Primary teacher
Oakley College
Spain
- € 27 000 - € 28 000 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 25 August 2025
- Apply by:
- 6 October 2025
Job overview
TEACHER
THE PERSON:
We require an enthusiastic, graduate qualified primary teacher. You will have previous experience of the British National Curriculum (or equivalent) and a demonstrable record of success in the classroom. You will be a consistently good teacher who is committed, flexible and able to motivate students of all abilities.
The successful candidate will have an EU passport or a working visa to work in Spain.
Starting date: End of August 2025
SCHOOL INFORMATION
SCHOOL HISTORY
Oakley College opened in 1989 as a nursery school accommodating 30 children. Over the last 33 years, we have developed to accommodate 550 students between the ages of 2 and 18. The school is privately owned and fully authorised by NABSS (The National Association of British schools in Spain), the Spanish government and one of only 4% of British International schools around the world to be fully authorised as a BSO (British School Overseas) school by the DFE (Department for Education in the UK).
The school continues to develop and grow and in 2018-19 we opened our new Oakley Park, a 5000m2 sports, natural and recreational area serving the school community. In January 2020 we opened our new Infant school building, adjacent to the Primary and secondary site.
Oakley College has been recognised as one of the top 100 schools in Spain by the El Mundo newspaper and has been selected for the last 12 years (2011-2022) as one of the top 20 International schools in the Spain.
Visit the school webpage for a window into our learning https://www.oakleycollege.com
LOCAL AREA
Oakley College is situated in Tafira, on the outskirts of Las Palmas, capital of the beautiful island of Gran Canaria. The school is 20 minutes from Las Palmas, 20 minutes from the international airport and located in the foothills to the national park and beautiful mountainous areas of Gran Canaria.
Tafira
The city of Las Palmas has a range of cultural events over the year ranging from cinema, international music, jazz and opera festivals, through to the month long carnival celebrations
POSITIVE OUTCOMES AND RESULTS
We believe in developing student’s life skills and helping them to be happy, confident learners.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
We believe that a caring and stimulating environment is essential to the development of children. We aim to provide a high quality educational experience to our students, ensuring a passion for learning and life.
OUR VISION
A confident learning community
OUR MISSION
To provide a high quality British education in a caring family environment
OUR CORE VALUES
Respect, Responsibility and Resolving Problems
New Infant building opened January 2020
CANDIDATE INFORMATION
The ideal candidate would be primary qualified and have experience of working in a KS1 environment.
Successful applicants will be expected to participate fully in the development of a vibrant, expanding learning community and, through our staff development programme, to further their own skills whilst contributing to our evolving vision for the school’s future success. The Oakley College community includes children from more than fifteen nationalities, although the vast majority are local Spanish children. All teaching is done in English (except for languages) and EAL experience is valued.
LEARNING FOCUSED
We pride ourselves on our family atmosphere, positive links with the local community, our strong academic programme, and above all, the committed team of staff who care for and educate our students. We want our students to be happy at school and be an integral part of our confident, learning community.
The school seeks self-motivated professionals who can achieve excellence by positively adapting to an international setting, whilst maintaining the very highest expectations of their students and themselves.
SALARY AND BENEFITS
Salary for the post is in line with the teachers in Spain, terms and conditions document (national guidelines). EY Teaching salary is 28.000€ gross per year.
The gross salary is paid in Euros, 12 months of the year into the teacher’s bank account
There is a free three course school meal every day, including a vegetarian option
Free Spanish classes for beginners
The school does not charge for the education of teacher’s children, over the age of 3 (Nursery).
There is free private medical care in the case of work-related injury or illness
The school also provides administrative support in meeting the legal requirements for foreigners wishing to live and work in Spain, including:
support in obtaining the legal documentation necessary to work in Spain
support in registering with your local doctor
assistance in opening a bank account and organising Internet and mobile phones.
WORKING CONDITIONS
WORKING YEAR
If the Teacher is employed full time, he/she shall be available for work for 185 days in any year, of which 180 days shall be days on which he/she will be required to teach pupils in addition to carrying out other duties. The 185 days shall be specified by the Principal.
