Upper Primary/KS3 Teacher
The Academy
Portugal
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Immediate Start
- Apply by:
- 16 November 2017
Job overview
A bespoke private International school in The Algarve Portugal are looking for upper Primary teacher to teach all subjects to our Year 5-6 class in addition to covering a select few Year 7-8 subjects, making this an excellent opportunity to join a supportive and successful team in a wonderful country that has much to offer.
About our school:
- It is bespoke school, with class sizes no larger than 10 in a year group
- It is a family run international school
- An excellent small team of staff to work alongside
- A requirement if needed, to assist our school summer club for up to 3 weeks in August
Location:
- The Algarve, Portugal’s southern most region, is known for its Mediterranean beaches and golf resorts
- Work close to and inside the luxury resorts of Quinta do Lago and Vale do Lobo
- Over 3,000 hours of sunshine every year
- The school is located 5 minutes from one of the best beaches in Europe
- Golf, tennis, horse riding, sailing, surfing, football are all on your doorstep
Applications must be accompanied by a covering letter, a C.V., a recent photo and names (including telephone numbers and email addresses) of two referees to the following email address: head@academyalgarve.com
Please note only selected applicants will be contacted by email for further details and to schedule an interview via Skype.
Closing date 16th November 2017
Telephone number: 00351 912822511
School address:
The Academy,
Caminho da Igreja,
São Lourenço
Almancil,
Loulé,
8135-027
Desired Characteristics.
We are a new school who are looking to appoint an upper Primary teacher who is able to challenge and extend our Year 5-6 class as well as contribute with our lower KS3 students in a select few subjects.
To this end, we will also be open to applications from secondary specialists to enhance our KS2 curriculum. The successful applicant will be a dynamic teacher with experience of enabling pupils to achieve their potential. As a new school, we are looking for the right balance between experience, enthusiasm, perseverance and a passion for teaching that will inspire our pupils.
Fluency in English and familiarity with the English National Curriculum are a prerequisite. Given the fact that we are developing as a school, it is essential that the successful candidate has a flexible approach and is willing to support colleagues and other school staff when required.
We are building strong links within our local community and it is advantageous that the successful candidate can demonstrate experience of and involvement in contributing to pastoral and extra-curricular life in their previous schools.
We are seeking people who:
- have high expectations of children's achievement and a commitment to inspiring learners.
- are practitioners striving towards excellence in all they do.
- are dedicated to school improvement and raising standards for all.
- demonstrate optimistic personal behaviour, positive relationships and attitudes towards their pupils, staff, parents and members of the local Portuguese and expat community.
The successful candidate will be:
- Experienced or Newly Qualified.
- Resilient, passionate, flexible and ready to inspire a generation of children
- A positive person who fully believes in the project that we have embarked on.
- Innovative,sporty and creative, able to bring new ideas and teaching strategies to their class
- Able to work independently, taking responsibility for the pupils in their care contributing to and having impact on the success of the school.
About The Academy
- The Academy
- Urbanização Algarvesol, Rua do Almargem, Fonte Santa
- Quarteira
- 8125-020
- Portugal
The Academy was established in Almancil in 2015 to provide a happy environment which promotes a love of learning in every child.
It is of the utmost importance that each child attains the confidence to believe, thus subsequently they will progress further forwards and achieve in the areas they individually have interest and talent in.
Our principal aims are to encourage each and every student to:
- Be their best
- Develop their individual talents and passions
- Explore, enjoy and excel inside and outside the classroom
- Be healthy and stay safe
- Acquire an understanding of the world and global issues.
- Have respect, manners and integrity.
- To develop confidence and self-worth.
The Academy and all the staff involved will endeavour to inspire each child to reach their full potential.
This is enhanced by small class sizes and vibrant, imaginative teaching.
We hope that all our pupils find the inspiration to become the very best that they can be, no matter what their talents are.
It is our objective for every child to develop a positive and proactive attitude towards learning which will support them throughout their lives.
The Academy provides a caring, nurturing environment to enable every pupil to develop into a rounded, confident individual, well prepared for secondary education and beyond.
We want each and every pupil to be valued as an individual, so their Academy experience is much more than just going to school – rather, a personalised learning journey.
Belief
Small class size matters
In education, if you could choose for your child to be educated in a class of 27 pupils or a class of 10 pupils, we know which option you would choose. Academic results at boarding schools are high; one of the reasons for this is the small class size. Small classes really involve students. Small classes surround students with attention and encouragement. Teachers provide this attention and encouragement as part of how they guide students' learning, but the small group fosters sharing and even a sense of teamwork as concepts are explored, discussed and worked through together.
At The Academy, our belief is that limiting the size of the class means that each student has the opportunity to focus more and accelerate their learning.
A smaller class allows our teachers to get to know your child better. Our teachers are able to provide more individual attention to your child, there are fewer distractions during the lesson, your child has the opportunity to ask more questions and the bond between teacher and student becomes stronger.
It is our belief that students really do learn more when classes are small. They learn faster. They progress through the material quicker and they also develop their confidence quicker too.
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