Head of Modern Foreign Languages
English College in Prague
Czech Republic
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- August 2016
- Apply by:
- 8 May 2016
Job overview
Contract Term: We usually offer a permanent contract after one-year probationary period.
The English College in Prague seeks a well-qualified, ambitious Head of MFL to lead a very successful department. Languages are popular and valued by students at the College and we deliver a wide range of courses including French, German, Spanish and Russian, with all students also studying English and Czech in other departments. The department currently has 7 members of staff and achieves excellent results. We are looking for an inspiring leader to embed a culture of continuous improvement and lead this already successful department in the next stage of its development.
The English College is an unusual, exciting and academic HMC secondary school, educating both Czech and international students. We prepare our students for European framework examinations and for the International Baccalaureate, with our graduates proceeding to universities in the UK, continental Europe and North America. We offer the successful candidate adventure, challenge in one of the most beautiful cities in Europe.
The successful candidate will be a well-qualified graduate who has experience of teaching throughout the age range of the school and up to A-level/IB Diploma and university entrance level ideally in French and German but other combinations might be considered for the right candidate. Candidates without IB experience would be offered the opportunity to undertake IB training, at the School’s expense, either before arriving at the College or in their first year of teaching the course.
Staff Package
- Lots of opportunities for continual professional development
- We offer assistance, both practical and financial, for those moving to the Czech Republic
- We fly successful candidates out in the term prior to their appointment for an acquaintance visit
- We offer an intensive Czech language course
- The College does contribute to a Czech occupational pension scheme
- All employees enjoy the generous arrangements of the Czech health and social security system
The successful applicant will be joining a diverse and dedicated team who maintain a dynamic learning and extracurricular environment in which the needs and talents of the individual student are recognised and nurtured. Maximising the attainment of all students at the College is central to our aims, and this appointment is intended to promote this goal across the full age-range of our students’ work in Modern Foreign Languages. The College provides a supportive teaching as well as learning environment and your distinctive experience and expertise will be a valued contribution to the teaching and learning culture of the school.
For further information including job and person specification, please visit the English College in Prague web page at: http://www.englishcollege.cz/2567/vacancies/.
How to apply:
Email the Headmaster, Simon Marshall, at headmaster@englishcollege.cz with a short covering letter and a full c.v. Please include a complete career history as well as the names, address and telephone numbers of two referees, at least one of which should be from your current or most recent employer.
Closing Date: Monday 9th May, 9am CET
About English College in Prague
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The English College in Prague is a unique and special school. It was founded in 1994 in the wake of the Velvet Revolution as a moderately selective independent day school, offering a British-style Grammar School education and holistic pastoral support to students aged 13-19 (Years 8 - 13 in UK terms). Although all non-language lessons are taught in English it is also a part of the Czech school system. The College is a prominent member of HMC and unlike many international schools is a non-profit-making, fully incorporated charity. Around 70% of its students are Czech and 30% are international students from over twenty different countries.
The College prepares students for a mixture of IGCSE exams, Common European Framework language exams (DELF, Instituto Cervantes and Goethe Institut), as well as ensures that all students in Years 1-4 follow an authorised Czech Curriculum. All students study for the International Baccalaureate in Years 5 and 6 and just over half of the cohort also takes the Czech Maturita examination in addition to the IB. The College has more than twenty-five years’ experience of teaching the IB and many of our staff are IB examiners.
The teaching staff consists of a dynamic mix of recent and more experienced graduates, the vast majority of whom are native English speakers or have been trained in the UK system. A particular benefit, which is relatively unusual for schools abroad, is that, following a successful probationary period, we offer permanent contracts to our staff. We value relationships between student and teacher and of course how both of these connect with parents. We also actively promote a culture of academic aspiration and individualised expectations.
The College traces its traditions back to the Prague English Grammar School which existed in Prague from the 1920s but suffered closure under both the Nazis and the Communists. It seeks to maintain the traditions and rigour of an English Grammar School within the Czech educational framework and its governors are drawn from both the UK and the Czech Republic, symbolised by its two founding patrons – former President Vaclav Havel and Charles, Prince of Wales.
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