Education Advisor
St Mary's School
Tristan da Cunha
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2016
- Apply by:
- 12 February 2016
Job overview
GOVERNMENT OF TRISTAN da CUNHA
The job: St Mary’s School has just 22 children aged between 3 and 16 and 5 teachers. The average class size is 4/5. The successful applicant will provide and develop leadership across the school, developing it to provide at least 9 iGCSE subjects. Some teaching and training will be required. As a UK Overseas Territory it follows the British National Curriculum in EYFS through to KS4.
Essential Requirements: The successful applicant must have extensive UK teaching experience at Secondary level and be familiar with iGCSEs. They must have managed other teachers and ideally had experience of working on islands or internationally. The individual will need excellent interpersonal skills and strong resilience.Applicants must have a recognised SEN qualification
The Island: Tristan is one of the United Kingdom’s Overseas Territories and is the world’s remotest inhabited island. There is just one village where the population of 265 live. This is an opportunity to work in a unique community where you will have a chance to make a real difference. Visit www.tristandc.com for further information on the Island.
The terms: Two year contract (minimum). Further details on the role, salary, terms and conditions can be obtained from:
The Commercial Officer: commercialofficer@tdc-gov.com
Attached documents
About St Mary's School
- St Mary's School
- Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, Tristan da Cunha
- South Atlantic
- TDCU 1ZZ
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Tristan Da Cunha is one of a set of islands in the South Atlantic, which are the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world. The nearest populated land mass is the island of St. Helena, 1,200 kilometres away. St Mary's School is located on Tristan's only permanently inhabited locale, known as Edinburgh of the Seven Seas. Discovered by Portuguese sailors in 1506, the islands have been a British territory since 1816.
The school is perfect for those wishing to work within an open and sharing community. Most of the working population are employed by the government with the fishing company employing some full time staff. Apart from their day jobs, islanders also farm, fish and work part time in the fishing factory. People are busy. The total population of the island is 260, ensuring small class sizes and close personal connections between teacher and student. Students are taught between the ages of 3-16.
First opened in 1971, the school has operated from its current campus since 1975. Facilities include five classrooms, a library, a hall with stage, a computer suite, a cookery room, and a craft/science room. School and community are located on the island's only patch of arable land, the rest dominated by a volcano that last erupted in 1961.
Senior Teacher
Peter Foster
Values and vision
St Mary's School understands that in its role as a community's sole educational facility, it has a great responsibility to provide an excellent learning experience for every child. The school is devoted in its mission to teach the British curriculum to a high standard, and its students often go on to study further education .
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