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Secondary Mathematics Teacher

Secondary Mathematics Teacher

The British Council School, Madrid

Madrid, Spain

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
28 May 2017

Job overview

British Council School Madrid
2000 pupils|2-18 years| Co-Educational| Day| BSO, NABSS

British Council School Madrid is seeking to appoint an inspiring, caring and dedicated professional to the position of Secondary Mathematics Teacher to contribute to the continued success of an “Outstanding School”, as assessed by the British Schools Overseas (BSO) Inspection in 2015. This full-time position is to start in September 2017.

About the British Council School - Madrid, Spain

Our 2000 pupils, aged 2 to 18, and 200-strong staff team are extremely proud to be part of our welcoming, vibrant and successful community. We are a thriving co-educational, day school with superb facilities set on a large, well linked, modern campus in Madrid. The school is part of the prestigious British Council and its international network, which provides us with excellent opportunities to participate in cultural activities across the world.

British Council School Madrid is an “Outstanding School”, as assessed by the British Schools Overseas (BSO) Inspection. We are particularly delighted to be the first British school in Spain to receive the highest rating of ‘outstanding’ in all areas of the (BSO) Inspection.

Our Secondary Section has 900 pupils in Year 7 to Year 13. The children follow the English National Curriculum and Spanish National Curriculum. We provide children with a unique, bilingual and bicultural education. A holistic approach to teaching and learning is delivered through a broad and inspiring curriculum. Learning is rich, varied and highly valued. Our academic programme encourages passion and achievement in languages, literature, the dramatic arts, sports and public speaking. Our dedicated team of creative and collaborative professionals help pupils to become future global citizens through instilling our core values of loyalty, caring, resilience, challenge and flexibility. These values are deeply embedded in all that we do; from our approach to learning, relationships and aspirations held for our pupils, ourselves and one another. High levels of pastoral care are achieved through our vertical ‘family system’ which we believe enables our pupils to be the best that they can be.

Annual cohorts of over 130 students achieve outstanding results at IGCSE and International GCSE level in Year 11. Our students go on to achieve continued successes at sixth form, through the BiBac (bilingual Spanish Baccalaureate).  British Council School Madrid students go on to study at leading Universities world-wide.

Why come to Madrid?

Our School is located just 12km from the heart of Madrid; a vibrant and thriving cosmopolitan city. Our staff has the chance to live and work in a place of great history, culture and cuisine. Opportunities are endless for travel, sport and entertainment.

What do we offer our teachers?

  • The opportunity to work with enthusiastic, happy and confident children who enjoy learning
  • A welcoming and supportive network of colleagues
  • Competitive salaries and fee remission for children of staff members
  • An extensive welcome and integration programme to help new teachers and their families settle into Madrid
  • Ongoing and robust professional development opportunities
  • Opportunities for internal promotions to middle and senior leadership. Candidates with experience and aspirations to leadership are encouraged to apply.
  • Subsidised English or Spanish language courses
  • Free annual health check-ups, flu vaccines and private health insurance at a reduced rate
  • Discounted meals in our canteen, gym membership and free bus travel to and from school

The successful applicants for the posts will have:

  • A real desire to live and exemplify our school motto ‘Be the best you can be.’
  • A desire to join a vibrant team of Mathematics Teachers.
  • English to the level of, or a level comparable to, first language communicator
  • Ambition, passion and dedication to guide, inspire and challenge young children
  • A drive for  professional development, continued outstanding practice and challenge
  • An interest in developing work in the area of STEM in our school
  • An interest in supporting students in the preparation of University Admissions Aptitude Tests both for the UK and the US
  • A minimum of 2 years teaching experience, in the last 5 years in the Secondary phase of a UK, international or bilingual school
  • A minimum of 2 years teaching experience teaching IGCSE/GCSE Mathematics
  • A good working knowledge of latest UK practices
  • An entitlement to live and work in Spain

Contract type: Full-time    
Contract term: Indefinite
Closing date for applications: 29.05.2017  Start date:  01.09.2017    
Interviews: Madrid, British Council School or Skype (week of 3rd June 2017)

(We will shortlist against desirables if there are more than 5 candidates – See Role Profile for details).

Contact information

Please send an up to date Curriculum Vitae including email details of 3 recent referees (indicating when they can be contacted). A British Council application pack is enclosed in the advert, which includes the official British Council application form: Please send your Secondary Application and CV to aurora.carro@britishcouncil.es Tel: 00 34 913373617 | School website: www.britishcouncilschool.es

The British Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all of its staff and stakeholders to share this commitment. Appointment to this role is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks in the UK, and, where appropriate, equivalent systems overseas. This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as ‘spent’, must be declared.  We operate an equal opportunities policy. The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations.

Attached documents

About The British Council School, Madrid

DFE 6069|URN 142417|College Board School Code 792464

Head of School: Ms. Mercedes Hernandez Estrada

Website: www.britishcouncilschool.es

Our Community

The British Council School is a bilingual and bi-cultural, non selective co-educational day school serving the Spanish community in Madrid. The school was founded in 1940 as the first British School in Spain. Our long experience in teaching and learning has made the British Council School one of the most prestigious schools in the world. More than 10,000 students, from Spain and other nationalities, have studied in our classrooms, and many of them have achieved senior positions in industry and government later in life. The school is part of the British Council, the official UK institution that promotes Education, English Language and Cultural Relations in the world.

Our School

Our school campus is located in Somosaguas, 14 kilometres from Madrid city centre, and houses our Early Years, Infant and Secondary Sections. An annual cohort of 132 students join us at 2 years of age and graduate at the age of 18. Approximately 1,800 students are currently on roll from Nursery to Year 13. The school is a member of the National Association of British Schools in Spain (NABSS), the European Council for International Schools (ECIS) and the Council for International Schools (CIS). The school underwent a British Schools Overseas (BSO) inspection in April 2015 and again in November 2018 and 2021 and was on all occasions awarded the maximum ratings in all individual categories.

Our dedicated team of professionals help pupils to become future global citizens through instilling our core values of loyalty, caring, resilience, challenge and flexibility. These values are deeply embedded in all that we do; from our approach to learning, relationships and aspirations held by our pupils, ourselves and one another. We believe in enabling our pupils to “be the best that they can be”.

The Curriculum

From 2 to 16 years of age, students follow the English National Curriculum and Spanish Language and Social Studies, also following the Spanish National Curriculum.

At 16 (Year 11/ Grade 10 in the US system) all students take IGCSE Cambridge Examinations and International GCSEs (Edexcel). The majority of students take 10 IGCSE or International GCSE examinations.

In Year 12 and 13 (Grades 11 and 12 in the US system) our students complete the British Council School BiBac (Bilingual Baccalaureate) programme. This broad programme of study is the Spanish National Baccalaureate Programme (Bachillerato Español) and students can choose to study through the medium of English or Spanish. There are 3 pathways that students can choose from according to their future career interests; Technological, Health Sciences, and Social Sciences & Humanities. Each of these paths is composed by subjects which are common to all pathways, pathway-specific subjects, and optional subjects.

All students in Year 12 must become members of one of the available Year 12 Clubs. These Clubs aim to give students the opportunity to develop competencies -  teamwork, public speaking, negotiating, problem-solving, entrepreneurship and leadership - and are an integral part of their academic timetable.

All students in Year 13 take the subject English Language Extension, and choose a specialist area (Laboratory Techniques & BMAT, Engineering Projects, Creating Art Portfolio, Film Studies, Theatre, Business English, Economics and Business Solutions, and Introduction to Literary Theory) through which they will develop their language.

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