Cover Letter For Hk Teacher Position

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I wish to apply for the Humanities and Social Sciences Teacher position as advertised on the Education Department Job Board. After reading the job description I am confident that I possess unique qualities that would make me a real asset for Joseph Banks Secondary College and I am extremely excited about the possibly not only working at your school but also helping to grow a culture of curiosity. As I am passionate about learning and I love to share this passion with my students in the hope of developing them into life longer learners like myself, for example at the moment I am currently studying German because it is one of my life goals to become proficient in another language as it opens up new ideas and ways of thinking about the world. …show more content…

I am more than willing and able to teach in areas outside of HaSS and take on a variety of roles within your school. My own educational background places me in a unique position to do so. I started my journey to become in a teacher in 2012 when I enrolled in a Graduate Diploma of Education (Primary) at Edith Cowan University. During my final practicum placement in a Year 3 class I realised that I was more suited to teaching middle school and secondary students, so I decided to enrol in the Master of Education (Secondary) program at UWA. However I completed all of the core curriculum units in the Gradate Diploma including Art, Music, P.E., Health, Mathematics, Science, English as well as HaSS, for year 1-7. Throughout both my Graduate Diploma and my Masters of Education degrees I have developed strong knowledge of the curriculum and pedagogical requirements across a range of learning areas and would enjoy the challenge of adapting this pedagogical knowledge to a years 8 – 10