Life Sciences Teacher (Independent High School)

A low-fee private school in Sandton needs a teacher who can hold a class and lift the marks. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is Sandton-based, with most of your time spent at a low-fee private school.

• Teach your allocated classes and keep the pace of the ATP
• Give extra lessons to learners who are falling behind
• Set, mark and moderate formal assessment tasks for the term
• Capture marks on SA-SAMS or the school's reporting platform before deadlines
• Plan weekly lessons against the CAPS annual teaching plan
• Use data projectors, smartboards or tablets where the school has them
• Attend staff meetings, subject meetings and district workshops

• At least 1 year of classroom teaching, including teaching practice
• Good spoken and written command of the language of teaching
• You can manage a class of 35 or more without losing control
• Clear record on the National Register for Sex Offenders and a police clearance
• Sound knowledge of CAPS and the assessment policy for your phase
• A B.Ed, or a degree plus PGCE, in the phase and subject you'll teach

• Honours degree in your subject or in education management
• Experience with remedial or inclusive education
• Experience marking for the NSC or IEB

• Paid SACE CPTD workshops
• Fee discount for your own children at independent schools
• Pension and medical aid for permanent posts
• Housing allowance for SGB and state-funded posts where it applies

• Bring a short sample lesson to the interview; many schools ask you to teach for 15 minutes.
• Put your SACE number, phase and subjects on the first line of your CV; heads sort applications by subject first.