Years 3 - 6 Primary Teacher
Le Regent International School
Crans - Montana, Switzerland
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 4th January 2019
- Apply by:
- 3 October 2018
Job overview
Le Régent College is a British international boarding and day IB World School for students aged 4 to 18 in the Swiss Alps town of Crans-Montana. It is governed by four school principles: COURTESY, COMPASSION, CREATIVITY and COURAGE. It promotes critical thinking and creativity while providing the competencies necessary for lifelong learning and holistic development.
We are looking for 2 outstanding primary teachers who have experience of teaching all subjects from Years 3-6 to join Le Régent College. Sports, Music, French and Mandarin are taught by subject specialists. Teachers also attend Forest School with their students.
The school roll is currently over 110 students and opened to Year 12 students this September for the IB Diploma Programme. The Junior School (Bilingual Infants School to Years 3 to 8) currently has 53 pupils representing 14 nationalities. The school is looking at increasing numbers in the next few years. We look forward to receiving applications of candidates who are enthusiastic about participating in such exciting times. We are seeking to hire 2 highly committed teachers with experience of the British primary curriculum and/or teaching primary subjects internationally.
Longlisted candidates will be interviewed viaSkype on 11th/12th October and shortlisted candidates will be invited to visit us for a face to face interviews.
Please read the attached candidate's pack and use the Tes online application form. Your cover letter should be addressed to Mrs Delphine Lafond-Puyo, Deputy Head.
Attached documents
About Le Regent International School
Le Régent International School is a 4-18 independent co-educational boarding and day school. Founded in 2015, it is the youngest and the most modern international boarding school in Switzerland. Le Régent is a dynamic and growing IB World School. We provide a multilingual and multicultural educational environment to over 250 students from 45 countries.
The school is committed to holistic educational principles, combining demanding academic curricula with extensive sporting, arts and public-speaking programmes, leading to IGCSEs in Grade 10 and the International Baccalaureate (or the Régent Graduation Diploma) in IB2. Language options are particularly strong and many students speak at least two languages fluently. Le Régent International School is an official examination centre for the IB Diploma Programme, SATs, IELTS and Edexcel IGCSEs.
Located in Crans-Montana in the Valais canton, Le Régent’s Outdoor Education programme comprising frequent expeditions, wild camping, ski-touring and cross-country skiing, takes full advantage of its stunning location to provide students with the personal skills and understanding of the environment that will serve them well in the future.
Our boarding school in the sunny Swiss canton of Valais, is the ideal place for students to become all they can be amongst inspiring students and educators in a family-like atmosphere.
At the same time, Le Régent is proud of its commitment to contemporary pedagogy. It is an Apple Distinguished school and a large proportion of its faculty are accomplished and intelligent users of technology inside and outside the classroom. An accredited IB school, Le Régent paves the way to the most promising universities in the world while respecting each student’s specific interests and concentrating on their strengths.
Who students are today is of great importance to us. However, who they want to become and how they want to shape the world of tomorrow is even more important.
Director General
Bernd J. Westermeyer
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