Environmental Systems and Societies Teacher - late August start

Do you want to work in a very friendly, happy school in London? Southbank International School is London's leading IB world school. With over 70 nationalities, our campus educates over 500 children from the ages of 11 - 18. We have a wonderful culture of support and collaboration and very lovely students from all around the world. You'll have the opportunity to work with some great colleagues.

We seek a vibrant, well-qualified, and committed teacher of Environmental Science (ESS) to teach IB Diploma (UK Years 12-13) and IB MYP Science to Grade 6 through 10 (UK Years 7 through 11). Previous experience in this IB subject will be an advantage, but of prime importance is a passion for science, rigorous thinking, problem solving and inquiry-based learning, with the ability to instil the same passion in students.

With a liberal ethos, an emphasis on academic excellence and a commitment to the values of the IB, Southbank offers the opportunity to further extend your teaching and learning skills in a friendly, supportive but hard-working team. We offer excellent professional development opportunities linked to our well-developed appraisal programme which provides all teachers with regular feedback. We want all our teachers to develop professionally and to help develop the school. We are particularly interested in candidates able to demonstrate outstanding teaching and learning practice informed by educational research.

All our teachers offer a termly extra-curricular activity which should motivate, excite and interest children.

We welcome applications from experienced teachers who have worked in either the independent or state sector and/or internationally. 

Please note that completed application forms must be returned to jobs@southbank.org. Stand-alone CVs, statements and letters of interest will not be considered. Further details regarding the role can be found in the Candidate Brief.

When returning your completed application form please ensure that your application form is saved as Surname, First Name – Job Role

We will only consider applicants who have the right to work in the UK.

For further details regarding the role and how to apply please visit www.southbank.org

Closing date for applications: 15 April 2024

Cognita Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment.

Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. Appointments are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for regulated activity and overseas criminal records checks for all other countries in which the applicant has lived or worked for three months or more in the past ten years.