Business Teacher

TES is looking to recruit experienced international school teachers for the next academic year and in particular requires a Business and Management teacher to join our excellent team of Colombian and International teachers in the secondary school.  Applications will be particularly welcome from candidates with international experience and all applicants must have a strong interest in inquiry based learning and promoting international mindedness.

Applicants should be a subject specialist in IBDP Business and Management as well as being prepared to teach across the Global Humanities MYP Programme (students aged 11-16), which includes History, Geography and Global Politics.  It is essential that you are able to work collaboratively as part of a team but also assume independent responsibility in terms of planning, preparation and assessment.  The Global Humanities department aims to develop active citizens with an interest, knowledge and engagement in global affairs.  Applicants should be comfortable in using a range of creative and innovative teaching strategies to complement and develop the learning of the students. 

The school offers a competitive package with flights, medical insurance and a salary scale (including a housing allowance element) that varies between a total of 89 and 109 million Colombian Pesos NET per year, depending on qualifications and experience. Visa costs are covered and assistance is provided to find suitable housing on arrival. The head’s bilingual assistant provides support to all foreign staff throughout their contracts for dealing with administrative issues to do with flats, bank accounts, etc. Professional development has a high priority at our school and all our teachers are given official IB training as well as the opportunity to take part in frequent INSET sessions targeted at current school development priorities. 

The English School is a well-established international school with more than 1700 students from age 2 to 18. The student body consists of mostly Colombian nationals, with around 10% of students coming from other countries. There are approximately 30 expatriate staff across primary and secondary sections of the school. English is the official language of instruction at the school, though some subjects are taught in Spanish. The school also offers French from grade 4 onwards. 

This is an exciting time to join The English School as we are currently in the process of a full strategic review. The well-established IB programmes (PYP, MYP, DP) will remain at the core of the school’s activities but new impetus will come in the form of an innovative online curriculum (The Mondrian Wall) and more accountability as the school enters its bid for CIS accreditation. The rigorous use of data and baseline testing is being introduced and our innovative 1 to 1 system of iPad use will see further development (the school is already an Apple distinguished school, a first in Colombia). TES was recently re-accredited with EFQM at 4 stars (upper level). Particular strengths identified by the visiting team were leadership and strategy, which reflects our commitment to continuous improvement and our determination to gain CIS full accreditation within the next two years. 

Our developing new vision for the school aims for students to become Confident, Successful and Principled World Citizens. We define success for our students as being able to identify their personal and professional goals as well as having the determination and ability to achieve them. To achieve this goal, our mission is to provide Academic Excellence in a Caring Community.  For us academic excellence is about developing a passion for learning, critical and reflective thinking, innovation, creativity and originality. Our Caring Community is well known locally and is based on a thriving programme of Dignity and Mutual Respect. Recent innovations include the introduction of the Finnish anti-bullying programme KiVa in our primary school as well as the Australian School Wide Positive Behaviour Support system in secondary school. We have a strong commitment to staff development, so these programmes have been introduced to staff in workshops delivered by visiting experts from Finland and Australia. In another recent professional development initiative a visiting expert from the PTC trained all of our middle leaders in a three-day onsite workshop. All of our professional development opportunities are focussed on school development priorities and future plans include a thorough review and whole-staff training in the use of technology in the classroom.