Secondary English Teacher

Details for candidates

We are looking for a secondary English teacher from March 4th till June 30th
2019, with the possibility of continuing into the next academic year. This
vacancy has arisen due to illness.

General info on BISC Wroclaw

The British International School of Wroclaw was founded in September 2006 to provide an international education for the growing expatriate community through the medium of English. We are a sister school to the British International School Cracow, founded in 1995. Our students (aged 5 - 18) come from all corners of the globe. Our small classes (Max of 16-18) provide a supportive, welcoming environment for both pupils and staff. We are registered with CIE and ISA, and we are members of ECIS and COBIS. We follow the English National Curriculum with certain flexibility to accommodate the needs of our international clientele.

BISC Wroclaw is located in the leafy suburbs of Wroclaw, just fifteen minutes by public transport from the main market square. We serve mainly the international ex-pat community, but also offer a condensed Polish programme (approved by the Ministry of Education) to our Polish families, who constitute approximately 10% of the school's student roll. Our educational programme is based upon the English National Curriculum, with our Key Stage 4 students sitting GCSE exams, and our Y13 students taking Advanced level.

At present we have approximately 180 students, aged 5 - 18, who come from many different countries worldwide. The average class size is under 16. In view of these small numbers, the overall ambience throughout the school is warm, friendly and relaxed, yet at the same time academically demanding. The level of English in some classes varies from beginner to native speaker (especially in the primary), and so all our teachers must be prepared to cope with mixed language levels. In our older classes, most students speak good English.

Details of post

The successful candidate should be fully qualified, preferably with training and/or experience in the British education system. He/she will be expected to teach KS3 through to A level English. Class sizes are small. We will be looking for the following qualities in our short-listed candidates: flexibility, good classroom organisation and management, a firm but fair approach, clearly-set routines, the ability to differentiate and, above all, to challenge each pupil to the best of their abilities. In terms of personality, the candidate must be able to adapt to various situations, cope with mixed language levels, and be a cooperative member of a small professional team of teachers. We take child protection seriously and have a clear policy on this. We require a criminal record clearance from the appointed candidate, as well as three references from all short-listed candidates.

Details of salary are available upon application.

For further information about our school, please look us up on our website: www.bisc.wroclaw.pl and facebook page: facebook/biscwroclaw

Letters of application and CVs should be sent to: wendy.murphy@bisc.krakow.pl