High School English Teacher & Harkness Facilitator

THE AMERICAN SCHOOL IN LONDON; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

In the English Department, students and teachers work together at the Harkness table, where teachers often play the role of participant facilitator. Students read a variety of challenging texts representing diverse perspectives to promote critical thinking and stimulate reflection. These include prose—both fiction and nonfiction—drama and poetry. In partnership with reading texts closely and writing across a range of genres, students cultivate increasingly dynamic speaking and listening skills. All courses are designed and taught to enable students to develop their standards-based skills in all four pillars of our program: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. While all freshmen and sophomores take English 9 and English 10, Junior and Senior Electives provide the opportunity for sustained inquiry into a given topic, genre, or period. Teachers should be able to teach across grades 9-12. Members of the department also coach students outside the classroom, in a variety of extracurricular activities.

Please see the attached job description for a summary of duties and experience required to apply.