German Speaking TA
The Europa School UK
Abingdon
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- Expired
- Salary:
- Up to £7000 Term Time Only 17.5 hours per week
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2018
- Apply by:
- 12 December 2017
Job overview
German Speaking TA
Europa School UK is a unique school offering a bilingual education for children from the age of 4. Our school has a collaborative approach and is supportive of our staff. While our innovative approach to education is challenging for the children, we enjoy a positive relationship with our parent body who enthusiastically help us in our pursuit of our multilingual and multicultural goals.
We can offer:
• Great staff who are welcoming, committed and energetic
• A warm, friendly and supportive school ethos
• A successful school with a great learning environment
• Fantastic children who have high aspirations
We are looking for someone:
• German speaking, command of the language should be C2 level (CEFR*)
• Adaptable to our unique timetabling
• Have excellent control techniques
The hours will be Wednesday afternoon, and all day Thursday and Friday.
They should support the vision of the school and be prepared to work closely with colleagues in sharing the programme. In Primary half the week is taught through English and half taught through German, French or Spanish.
Teaching assistants are expected to have C2 (European Common Framework*) level in the language of the classroom.
Each of two class teachers is responsible for teaching through one of the two languages. Europa School UK is an all-through school of 900+ pupils aged 4 to 19. Our primary was established in 2012.
Applications will be considered as they arrive, so early application is recommended.
Attached documents
About The Europa School UK
Europa School UK is unique, it is a UK state school which offers a bilingual education from four to 18.
September 2017 saw ESUK open the Secondary School, the final stage of a phased opening which began in 2012 with key stage 1. We offer a multilingual and multicultural education, with children taught in English and also either German, French or Spanish via full immersion. Europa School inherits from its predecessor a history of preparing students for outstanding success at universities in the UK, throughout Europe and beyond.
The primary has 3 form entry and is consistently oversubscribed. We are an accredited IB World School and received a good rating from Ofsted.
IB World Schools share a common philosophy—a commitment to improve the teaching and learning of a diverse and inclusive community of students by delivering challenging, high quality programmes of international education that share a powerful vision.
The school is committed to offering a broad curriculum up to the age of 18/19 for all our students with compulsory study of English, mathematics, science, languages and humanities.
The centrepiece of the Secondary School is the beautiful grade-II listed buildings of Culham College which hosted a European School from 1978 to 2017. The school is set in rural Oxfordshire but near Oxford and Abingdon. Europa has recently undergone a substantial capital works project funded by the DfE and in the coming year they will also build a new 8 classroom block for the primary section. There is onsite parking and good cycle access.
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