Skills & competences

Description

Secondary education teachers teach one or more subjects at secondary education level, excluding subjects intended to prepare students for employment in specific occupational areas.
Tasks performed usually include: designing and modifying curricula and preparing educational courses of study in accordance with curriculum guidelines; establishing and enforcing rules for behaviour and procedures for maintaining order among students; preparing and giving lessons, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects; establishing clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects and communicating those objectives to students; preparing materials and classrooms for class activities; adapting teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students’ varying needs and interests; observing and evaluating students’ performance and behaviour; preparing, administering and marking tests, assignments and examinations to evaluate pupils’ progress; preparing reports about pupils’ work and conferring with other teachers and parents; participating in meetings concerning the school’s educational or organizational policies; planning, organizing and participating in school activities such as excursions, sporting events and concerts.
Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit group:
2330 Secondary Education Teachers