THE TEACHING DAY
There are 30 periods (of 50 minutes) a week in the primary timetable. The teaching day starts at 08.45 in primary and finishes at 15.30 in EY/KS1. Staff are required to be in school from 08.30 until 15.50.
KS1 teachers have 4 non-contact periods a week.
HOLIDAYS
The school operates 180 teaching days each year, plus 5 in-service days. There are two months holiday in summer (July & most of August), 2/3 weeks at Christmas, 2 weeks at Easter and 2/3 days mid-term break, plus several Spanish bank holidays.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Purpose
To teach students, creating an environment where they want to learn and where they can naturally discover their true passions, taking responsibility for their academic progress and pastoral care.
Line Manager
Head of Primary
Learning and teaching
To plan, prepare and deliver schemes of work in accordance with school policies.
To maintain a working knowledge of National Curriculum & other DFE documents.
To maintain records of pupils’ progress including all statutory documents required by the UK DFE or the Spanish Ministry of Education.
To produce reports and grades for pupils as per the school calendar.
To conduct termly meetings with parents to discuss and explain their child’s
performance and progress in school.
To provide and maintain an attractive and stimulating environment in which to foster effective teaching and learning.
To monitor progress and the effectiveness of class work and to evaluate and modify planning and teaching as necessary
Managing
To understand and implement:
Regulations and correct procedures relating to attendance registers
Emergency and evacuation procedures
Health and safety policies
All curriculum policies
Any other organisational policies or agreed procedures
To conduct standardised or other tests when required and document pupils’ performance
To attend and participate in weekly staff meetings and also on other occasions as required
To attend and participate in all training sessions
To supervise play times and lunchtimes when required
To supervise pupils in assemblies when required
To liaise with colleagues enabling satisfactory transfers of children within school between schools and hand over to new staff
To promote the subject(s) within the school and provide enrichment opportunities
To provide additional activities and opportunities for pupils outside the classroom
Pastoral
To be aware of the physical and emotional well-being of pupils and the need to respond to particular situations.
To carry out duties of care as a form tutor and also during non-class times.
To understand and implement all welfare and safeguarding policies.
To liaise with other staff as required e.g. educational psychologist.
To promote and safeguard the welfare of all pupils at school.
Other information
Teachers at Oakley College are required to adhere to DFE Teachers’ Standards (published September 21012)
Operate at all times within the stated policies and practices of the school.
Endeavour to give every child the opportunity to reach their potential and meet high expectations.
Contribute to the life of the school through effective participation in meetings and management systems necessary to coordinate the management of the school.
Ensure your own professional development.
Develop appropriate liaison with all teaching and support staff.
Liaise effectively with parents and actively promote their involvement in the life of the school.
Actively lead and develop the subject area as part of the wider, school curriculum
SAFEGUARDING
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. Safeguarding is defined as:
Protecting children from maltreatment
Preventing impairment of children’s health and development
Ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care and
Taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes” (Gov.UK 2014)
WEB LINKS
Oakley College promotional video https://youtu.be/PHFO6te5ko0
Oakley College Lipdub https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH-TcrFY1G0
Top 100 schools in Spain link https://www.elmundo.es/mejores-colegios.html
Oakley College webpage: https://www.oakleycollege.com
Attached documents
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About Oakley College
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More About Gran Canaria
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Oakley College is an independent Nursery, Primary and Secondary school, established in 1989, aiming to provide quality education through the medium of English, for an international community. We cater for students from 2 years of age up to 18.
At Oakley College we believe that a caring and stimulating environment is essential to the development of children. We aim to develop self-esteem, personal responsibility and a commitment to learning in all. Oakley College is a happy school, dedicated to the promotion of a well-balanced curriculum and the highest quality of educational experiences.
Our philosophy is one of partnership between staff, parents and children in a friendly, family atmosphere, ensuring that each child will learn to the best of his or her ability. We encourage parents to work with us so that together we may promote the growth of respect for one another and care for the physical environment as well as attaining high academic standards.
All teaching is done in English and although no Spanish is required for the post, a willingness to learn the language is important for integration into the local community.
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