Teacher of English as an Additional Language (EAL)

The College

 Oxford International College (OIC) Brighton is an international day and boarding college for students aged 13 to 18. Following the IGCSE and A Level curriculums, OIC Brighton’s curriculum is based on the proven success of Oxford International College’s three-pronged curriculum model which has led to outstanding academic outcomes. OIC Brighton intends to join OIC Oxford at the top of the UK league tables, preparing our leavers for the most competitive courses at the world’s best universities. For the right candidate, this is an exciting and highly rewarding opportunity for professional development within a young College, shaping its academic trajectory within Nord Anglia’s world-class international network of schools.

The Role

 OIC Brighton’s Global Strategic Pathways model aims to prepare all pupils for top university destinations whilst ensuring the highest levels of personal development. Academic staff will fulfil an important role in ensuring these outcomes, contributing to the development of their subject across the College and to the College’s Super Curriculum programme encompassing personal development, careers guidance and preparation and academic support and extension. 

The ideal candidate will have a flexible, creative approach to their subject, looking to support students’ academic aims and to develop the provision across the College. Academic staff are likely to have pastoral and academic tutoring responsibilities and will be expected to contribute to the wider life of the College through clubs, activities and supervision duties. 

Teaching class sizes will be small and taught in purpose built, modern facilities. OIC Brighton attracts high achieving and ambitious students from across the world including local day students. In this second year of operating, OIC Brighton will have students in Year 9 (pre-IGCSE); Year 10 and 11 (2 year IGCSE); Year 11 (intensive 1 year IGCSE); Year 12 (AS levels) and Year 13 (A levels). The culture of the College is one of high expectations, with a Collegiate feel achieved through a relatively informal uniform and use of teachers’ and students’ first names. Key to the OIC academic model is regular assessment, with weekly testing run on Saturday mornings for examination groups. The setting, marking and feedback process, including a commitment to work on some Saturday mornings each term, is an integral responsibility within this subject teacher role.

OIC Brighton’s dynamic English department offers a range of courses including Edexcel IGCSEs in First and Second Language English and English Literature. All students take English, with 6th form students following an IELTS curriculum to prepare them for university entry. The department includes EAL specialists, offering an Academic English Pathway for students requiring additional English support to meet their academic aims. The majority of students at OICB have English as an additional language, with specific English language entry requirements at admissions stage to ensure that students can access the curriculum in English. The English department is therefore central in ensuring that good practice in the supporting of students with EAL is in place across the College.

The Person

 The successful candidate will:

·      Be well qualified to degree level or above in a relevant discipline;

·      Have a high level of academic expertise, with ability to prepare students in their subject for highly competitive university destinations and courses; 

·      Demonstrate passion for their subject and a genuine interest in educational research and practice;

·      Be a talented teacher and very ambitious for themselves and their students; 

·      Be willing to contribute to the development, growth and success of their academic department and the wider College; 

·      Have a sense of fun, flexibility and a readiness to respond to students’ needs with enthusiasm and openness;

·      Be willing to become part of our community of aspirational, outward looking, internationally-minded staff and students;

·      Have wider skills and interests which will contribute to the super curricular and pastoral life of the College;

·      Be computer literate with excellent organisational skills; 

·      Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 

Experience and Qualifications

·      A very good degree in the subject area;

·      An excellent teaching track record with proven success in preparing students for external examinations;

·      A PGCE or equivalent formal teaching qualification is desirable;  

·      Experience teaching internationally and/or working with international students is desirable;

·      Experience as an IELTS examiner in their subject specialism is desirable;

·      A relevant EAL teaching qualification is desirable.

Role:   Part-time (0.5), Permanent

Salary: OIC Brighton has its own salary scale (comparable to, or above the national scale) and pension scheme.   

Other benefits:

·    being part of the Nord Anglia group with extensive related career path and training opportunities 

·    free cooked lunches during term-time

·    participation in the ‘Cycle to Work’ scheme

·    Eyecare vouchers

·    fee discounts for children of staff attending OIC Brighton

Start date:   1 August 2024