TEACHER
TODDLERS INTERNATIONAL NURSERY
Total years of experience :12 years, 4 Months
Foundation Class Teacher
(January 2017- Present)
The foundation stage focuses on helping children to achieve early learning goals. My duties include:
• motivating and stimulating children's learning abilities, often encouraging learning through experience;
• providing pastoral care and support to children and providing them with a secure environment to learn;
• developing and producing visual aids and teaching resources;
• organising learning materials and resources and making imaginative use of resources;
• assisting with the development of children's personal, social and language abilities;
• supporting the development of children's basic skills, including physical coordination, speech and communication;
• encouraging children's mathematical and creative development through stories, songs, games, drawing and imaginative play;
• developing children's curiosity and knowledge;
• working with others, including teaching assistants and nursery nurse as well as volunteer helpers, to plan and coordinate work both indoors and outdoors;
• sharing knowledge gained with other practitioners and parents;
• observing, assessing and recording each child's progress;
• attending in-service training;
• ensuring the health and safety of children and staff is maintained during all activities, both inside and outside the nursery or school;
• Keeping up to date with changes in the curriculum and developments in best practice.
• Conducting creative and fun learning for children aged 2.5- 3.
• Undertaking activities with all students to ensure their safety and facilitate their physical, emotional and educational development.
• Carrying out planned educational activities and programmes of learning whilst promoting independent learning.
• Providing high standard of care and educate working within the framework of the Early Years Foundation Stage.
• Encourage acceptance and inclusion of all children and use appropriate skills to adapt activities necessary to meet the needs of all students.
• To develop action plans where necessary to support children’s learning.
• To participate in assessments of and preparing reports on children’s work and development.
• To contribute to the social and extra curriculum activities of the nursery and assist with the organization of such as required.
• Taught subjects in the primary national curriculum at grade 1 and grade 2. Subjects included English, maths, science, music and art.
• Planned lessons and prepared teaching materials
• Marked and assessed children's work
• Managed class behaviour
• Discussed children's progress with parents and guardians.
• Worked with other professionals like social workers
• Attended meetings and training e.g. Early Reading Initiative Training
• Organized outings, social activities and sports events
• To help the children get access to psycho-social support services, or seek appropriate assistance for them when this is not possible.
• To insure the children are complying with proper health and hygienic procedures.
• Conducting health awareness campaigns for the children and youth in schools and community centres.
• To be knowledgeable regarding the children’s whereabouts at all times.
• To enforce appropriate, approved, discipline when necessary. (The children are never to be struck or deprived of food, clothing, school fees and shelter.)
• To communicate with the Trust Coordinator regarding all issues of importance.
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