Middle School Science and IGCSE Biology Teacher
Oporto International School
Portugal
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- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 29 June 2024
Job overview
CLIP – The Oporto International School, accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS), was established in 1990 and has approximately 1200 students, aged 3 to 18, from 50+ different countries. All students have an education that upholds the highest academic standards within a globally-minded learning culture. CLIP fosters an innovative, challenging and nurturing environment for learning, where each child is encouraged to develop their unique talents. CLIP follows the EYFS, an adapted National Curriculum for England, the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum and Cambridge AS and A2 studies.
For the academic year 2024-2025, we are recruiting Middle School Science and IGCSE Biology Teacher.
Requirements
- Applicants should hold a degree in a Relevant subject and have QTS / PGCE or equivalent.
- Applicants must possess a valid EU passport or working permit allowing them to work in Portugal.
- Fluent speakers of English.
- Possess qualities such as innovation, creativity, collaboration, and flexibility.
Key Responsibilities
· Developing and delivering curriculum: Designing lesson plans and teaching materials aligned with curriculum standards, ensuring that the content is age-appropriate and engaging for middle school students.
· Classroom instruction: Conducting lessons, demonstrations, experiments, and other learning activities to facilitate student understanding of scientific concepts and principles.
· Assessment and grading: Evaluating student performance through a range of assessment methods, providing feedback to students and parents on progress and areas for improvement.
· Differentiated instruction: Adapting teaching methods and materials to accommodate diverse learning styles, abilities, and needs of students, including those with special educational needs or English as a second language (EAL).
· Collaboration: Working collaboratively with other teachers, administrators, and support staff to coordinate curriculum, integrate cross-disciplinary concepts, and support student learning and development.
· Professional development: Engaging in ongoing professional development activities to stay current with best practices in science education, curriculum developments, and teaching methodologies.
· Parent communication: Communicating regularly with parents or guardians regarding student progress, academic concerns, and opportunities for involvement in their child's education.
Interested applicants, please send full curriculum vitae with three contactable referees, along with a letter of application to:
Human Resources Management Dept.
CLIP - The Oporto International School
Rua de Vila Nova, 1071
4100-506 Porto
Portugal
e-mail: info@clip.pt
fax (+351) 226 199 167
About Oporto International School
- Oporto International School
- Rua de Vila Nova, 1071, 4100 - 506 Porto
- Portugal
The Oporto International School is a co-educational English medium school for students from Pre-Kindergarten to Form 12. The school has three sections, Lower School, Middle and Upper School, each of which is lead by its own Director.
CLIP believes the future will be shaped by extraordinary individuals who will meet the challenges of the 21st century through versatile intellectual competence, a passion for discovery, increased social fairness and uncompromising commitment. The Mission of the International School of Oporto is to nurture and inspire such individuals through the provision of a challenging, inclusive international education through which all are challenged, all are lifelong learners, all are internationally-minded, all are principled citizens. The attitudes of critical thinking and global citizenship are core imperatives in the schools curriculum.This education is provided by teams of outstanding, well-resourced teachers,
working in world-class innovative learning environments in a safe, secure campus.
The school experience is shaped by a spirit of community, characterized by students, parents, faculty and staff working together to achieve our goal of developing independent learners who possess the knowledge, values and skills to make a difference in the world. CLIP offers a challenging, coherent programme of academics, arts, sports and service, Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12, through which all learners’ needs are supported, their perspectives sought and respected and their qualities valued and nurtured; all learners make annual learning progress through the achievement of specific, appropriate learning targets; all learners have multiple opportunities to succeed and to secure their best future. CLIP follows a modified English National curriculum in the Lower School and Middle, and writes IGCSE, AICE and A Level examinations in the Upper School. The Middle school has an innovative curriculum with Learning Through Research and Design as a cornerstone of its interdisciplinary educational programme. The vast majority of students from CLIP successfully enter universities in Portugal and the UK. The school also offers a wide variety of after school activities and holiday programmes through the CLIPClubs that are run at the school. The extra-curricular needs of the students are serviced by very modern arts, technology and sporting facilities.
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