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Secondary Art and Media Studies Teacher

Secondary Art and Media Studies Teacher

Colegio Internacional Torrequebrada

Malaga, Spain

Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
August 2015

Job overview

Colegio Internacional Torrequebrada is seeking to appoint a qualified and experienced Secondary Teacher of Art and Media Studies to join our Secondary team for 2015/2016.

The successful candidate will ideally have experience working through creative and interdisciplinary projects connecting the arts and media. The position offers an opportunity to develop a curriculum of plastic and visual arts in which the students may also initiate technical drawing and the use of computer-aided design.

Successful candidates will ideally also have experience with ‘project-based learning’, ‘enquiry-based learning’ and a ‘thematic curriculum’.  We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed professional who has a passion for students’ personalised learning in a forward-looking school.

Colegio Internacional Torrequebrada is a 3 – 18 IB school on the Malaga coast about twenty minutes from the centre of Malaga. We are currently celebrating our 10th anniversary and, despite being a young school, we have created an excellent reputation for innovative learning. We have an international ethos via the ‘International Baccalaureate’ and our students achieve excellent results which allow them to go on to study at top universities around the world. We have a very active professional development programme which supports and underpins our school’s development initiatives.

Our student population of over 600 is approximately 75% Spanish, with the remaining 25% from many different countries around the world.

Successful applicants will:

  • Have a teaching qualification and a relevant degree recognised by IB schools and the Spanish Ministry of Education
  • Have relevant experience in a British or International IB school
  • Be a fluent English speaker
  • Have EU citizenship
  • Be motivated towards and enthusiastic about contributing to the further development of the school.

If you are interested in joining our team, please use the online application process available via the following link:

http://www.colegiotorrequebrada.com/index.php/en/come-and-join-us

Important! As part of the above online application process, please ensure that you submit your full CV (with two professional referees), and a letter of application.

Closing date: Apply as soon as possible

The school will start to interview candidates as soon as we receive suitable applications. Interviews will be by Skype or in person, if the candidate is based locally.

To gain a further insight in to our school, please visit our website:

http://www.colegiotorrequebrada.com/index.php/en


 

About Colegio Internacional Torrequebrada

+34 52 576 065

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Colegio Internacional Torrequebrada is a mainstream, mixed, all-through, international, bilingual, independent school in Malaga, Spain.   

The idea for Colegio Internacional Torrequebrada was started by Angel Bueno Roldán to educate a group of families living in Getxo-Vizcaya. In 1996 the school was founded. His daughter, Sonia Diez, helped him bring it to reality and is now President of the Educational Group which is made up of Colegio Internacional Torrequebrada (Benalmádena, Málaga); El Colegio Europa (Getxo, Vizcaya); Ítaca Foundation; and Wakana Lake (Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, Cádiz). 


Principal 

David Jones 

Visions and value 

The school aims to treat  each student as a unique individual, with their own set of learning abilities and preferences. The school’s motto is, ‘Each child needs to be the captain of their own boat; to be able to steer their own destiny'. The school strives to provide an environment that helps each children learn in their own way, by prioritising an inquiry-based learning method and offering flexible learning spaces. They work hard to provide a safe, caring environment for every child so everyone feels they belong and are respected.  

The curriculum for students aged 3 to 11 concentrates on reading and writing, cooperation, symbolism, language skills, logical and mathematical thinking. The school covers the British National Curriculum. The school has created a Global Junior MBA for students in secondary and high school. Baccalaureate students can take their IB in Spanish or opt for Bilingual IB in Spanish and English. 

The school prides itself on being innovative in its approach to education. They have devised a full ‘Bring Your Own Device’ programme for primary students onward. They were also the first in Spain to implement Finland’s KiVa anti-bullying programme and have purpose-built learning spaces that help its many pupils engage with their studies.

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