Teacher of Science
Vijay International School
Seychelles
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 23 March 2018
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic Teacher of Science to commence teaching in September 2018. The successful candidate would be expected to be able to teach Science across the Secondary and Sixth Form age range and up to IGCSE and A-Level. Our preferred specialism's would be Physics and / or Chemistry. The ability to offer a second subject outside of the sciences would also be preferred but is not essential.
The Vijay International School, Praslin is a not-for-profit school owned by an association of parents who have their children enrolled at the school. The school offers educational programmes to children aged 3 years to 18 years, with Year 11 students taking IGCSE and Year 12 and 13 taking A-Level examinations with CIE (Cambridge International Examinations). We are a fully accredited CIE centre.
We believe in challenging students to achieve their absolute best. We aim to give them a good grounding in literacy and numeracy whilst not forgetting that the other subjects in the curriculum are essential to effective progress and development. Students in Years 1 - 6 follow the National Curriculum for England and Wales with Early Childhood following the Early Years Framework. Year groups 7 - 9 follow the Cambridge International Curriculum which paves the way for the IGCSE and then A-Level years.
We pride ourselves on personalising our delivery and making sure that all students are happy and have their individual needs met. We have a strong Special Educational Needs department which identifies, assesses and responds to a student's individual requirements.
Our school motto is 'You are not born for yourself but for the world'. Praslin is a small island with a population of just over 6000 people. We feel that it is essential that our students acquire a global perspective and are aware of the different lifestyles and circumstances which exist in other countries.
We invite applications from candidates who hold a degree in a Science or a relevant related subject and have a post-graduate teacher qualification, or who have gained QTS through an alternative route whilst maintaining a specialism in Science. Experience of IGCSE and International A-Level would be preferred but is not essential. Candidates should have a proven track record of delivering high quality teaching and learning to students across the ability range. Previous experience with EAL students would be beneficial. The right candidate will be able to deliver an engaging curriculum, create a secure and stimulating learning environment and motivate children to achieve examination success.
We offer:
- The opportunity to join our outstanding team of international teachers
- Enthusiastic and hard working students
- Supportive parents
- A hard-working and supportive Board of Governors, elected from and by the parent body
- An initial 2 year contract, renewable by mutual consent thereafter for 1 or 2 years
- Good quality private sector housing
- Medical cover
- Outward flight at the start of the contract and return flight at the end
- In addition to his/her flight allocation, a teacher is allowed 50kgs of personal effects and 50kgs of professional materials.
In order to receive an application pack with details of how to apply, and further information about living and working in Seychelles please email recruitment@visp-sey.com
The deadline for applications in Friday 16th March, although an outstanding candidate may be appointed before that date.
About Vijay International School
- Vijay International School
- Baie Ste Anne
- Praslin
- Seychelles
Vijay International School Praslin is a mixed, non-denominational all-through school with sixth form situated in the district of Baie Sainte Anne on Praslin Island, The Seychelles. It is an independent, not-for-profit school that caters for students between the ages of 3-18. A smaller school due to catering for an island of only 6,000 residents, VISP is a place with strong links to the career market, providing opportunities of academic or vocational training. It was successfully inspected by Cambridge International Examinations in January 2013, allowing it to give students the opportunity to gain British IGCSE qualifications. From 2015, the school was allowed to offer A Level qualifications.
VISP opened to students back in 2008, in a location formerly taken by the old government school at Baie St Anne. It was named after the principal school sponsor Mr V.J. Patel, a man whose construction company, Vijay Construction, was behind the building of the school. A school that saw its first Year 11 students graduate in July 2014, its running and continued growth has been thanks to small activist groups committed to improving the educational life on the island of Praslin. The most recent development to the school has been the construction of a sports hall in 2016.
Director
Lesley Thompson
Values and Vision
VISP is a school that gives all students the maximum opportunities to excel in an environment of safety, encouragement and support. It aims to develop a sense of respect and tolerance in its students at the same time as building confidence and providing a full school life that prepares its students for the outside world.
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