The French Teacher is responsible for delivering high-quality French language instruction aligned with IB (MYP & DP) and Cambridge (Lower Secondary & IGCSE) frameworks. The role focuses on developing students’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, fostering intercultural understanding, and preparing students for external assessments through communicative and skills-based pedagogy.
Key Responsibilities
1. Curriculum Planning & Programme Alignment
- Plan and deliver lessons aligned with:
- IB MYP Language Acquisition framework
- IB DP French (Language B / Ab Initio, as applicable)
- Cambridge Lower Secondary French
- Cambridge IGCSE French (0520) or equivalent
- Develop:
- Annual plans, unit planners, and lesson plans
- Skill-progression maps from Middle School to High School
- Ensure vertical and horizontal alignment across IB and Cambridge programmes.
- Integrate culture, context, and authentic resources into language learning
2. Teaching & Learning
- Deliver engaging, communicative, and student-centred French lessons.
- Teach and develop:
- Listening comprehension
- Speaking and pronunciation
- Reading comprehension
- Writing accuracy and fluency
- Use a variety of strategies including:
- Task-based learning
- Role plays, debates, and presentations
- Authentic texts and audio-visual materials
- Promote intercultural awareness and global citizenship.
3. Assessment & Feedback
- Design and implement assessments aligned with:
- IB Language Acquisition criteria (A–D)
- Cambridge assessment objectives and mark schemes
- Prepare students for internal and external assessments, including:
- Listening, reading, writing, and speaking exams
- Oral assessments and presentations
- Provide timely, targeted, and actionable feedback.
- Track student progress and use data to inform instruction and differentiation.
- Participate in moderation and standardisation processes.