Outstanding Teacher of Science

British College La Cañada is a non-religious, vibrant and modern private school that opened in September 2008. The school currently has 570 pupils on roll, that range from Nursery to Year 8, in two (and in some cohorts a three) form entry and when at full capacity with Sixth Form, we will accommodate up to 800 pupils across Foundation, Primary and Secondary.  The school follows the National Curriculum for England and Wales. The school has a forward-thinking, dynamic ownership and management team who are ‘hands-on’ and actively involved in the day-to-day running and improvement of the school’s facilities, as well as the academic and personal progress of its young people. The school is situated in  La Cañada - a beautiful urbanisation just north of the city of Valencia.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, resilient and experienced secondary school science teacher with a proven track record of achieving high academic standards to well-motivated secondary pupils of various abilities. We are a growing secondary department, recently judged by inspectors as having an excellent vision for success. In September 2017, we will have approximately 125 pupils in Years 7-9. 

We ideally seek a candidate who is able to commit for a minimum of two years in the post.  Additionally, we offer ongoing professional development sessions, with opportunities to extend and develop teaching skills at our external British schools in Spain conference held in Madrid and other Spanish cities annually. We want our new teachers to feel happy and secure in their new home city and workplace; therefore, we will provide new teachers with a peer mentor to help with the settling in process. They will be on hand to offer friendly, peer to peer, advice and support to do with matters relating to school procedures and ethos, places to see and visit, or even where to find the cheapest beer and tapas!   

The successful candidate will:

• have a degree from a British University (B.Ed, BA Hons with QTS or PGCE).
• be a fluent speaker of English.
• show evidence of recent relevant continuing professional development (including up-to-date knowledge of AfL, EAL, ICT, literacy/numeracy across the curriculum, motivation in the classroom and effective methods for differentiation).
• have a minimum of 1 year teaching in a secondary school across Key Stages 3 to 5.
• have experience of teaching ideally the National Curriculum in England/Wales (applicants with experience of teaching the  curriculum in Scotland or Northern Ireland are welcome to apply).