Secondary Mathematics Teacher
Scandinavian School
Spain
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
Job overview
The Scandinavian School is a non-profit making association dedicated to teaching each individual student through the Swedish pedagogy. Classes are small and students are taught at their level. The school has offered Primary education in English since 2005. Last year we moved into Secondary with a small group of students and in Sep 2015 a bigger group will move into Secondary.
As a result, we seek to employ an outstanding Teacher of Mathematics. This is a great opportunity for a colleague to join the school and help build the Mathematics department . As the school grows, the team will increase and the successful candidate will be integral in helping build the department and move towards IGCSE provision and A-levels. During 2015-16 the position will involve teaching students in Year 7 through Year 10 as well as form teacher responsibility.
The school is small and dynamic and has undergone an extensive development programme over the last few years. Last year we were awarded full accreditation both by the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). We are authorised by the National Association of Spanish schools in Spain (NABSS) as a British school in Spain. We follow the International Cambridge programme and the British National Curriculum.
The ideal candidate should be
- highly motivated and an excellent classroom practitioner.
- enthusiastic, energetic and committed to children of all abilities
- able to exercise professional leadership to ensure high quality teaching skills
- experienced in teaching English as a second language
- able to work within a close-knit, supportive team
- self motivated
- in possession of good organisation and interpersonal skills
All applicants must:
- have a teaching qualification that is recognised in UK schools
- have recent experience from a UK school or an overseas school following the International Cambridge Secondary programme or British National Curriculum.
- be eligible to live and work in Spain
Teaching experience from a Scandinavian school is an advantage.
Please send your CV to Deputy Head Jenny Dettmann, jenny.dettmann@escandinavo.com
For more information see the school website: www.escandinavo.com
About Scandinavian School
Scandinavian School is a mixed, non-denominational all-through school with sixth form situated in the La Moraleja region of Madrid, Spain. It educates a total of approximately 280 children between the ages of 2-19 years old, across its preschool, primary and secondary sections. There are around 15 different nationalities represented and 40% of students being dual nationality. The school is an accredited University of Cambridge International Examination Centre offering the Cambridge Primary programme in the school’s English section, but education is still inspired by many sections of the values and academic beliefs of the Swedish curriculum. Scandinavian School is also a member of the National Association of British Schools in Spain (NABSS) and an accredited international school by the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).
The school was founded in 1944 to deliver a Swedish education in a Spanish environment. It changed to its current La Moraleja premises in 1973 and changed to its current name in 1982. In 2005, its English and Spanish bilingual preschool was opened.
Principal
Jenny Dettmann
Values and Vision
The Scandinavian School is an educational environment that students and teachers alike look forward to attending every day, and a school with a great sense of pride and lifelong learning. It provides an international style of learning, that educates students to make them celebrate a wide range of cultures around the world.
One of the school’s specialities is music, with all students from year 3 given the opportunity to play in an orchestra or sing in a choir.
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