English Language and literature with Drama
International School of Siena
Italy
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2017
Job overview
Candidates should be well-qualified, committed to high standards, interested in using innovative approaches to learning and enthusiastic about promoting international understanding. As interviews will be held on a rolling basis, we encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible.
The School
The International School of Siena is focused on facilitating a meaningful education which is based on high achievement and inquiry based learning. The school consists of small classes, one class per grade. Our IB programmes provide each student with opportunities to explore, inquire and develop confidence as well as equipping them with the skills, knowledge, and understanding necessary for the 21st century.
Our school is currently located in a 17th century villa in the Tuscan countryside just outside of Siena. This is an exciting phase in our development as we are building a new school facility which will include a spacious indoor gymnasium, well designed classrooms, Drama studio, Libraries and Science labs.
We are fully authorised to deliver both the International Baccalaureate Primary Years and Middle Years Programme (www.ibo.org) and expect to develop into the IB Diploma Programme in the near future.
The school is one of several very successful Italian schools belonging to ISE (the International Schools of Europe) which in turn are part of Inspired, a worldwide network of premium schools. (www.inspirededu.co.uk), offering global best practice and professional development. More information about the school and area can be found on our website at
http://www.internationalschoolofeurope.it/en/siena
The Position:
International School of Siena is seeking a teacher of English Language and Literature with Drama willing to use flexible strategies in a class with students from different language backgrounds.
English and Drama are vital and vibrant parts of our middle years programme. In addition to the core teaching responsibilities in English Language and Literature across the Middle school, the successful candidate will be responsible for the teaching of Drama and maintaining its high profile across the school through drama clubs, performances and planning for the further development of
the subject across the school.
Candidate requirements:
- To be in possession of a university degree in the subject and an appropriate teaching qualification;
- To be a fluent English Speaker
- To have had recent experience teaching the subject at Middle and High School level
- To be an EU passport holder or already be in possession of a valid visa that enables to work in Italy
Experience in teaching the IB MYP or DP would also be beneficial, although not essential as official IB training will be offered, together with relocation assistance and help with the apartment search.
How to apply
Interested candidates who meet the above requirements should send a single PDF file containing the following to our Principal, Ms Vicki Watson at vwatson@internationalschoolofsiena.it
- Letter of application;
- CV with photo;
- Contact details of three referees (one of which must be supervisor from most recent appointment).
About International School of Siena
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Our School is part of the Inspired Education Group
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The school consists of small classes, one class per grade. Our IB programmes provide each student with opportunities to explore, inquire and develop confidence as well as equipping them with the skills, knowledge, and understanding necessary for the 21st century. Our school is based in a purpose-built facility which includes well-designed classrooms, a spacious indoor Gymnasium, a Drama studio, Libraries and two Science labs with on-going developments of the external facilities.
We are an International Baccalaureate World School delivering all three programmes: Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme and the Diploma Programme.
Our classrooms are exciting centres of collaborative learning and this extends to the philosophy and vision of relations between teachers and families. We believe that collaboration with families is of particular importance and our teachers interact comfortably and confidently with parents as well as being imaginative and flexible classroom practitioners. We expect high standards in teaching and learning with special awareness of language acquisition and literacy since the majority of students do not have English as their mother tongue.
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