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Primary Teacher (m/f) - English as an Additional Language (EAL)

Primary Teacher (m/f) - English as an Additional Language (EAL)

Leipzig International School

Leipzig

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
01 August 2018
Apply by:
27 June 2018

Job overview

Leipzig International School is an independent non-profit day school for students from Nursery to Grade 12. It provides a high-quality international education, conducted predominantly in English, to children of all backgrounds; thereby supporting a diverse community and promoting international understanding. Over 190 staff members from all over the world work together to create a stimulating and exciting learning environment for our children whose families come from over 70 countries. Established in 1992, the school has grown and developed significantly over the past years.

Our Primary School offers a high-quality education programme for over 260 children aged 6 to 11. It supports each student’s personal, social, academic, physical and emotional development in an internationally oriented context. In the Primary School the International Primary Curriculum is used as a tool to support and develop learning using a theme based approach. The Cambridge English and Maths Programmes are also used to ensure that we provide a clear and consistent curriculum that appropriately challenges the students. 

Are you interested in becoming part of an international team? Do you believe that education is about learning how to become a citizen of the world? Then we are looking forward to hearing from you! 

We are seeking a Primary School Specialist Teacher starting 01 August 2018 who will join the Primary School English as an Additional Language (EAL) department to teach and to deliver EAL support to specific grades across the Primary School. 


Your qualifications and experience:

  • A bachelor’s degree in a related field of EAL/TESOL teaching 
  • Primary teaching qualification and experience preferred
  • High competency in written and spoken English
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills as well as the use of IT and new technologies
  • Evidence of continuous professional development
  • Proven ability as an excellent EAL teacher
  • Experience of working in an internationally-minded and diverse school community is preferred
  • Experience of using the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) is preferred


Your main tasks and responsibilities will be to:

  • Collaboratively plan, adapt, deliver and assess work for your EAL students in parallel with your colleagues
  • Deliver relevant, current and challenging lessons that will allow students to make outstanding progress and grow in confidence
  • Provide push-in, pull-out and co-teaching EAL support as required
  • Provide fast, formative feedback through which your students can improve their literacy skills, understanding of language and develop their higher order thinking 
  • Administer initial EAL assessment for new students and provide information related to the admissions process
  • Share expertise, experience and resources amongst Primary staff so that, as a school, we are collectively addressing EAL needs
  • Work as a contributing member of the EAL team and the Primary School as a whole to ensure all necessary systems and procedures are in place and delivered uniformly
  • Work as a contributing member of Leipzig International School to ensure a cohesive approach to learning


You must be:

  • Committed to our students and their learning, well-being and safety
  • Committed to developing a clear and challenging holistic educational programme for our students
  • Positive, encouraging and able to motivate students  
  • Able to differentiate and deliver a quality learning experience to students with a range of abilities 
  • Able to create and maintain a climate that promotes high standards of achievement
  • Focused on student learning, progression and development
  • A team player who is flexible, open to change, solution-oriented, all with a good sense of humour
  • Organised, ethical and empathetic


What we offer:

  • Wonderful students who are interested in learning
  • A team who are student and learner centred
  • Ongoing internal and external professional development
  • A dynamic and diverse workplace that continues to develop best teaching and learning practices
  • An exciting and flexible model of working that effectively supports the needs of students
  • The chance to engage in the life of the International School in the beautiful city of Leipzig; a historic, green, vibrant university city that is safe, well-connected, and in the cultural heart of Europe


To apply:

Please apply via our online application tool on our website www.lis.school and let us know on which website you found out about the vacant position. More information about the required application documents is available under ‘Job Opportunities’.   

More information about our mission, core objectives and values as well as our programmes are available on our website www.lis.school

About Leipzig International School

The Leipzig International School (LIS) is a non-profit day school, founded in 1991 to serve the needs of the international community of the Leipzig region. LIS has grown steadily since it opened as the first International School in the state of Saxony as a pre-school and elementary school. LIS is the oldest and largest international school in central Germany, run by a non-charitable organisation. Over 850 students from over 70 countries attend the school, which operates on two sites: The Leipzig International Kindergarten for the Early Childhood students and the school campus for Grades 1-12. The most highly represented nations are the United States of America, Japan, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands as well as the host country, Germany. The school employs over 190 experienced, well-qualified and highly motivated staff members of 32 nationalities, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and Canada. The school’s current strategy calls for further expansion over the next years, to reach a final size of 950 students from Nursery through to Grade 12. 

The school is accredited by the Council of International Schools as well as by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.  It is authorised by the International Baccalaureate Organisation to offer both the IB Diploma Programme and the IB Career-related Programme. All students sit the Cambridge IGCSEs in Grade 10. In the Primary School the International Primary Curriculum and the Cambridge English and Mathematics Programmes are used as a tool to support and develop learning using a theme-based approach and to ensure that we provide a clear and consistent curriculum that appropriately challenges all students. In the Leipzig International Kindergarten we follow the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum, yet play remains the basis for learning. We use the ‘High Scope’ approach to develop the children’s growth and individuality. Additionally, the International Primary Curriculum is introduced in Early Years 3 (reception) classes.

The school is centrally located in the city adjacent to a beautiful park containing a woodland area and a river. Leipzig has more bicycles than people and this is the transport of choice for most of our community. Leipzig is much talked about in the world’s press for being Germany’s most fun, creative and livable city (New York Times, Guardian Travel) and its many festivals and exhibitions bring a dynamism that is hard to beat. The quality and affordability of life in Leipzig is second to none: green, safe, cultural, child friendly, super-efficient public transport. Leave your car at home and participate in our staff musical!


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