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Head of Physics

Head of Physics

English College in Prague

Czech Republic

Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
September 2014
Apply by:
7 May 2014

Job overview

Head of Physics in Czech Republic

The English College in Prague seeks a well-qualified, ambitious Teacher of Physics to lead the Physics department.

We are an unusual, exciting and academic HMC secondary school educating both Czech and international students. We prepare our students for IGCSE and for the International Baccalaureate, with our graduates proceeding to universities in the UK, continental Europe and North America. We offer the successful candidate adventure, challenge and excellent remuneration in one of the most beautiful cities in Europe.

The English College is looking for a well-qualified, committed graduate to teach Physics from September 2014. The position would suit someone looking for a stepping stone into a more senior role. He or she will be required to teach both their subject specialism and lower-school General Science, and the ability to teach another science up to IGCSE would be an advantage.

We expect the successful candidate to be someone who has experience of teaching up to A-level/IB/university entrance level and who will participate in the wider life of the school. An appointee without IB experience would be expected to undertake IB training, at the School's expense, either before arriving at the College or in their first year of teaching the course.

Staff Package:

  • An excellent salary
  • We offer assistance, both practical and financial, for those moving to the Czech Republic.
  • We offer an intensive Czech language course.
  • We fly successful candidates out in the term prior to their appointment for an acquaintance visit.
  • The College does contribute to a Czech occupational pension scheme.
  • All employees enjoy the generous arrangements of the Czech health and social security system.

The successful candidate will be joining a diverse and dedicated team who maintain a dynamic learning and extra-curricular environment in which the needs and talents of the individual student are recognised and nurtured. 

Maximising the attainment of all students at the College is central to our aims, and this appointment is intended to promote this goal across the full age-range of our students in the scientific disciplines. The College provides a supportive teaching as well as learning environment, and the appointee will find that at departmental and at whole-school level his/her distinctive experience and expertise will be valued and assimilated into the teaching and learning culture of the school.

How to apply:

Email the Headmaster, Simon Marshall, at headmaster@englishcollege.cz with a short covering letter and a full c.v. Please include a complete career history as well as the names, addresses and telephone numbers of two referees, at least one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. Skype interviews take place beginning 12 May.

Closing date: Noon (GMT) 7 May 2014

About English College in Prague

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The English College in Prague is a unique and special school. It was founded in 1994 in the wake of the Velvet Revolution as a moderately selective independent day school, offering a British-style Grammar School education and holistic pastoral support to students aged 13-19 (Years 8 - 13 in UK terms). Although all non-language lessons are taught in English it is also a part of the Czech school system. The College is a prominent member of HMC and unlike many international schools is a non-profit-making, fully incorporated charity. Around 70% of its students are Czech and 30% are international students from over twenty different countries.

The College prepares students for a mixture of IGCSE exams, Common European Framework language exams (DELF, Instituto Cervantes and Goethe Institut), as well as ensures that all students in Years 1-4 follow an authorised Czech Curriculum. All students study for the International Baccalaureate in Years 5 and 6 and just over half of the cohort also takes the Czech Maturita examination in addition to the IB. The College has more than twenty-five years’ experience of teaching the IB and many of our staff are IB examiners.

The teaching staff consists of a dynamic mix of recent and more experienced graduates, the vast majority of whom are native English speakers or have been trained in the UK system.  A particular benefit, which is relatively unusual for schools abroad, is that, following a successful probationary period, we offer permanent contracts to our staff. We value relationships between student and teacher and of course how both of these connect with parents. We also actively promote a culture of academic aspiration and individualised expectations.

The College traces its traditions back to the Prague English Grammar School which existed in Prague from the 1920s but suffered closure under both the Nazis and the Communists. It seeks to maintain the traditions and rigour of an English Grammar School within the Czech educational framework and its governors are drawn from both the UK and the Czech Republic, symbolised by its two founding patrons – former President Vaclav Havel and Charles, Prince of Wales.

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