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Teacher of Geography

Teacher of Geography

Baleares International College, Sa Porrassa

Spain

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
January/September 2018
Apply by:
15 December 2017

Job overview

 We are looking for a fully-qualified, inspirational and highly motivated Geography Teacher to join our established and respected International school in Mallorca.  The post will specalise in Key Stage 3 to 5 and deliver the Edexcel International GCSE and A Level.

Living and Working in Mallorca: As a relaxed, friendly and cosmopolitan island, working in Mallorca has many benefits.  From the beautiful beaches and coves spread across its 550km coastline, to the majestic world heritage Serra de Tramuntana mountain range, the splendid landscape means you are never far from the mountains or sea.  The international city of Palma de Mallorca is also close by, one of Spain’s major cities, steeped in history, wonderful architecture, shops and restaurants.  With an added benefit of cheap and short haul transport links to the UK and Europe - via Palma de Mallorca Airport – home, and some of Europe’s finest cities are only a short journey away.

Baleares International College (BIC) www.balearesint.net/Sa-Porrassa-Campus is the largest British Curriculum school in Mallorca, providing education based on the English National Curriculum to over 460 students (from 3 to 18 years) in Sa Porrassa, a very accessible but beautiful rural area adjacent to the south west coast of Mallorca.  We are accredited by the Spanish Ministry of Education based upon inspection and recommendation by the British Council and are a founding member of the National Association of British Schools in Spain (NABSS).  The school is also a member of COBIS, the Council of British International Schools and an examination centre for the ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal School of Music)

The Baleares International College is part of the Orbital Education group, an expanding group of international schools specialising in providing the English National Curriculum to an internationally diverse student population.  In addition to our partner school in Mallorca (based just outside of Palma) we also have schools in Hungary, China, Russia, Ecuador, and the Middle East, with plans to develop schools in new regions across the globe.  In this role you would have opportunity to collaborate and work with teaching staff at our partner school, and at other schools across the group, to support our students achieve their potential.  After two years’ successful employment you would also have the option to be considered for roles at other schools across the group, providing the opportunity to progress your career while also seeing the world. 

Duties and responsibilities specific to the post:  Teachers are responsible for delivering high quality learning in an organised, happy and safe environment.  They work together with primary teaching colleagues in medium and short-term planning, target setting and monitoring to ensure challenge and the very best possible progress for every pupil.  They participate in the broader life of the school, enriching the learning experience for students at BIC.  At BIC achievements of every individual is valued and celebrated, contributing to a constructive and supportive learning environment.

Applicants should be committed and outstanding teaching practitioners, able to lead by example, possessing excellent IT, organisational and communication skills. 

You should also;

  • Be an excellent classroom practitioner adapting teaching styles to suit all groups of learners;
  • Ensure planning of work is differentiated appropriately to evaluate the impact on progress and attainment for all groups of learners;
  • Use assessment to set clear targets for improvement of pupils’ achievement and monitor pupils’ progress towards those targets;
  • Use appropriate teaching learning strategies to communicate clear learning objectives and expectations for achieving excellence;
  • Secure a good standard of behaviour for learning within the classroom through establishing appropriate rules and high expectations which pupils respect, acting to pre-empt and deal with inappropriate behaviour in the context of the school’s behaviour policy;
  • Support and plan for pupils’ needs and  evaluate your own teaching critically to improve effectiveness;
  • Work as part of a strong team to evaluate and accurately assess children’s learning needs;
  • Encourage children’s initiative, creativity, responsibilities and independence.

For more information please refer to the separate Job Description

Person Specification: The successful applicant will have:

  • A good Honours degree from a British university;
  • PGCE or equivalent;
  • Recent experience as a teacher in the UK or British curriculum school overseas;
  • A working knowledge of ICT including Google Docs;

For more information please refer to the separate Person Specification.

Applications

These should be made by e-mail and include a completed application form,  covering letter addressed to Mr. Giles, Principal, along with a colour photograph. An updated CV can also be sent. Applications should be sent to: applications@balearesint.net with copy  to geography.2018.baleares@orbital.education

Closing date: 15th December  2017.The school reserves the right to appoint before this deadline if the right candidate is found. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by telephone/skype  for a brief conversation with Mr. Duncan Giles, Principal. Final interviews will be held  in late December. If you have not been contacted by 18th December please assume that, on this occasion your application has not been shortlisted.

Employment in another Orbital Group School

Orbital Education Group has international schools in the following highly attractive destinations: Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Budapest, Hungary; Shanghai, China; Ljubljana, Slovenia; and Quito, Ecuador. After two years successful employment teachers wishing to move on will be given active consideration for vacancies, including promotion opportunities in these schools. More information about the group can be found at www.orbitaled.com

Baleares International College is committed to safeguarding children and young people.  All post-holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS (in the UK) or Criminal Records (Police Check) disclosure from their most recent country of residence

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About Baleares International College, Sa Porrassa

The Baleares International College is located on the edge of open countryside in the beautiful area of Sa Porrassa, Calvia, in the South West of Mallorca. It was established in 1957 and is one of the oldest providers of international education on the island. It joined the Orbital Education group in 2006 and caters to a vibrant community of expatriate and local pupils from the age of 2 to 18 years of age.

The Baleares International College offers a broad based British style curriculum adapted to suit the needs of our diverse community. Its educational programme begins with the Foundation Stage curriculum for pupils aged 2-5 years and in subsequent year groups the curriculum follows the programme recommended by the British Education Department. The final years of the curriculum culminate in a series of external examinations taken between the ages of 16 and 18 years of age. These courses are devised by the prestigious Cambridge and Edexcel Examination Boards in England and result in pupils gaining IGCSE qualifications followed by AS and A-levels. These examinations enable pupils to gain entry to prestigious universities in many countries around the world.

The Baleares International College currently educates pupils from 27 countries, with many arriving with little ability to speak English, so the EAL (English as an Additional Language) programme enables them to make progress quickly. Languages play a major role in the College's educational programme; Spanish is taught from age 2, German from age 6 and French from 14 years old. Pupils are taught by fully qualified, experienced British teachers as well as a number of language teachers from Spain, Germany and France.

Pupils are provided opportunities to take part in a wide variety of sport including sailing, kayaking and windsurfing, to ensure they can take advantage of living on the island of Mallorca. 

The newly acquired and fully refurbished premises of the Baleares International College has a large number of excellent facilities including indoor sports centre, playing fields with football and rugby pitches, swimming pool, all-weather basketball, football and volleyball courts, running track, brand new ICT suite, library, science laboratories, multi-media room and air conditioned classrooms with interactive whiteboards to support the pupils' learning environment.

The College prides itself on its family values in a warm, friendly atmosphere which enables pupils to develop skills and confidence for a fulfilling and responsible life in an ever-changing society.

British International Kindergarten: Following a substantial refurbishment, the College's previous site in San Agustin re-opened in September 2009 as the British International Kindergarten. It is staffed by fully trained, experienced British teachers delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum in English in a caring and stimulating environment.

In close association with The Baleares International College, The British International Kindergarten is committed to excellence and good practice and is working very closely with the school's Early Years Department.

Visit the College's website at www.balearesint.net

 

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