Physical Sciences Teacher (Grades 10-12)

Teach at a low-fee private school in Rustenburg where your planning, marking and patience all count. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

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

• Supervise break duty, sport or a cultural activity each term
• Handle classroom discipline with the school's code of conduct
• Use data projectors, smartboards or tablets where the school has them
• Capture marks on SA-SAMS or the school's reporting platform before deadlines
• Plan weekly lessons against the CAPS annual teaching plan
• Prepare Grade 12 learners for prelims and the NSC exams

• Clear record on the National Register for Sex Offenders and a police clearance
• Good spoken and written command of the language of teaching
• Full SACE registration (provisional registration only for student or newly qualified teachers)
• You can manage a class of 35 or more without losing control
• 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

• Experience marking for the NSC or IEB
• Experience with remedial or inclusive education
• Coaching experience in a major school sport

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

• Put your SACE number, phase and subjects on the first line of your CV; heads sort applications by subject first.
• Add your matric results or pass rates for your classes if they improved; hard numbers beat adjectives.