CareerDev4AI

Teacher

Teaches a curriculum to learners, plans lessons, assesses progress and creates the conditions in which people can succeed.

Education & Training Entry-Mid level $38,000 - $70,000 / year

What the role involves

  • Plan and deliver sequenced lessons matched to curriculum and learner needs
  • Assess learner progress and adjust teaching accordingly
  • Create an inclusive, safe classroom where every learner can participate
  • Communicate with families and colleagues about learner progress
  • Manage behaviour constructively and protect learning time

Core skills

  • Curriculum & Lesson Planning (level 4/5)
  • Classroom Management (level 4/5)
  • Assessment & Feedback (level 4/5)
  • Differentiated & Inclusive Teaching (level 4/5)
  • Subject Knowledge & Pedagogy (level 5/5)
  • Parent & Carer Communication (level 4/5)

Preferred skills

  • Behaviour Management Strategies
  • Educational Technology
  • Special Educational Needs Support

Tools

Google ClassroomMicrosoft Teams for EducationClassDojoCanvaNearpodZoomMarking systems

Experience expected

Recognised teaching qualification and registration with the relevant education authority

Projects that prove the role

  • Unit of work that measurably improved learner outcomes
  • Behaviour or pastoral intervention that changed a class climate
  • Community or extra-curricular programme you founded and ran

Evidence to collect

  • Teaching qualification and registration
  • A portfolio of lesson plans and learner work
  • A pupil progress or attainment case you can discuss honestly

What the interview covers

  • A lesson you planned and how you knew it worked
  • A learner who was struggling and what you changed
  • Managing behaviour while keeping the relationship positive
  • How you would teach a mixed-ability group

How the role progresses

  • Teaching Assistant
  • Teacher
  • Subject Lead
  • Head of Department
  • Deputy Head / Headteacher

Certifications that carry weight

  • Teaching qualification (e.g. PGCE / B.Ed)
  • Teaching registration (mandatory)
  • Safeguarding & Child Protection
  • First Aid
  • SENCO / Designated Safeguarding Lead

Related roles

  • secondary-school-teacher
  • special-education-teacher
  • curriculum-designer
  • training-specialist

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