Skip to main content
Tes home
SearchBack to search
Teacher of Mathematics

Teacher of Mathematics

Falkland Islands Community School (FICS)

Falkland Islands

  • Quick apply
  • Expired
Salary:
£40,502, plus 25% gratuity, plus airfares
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Apply by:
4 September 2020

Job overview

Falkland Islands Government - Education Department 

Teacher of Mathematics  

Responsible to: Principal of Secondary 

Contract term:  Up to 4 years 

Closing Date:  Applications by Friday 4th September 2020  

A unique opportunity to live and work overseas within an English school system. 

Our well established and fully inclusive Secondary School is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, creative and experienced Mathematics Teacher to start in November 2020. The successful applicant will join a well-resourced school with a supportive staff team, small class sizes and students who are keen to learn.  The Maths department is well equipped and resourced, you will work in partnership with two other Maths teachers to ensure all learners have opportunities to reach their full potential. 

The Falkland Islands Community school delivers a secondary level education for the Island, providing for 175 students aged from 11 to 16.  The improvement in standards at the school has been dramatic over the last 18 months.  There is a strong focus on developing staff, with much CPD focused on teaching and learning, alongside clear rationales for the curriculum, assessment and reporting.  The KS3 curriculum has been developed and reviewed.  The school has achieved a positive Progress 8 score for the last three years. 

We are looking for a Mathematics Teacher who:  

• is a graduate teacher with Qualified Teacher Status (recognisable in UK) who has completed the statutory induction year as an NQT and has 2 or more years post NQT experience teaching Mathematics at a good or better standard.

• is focussed on teaching and learning, helping students achieve high levels of progress in a positive and effective learning environment.

• is able to efficiently manage support staff (technicians, LSA etc) to ensure the smooth running of the department and students receive the support they require.   

We will provide:  

• enthusiastic students who are keen to learn

• a stimulating and supportive working environment with a small but dedicated team 

• basic salary up to £40,502 plus 25% gratuity for successful completion of contract

• favourable income tax rates

• a unique and beautiful environment to live and work 

• airfares for the post holder and dependants at the beginning and end of contract, as well as airfares for return flights after every full year of the contract

• a relocation grant

• accommodation to rent 

• free education locally for dependent children to GCSE level and possible allowance for overseas studies thereafter

• fixed term contracts of 2 to 4 years 

Applicants can download the job description and further information from this page. 

Interviews will be held between Monday 14th and Friday 18th September 2020, via telephone/Skype. More details about an interview task will be provided to shortlisted applicants. 

School Website:  https://www.secondary.ac.fk/ 

For more information please contact Kim Greenland, Human Resources Department, Cable Cottage, Stanley, Falkland Islands, FIQQ 1ZZ.  E-mail: kgreenland@sec.gov.fk  or Tel: 00 500 27420 

Apply via the TES website or completed application forms can be returned to Kim Greenland at the Human Resources Department, using the above contact details, no later than noon on Friday 4th September 2020

Attached documents

About Falkland Islands Community School (FICS)

The Falkland Islands are a unique and dramatically beautiful environment set in the South Atlantic Ocean. Great value is placed on education by Government, parents, students and the community as a whole.  Primary and secondary education follows the English National Curriculum, from Early Years Foundation Stage to the end of Key Stage 4 (including SATs and GCSEs).  The curriculum is enhanced to take advantage of the locality.

Unique wildlife, negligible pollution, low crime rates, the absence of traffic jams, a varied social calendar and the close proximity of South America and Antarctica characterise this community.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people in our care.  All applicants must agree to Disclosure and Barring Service check being completed.

School contact:

e-mail: secretary@secondary.ac.fk
Website: https://www.secondary.ac.fk/ 


Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow Tes' Fair Recruitment Policy.

Applications closed