided for the teaching of EAL, and that the students develop a positive attitude to the subject at Wellington. The teacher must present lessons in a structured and co-ordinated manner with due regard to the ability of the students and the curriculum targets of the particular year group.