Curro Holdings Limited (JSE: COH) is the largest for-profit independent school provider in southern Africa, offering education to approximately 72,000 learners from three months to Grade 12. The company was established in 1998 and manages schools across South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana. Curro’s schools prepare learners for the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) or Cambridge examinations, using a future-focused approach that often incorporates tablets in the classroom.

Key performance areas

• Perform teaching duties, including planning lessons using modern-day tools and processes, setting up workbooks and measuring academic improvement and achievement
• Set up, implement, monitor and adjust the term plan as necessary, considering exams, assessments and school activities as well as the need for differentiated learning materials to accommodate barriers to learning
• Create baseline assessments to assess knowledge levels and based on the assessment outcomes, make recommendations for subject choices/combinations, teaching methods and remedial work/catch-up programmes
• Plan and manage the classroom, including the assessment roster, classroom design and set-up for optimal performance, disciplinary rules and communication with learners and parents
• Set up and manage assessments (formal and continuous) and homework, including moderation, revision and supervision
• Plan and manage extramural activities and outings
• Provide one-on-one tutoring support and extra lessons

Qualifications, experience and skills

• BEd, BA or BSc degree and/or PGCE in FET phase education, with an honours degree in education (in the relevant subject/s) advantageous
• Minimum 3 years’ experience as an FET phase teacher
• Knowledge of the IEB curriculum
• Proven facilitation, problem-solving and report-writing skills
• Excellent communication, organisational and planning skills
• Willing and able to work extended hours and weekends
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• SACE-registered
• Clear criminal record