El Viso Infant Class Teacher
The British Council School, Madrid
Madrid, Spain
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 19 February 2018
Job overview
British Council- El Viso Infant School, Madrid
2-5 years| Co-Educational| Day| BSO, NABSS
The British Council Infant School in Madrid is seeking to appoint inspiring, caring and dedicated professionals to be part of the team of Teachers at our El Viso Infant School in the city centre, to contribute to the continued success of an “Outstanding School”, as assessed by the British Schools Overseas (BSO) Inspection in 2015. These positions would be full-time and part-time appointments, and we are looking for candidates that could start in September 2018.
About the British Council- El Viso Infant School Madrid, Spain
Our Infant School opened in September 2016 with 40 children, and will grow year on year until full capacity. Located in a purpose-built Infant school in the centre of the city, the children follow the English National Curriculum. Children start at 2 years of age and enjoy their Foundation Stage phase in the Infant School until they join Key stage 1 at the main British Council School in Somosaguas, also in Madrid. We provide children with a unique, bilingual and multicultural education. A holistic approach to teaching and learning is delivered through a broad and attractive curriculum.
We are looking for creative and collaborative professionals who will be excited to join our school, contributing to its vision and success through their inspiring performance. If you are a good team-worker, flexible, adaptable, creative, and willing to work in a novel, challenging and changing environment, this is the place for you.
Our dedicated team of professionals help pupils to become future global citizens through instilling our core values of loyalty, caring, resilience, challenge and flexibility. These values are deeply embedded in all that we do; from our approach to learning, relationships and aspirations held by our pupils, ourselves and one another. We believe in enabling our pupils to “be the best that they can be”.
About the British Council School - Madrid, Spain
Our main school is located 15 kilometres to the west of Madrid. It has 2,000 pupils, aged 2 to 18, and 200 teachers who are extremely proud to be part of our welcoming, vibrant and successful community. We are a thriving co-educational day school with superb facilities set on a large, well linked, modern campus. The school is part of the British Council, the United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations, which provides us with excellent opportunities to participate in cultural activities across the world.
We are particularly delighted to be the first British school in Spain to receive the highest rating of "Outstanding School" in all areas of the British School Overseas (BSO) Inspection.
Why Come to Madrid?
Our School is located in the heart of Madrid, a vibrant and thriving cosmopolitan city. Our staff has the chance to live and work in a place of great history, culture and cuisine. Opportunities are endless for travel, sport and entertainment, both in the city and country-wide; Spain is one of the top destinations in the world for leisure and holidays.
What do we offer our Teachers?
- The opportunity to work with enthusiastic, happy and confident children who enjoy learning
- The chance to contribute to a growing infant school
- A welcoming and supportive network of colleagues
- Competitive salaries and fee remission for children of staff members
- An extensive welcome, relocation and integration programme to help new teachers and their families settle into Madrid
- Ongoing and robust professional development opportunities
- Subsidised English or Spanish language courses
- Free annual health check-ups, flu vaccines and private health insurance at a reduced rate
The successful applicants for this post will have:
- A real desire to live and exemplify our school motto, 'Be the best you can be'
- English to the level of, or a level comparable to, first language communicator
- Ambition, passion and dedication to guide, inspire and challenge young children
- A drive for professional development, continued outstanding practice and challenge
- A minimum of 2 years teaching experience, in the last 5 years, in Foundation Stage/ Key stage 1/ Key stage 2 in a UK, International or bi-lingual School
- A good working knowledge of the latest UK practices
- Flexibility and adaptability, working in a new and changing environment
- An entitlement to live and work in Spain
Contact Information
Please send the completed British Council Application Form together with an up to date Curriculum Vitae to:
jennifer.mendez@britishcouncil.org
Tel. 00 34 91 562 15 08
The British Council Application Form is enclosed below. Also enclosed are the British Council Behaviours and Core Skills for your reference, and to assist you in filling in the Application Form.
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About The British Council School, Madrid
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- The British Council School, Madrid
- 5-7 Calle Solano, Pozuelo de Alarcon
- Madrid
- 28223
- Spain
DFE 6069|URN 142417|College Board School Code 792464
Head of School: Ms. Mercedes Hernandez Estrada
Website: www.britishcouncilschool.es
Our Community
The British Council School is a bilingual and bi-cultural, non selective co-educational day school serving the Spanish community in Madrid. The school was founded in 1940 as the first British School in Spain. Our long experience in teaching and learning has made the British Council School one of the most prestigious schools in the world. More than 10,000 students, from Spain and other nationalities, have studied in our classrooms, and many of them have achieved senior positions in industry and government later in life. The school is part of the British Council, the official UK institution that promotes Education, English Language and Cultural Relations in the world.
Our School
Our school campus is located in Somosaguas, 14 kilometres from Madrid city centre, and houses our Early Years, Infant and Secondary Sections. An annual cohort of 132 students join us at 2 years of age and graduate at the age of 18. Approximately 1,800 students are currently on roll from Nursery to Year 13. The school is a member of the National Association of British Schools in Spain (NABSS), the European Council for International Schools (ECIS) and the Council for International Schools (CIS). The school underwent a British Schools Overseas (BSO) inspection in April 2015 and again in November 2018 and 2021 and was on all occasions awarded the maximum ratings in all individual categories.
Our dedicated team of professionals help pupils to become future global citizens through instilling our core values of loyalty, caring, resilience, challenge and flexibility. These values are deeply embedded in all that we do; from our approach to learning, relationships and aspirations held by our pupils, ourselves and one another. We believe in enabling our pupils to “be the best that they can be”.
The Curriculum
From 2 to 16 years of age, students follow the English National Curriculum and Spanish Language and Social Studies, also following the Spanish National Curriculum.
At 16 (Year 11/ Grade 10 in the US system) all students take IGCSE Cambridge Examinations and International GCSEs (Edexcel). The majority of students take 10 IGCSE or International GCSE examinations.
In Year 12 and 13 (Grades 11 and 12 in the US system) our students complete the British Council School BiBac (Bilingual Baccalaureate) programme. This broad programme of study is the Spanish National Baccalaureate Programme (Bachillerato Español) and students can choose to study through the medium of English or Spanish. There are 3 pathways that students can choose from according to their future career interests; Technological, Health Sciences, and Social Sciences & Humanities. Each of these paths is composed by subjects which are common to all pathways, pathway-specific subjects, and optional subjects.
All students in Year 12 must become members of one of the available Year 12 Clubs. These Clubs aim to give students the opportunity to develop competencies - teamwork, public speaking, negotiating, problem-solving, entrepreneurship and leadership - and are an integral part of their academic timetable.
All students in Year 13 take the subject English Language Extension, and choose a specialist area (Laboratory Techniques & BMAT, Engineering Projects, Creating Art Portfolio, Film Studies, Theatre, Business English, Economics and Business Solutions, and Introduction to Literary Theory) through which they will develop their language.
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