MFL Teacher
King's College School Cascais
Portugal
- Salary:
- Competitive salary
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- August 2025
- Apply by:
- 30 April 2025
Job overview
ROLE SUMMARY:
King’s College, Cascais, part of the Inspired Education Group, is a prestigious international school located in Cascais, Portugal. King’s College offers a world-class education based on the British curriculum, with a strong emphasis on language acquisition and cultural diversity. We are committed to providing a holistic learning experience that prepares students for a global future.
We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Primary School Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) Teacher to join our team in August 2025. This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate language educator to introduce young learners to the beauty of different languages and cultures. If you have a love for teaching languages and can inspire students in a dynamic, multicultural environment, we encourage you to apply.
At King’s College, we offer a vibrant learning community where language learning is integral to developing open-minded, global citizens.
In addition to your interest in this role, you might also be interested in our annual in-person global career event, taking place in London on Saturday 18th January 2025. This school and up to 35 other schools from across the UK and international Inspired Education network will be attending and looking to speak to people seeking a new teaching role from August 2025. For more information and to register your interest in the event, please click here: https://jobs.inspirededu.com/job-invite/3761/
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Teach Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) to primary school students, focusing on early language acquisition and cultural appreciation.
- Deliver engaging, interactive lessons in one or more foreign languages, with an emphasis on speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills.
- Foster a love for language learning by incorporating creative teaching strategies, such as games, music, and cultural activities.
- Create differentiated lesson plans to meet the diverse learning needs and levels of language proficiency within the class.
- Regularly assess and report on student progress, providing feedback to support their language development.
- Integrate technology and digital tools into lessons to enhance language learning and student engagement.
- Organise and participate in language-focused events, such as language days, cultural festivals, or trips to promote linguistic and cultural immersion.
- Collaborate with other teachers to create interdisciplinary projects that integrate language learning with other subjects.
- Contribute to the school’s extra-curricular programs, such as language clubs or conversational practice groups.
- Communicate regularly with parents about student progress and encourage language practice outside the classroom.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
- A degree in Modern Foreign Languages or a related field with a recognised teaching qualification.
- 3-5 years of teaching experience, ideally in an international or British school, with a focus on primary language teaching.
- Fluency in one or more foreign languages (French and / or Spanish) and the ability to teach primary-aged students.
- A passion for language learning and fostering a love for languages in young learners.
- Experience with language teaching methodologies, such as immersion or communicative approaches, and familiarity with early language acquisition strategies.
- Excellent communication skills, with fluency in English.
- A collaborative mindset, able to work effectively with colleagues and integrate language learning into other subjects.
- Creativity and flexibility to engage students in a multicultural, dynamic learning environment.
- A commitment to professional development and staying current with the latest trends in language education.
- Willingness to participate in extra-curricular activities and support the school’s language program.
SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT
Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.
About King's College School Cascais
- King's College School Cascais
- Rua Cesario Verde 395, Pampilheira, Cascais
- Lisbon
- 2750-657
- Portugal
Our School is part of the Inspired Education Group
King’s College School, Cascais comes with a 50-year heritage of academic excellence instilled from the King’s College schools group, one of the most prestigious educational institutions in the world.
King‘s College School is an international school offering a truly global education and is the only school in Lisbon to offer the full world-renowned Cambridge curriculum up until Year 11 (age 16) and then culminate with the International Baccalaureate Diploma programme in Years 12 & 13 (age 16-18).
The school offers the highest quality modern facilities, ensuring that students benefit from a learning environment that has been designed for how students learn in the modern day. Facilities include football pitches, tennis courts, padel courts as well as dance, drama, and art studios.
King’s College School joins other King’s Group schools in Spain, Panama, Latvia and soon The Bahamas and Egypt. King’s Group schools have provided children with a rigorous and broad British and international education since 1969 with a focus on developing thoughtful and knowledgeable young people. The success of the group comes from recruiting teachers with the skills and experience to turn the curriculum into dynamic lessons that ignite the imagination.
The King’s belief that child-centred, exploratory learning teaches students to think, question and explore new ideas, complements lnspired’s forward-thinking learning approach.
The Inspired learning approach
Our approach is defined by supportive academic excellence and the exploration of life skills to develop students’ self-confidence and self-assurance.
We do this by delivering a focus on the individual and offering a broad curriculum based on the three pillars. Academics are at the centre of our approach but are also complemented equally by Performing Arts and Sport. This rich curriculum ensures that every student can discover their passions and develop their skills. Students are encouraged and supported to excel across all areas, even those they find more difficult.
Our Three Pillar Approach
1. Academics
Central to all our schools, our core of academia teaches our students critical and lateral thinking to inform the understanding and application of a wide variety of disciplines. At King’s College School, we follow the British Curriculum to Year 11 and then the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme to Year 13.
2. Sport
Inspired’s sporting pillar stands for health, wellbeing, fun, motivation, self-discipline,
and self-esteem. Whether it’s about involving students in team sports or introducing them to individual pursuits, we aim to provide an athletics programme to suit every student. King’s College School students can get involved in a broad range of sporting pursuits including football, basketball, cricket, swimming, and tennis.
While some students in each school go on to achieve national and international honours, all students benefit from the fitness, enjoyment, and life-long interest that sport can spark. The physical exercise involved also contributes to the mental alertness necessary for successful study.
3. Performing Arts
The arts help to instil confidence and selfassurance within our students to nurture and
develop their interests for life. This confidence is derived from performance, the appreciation of the arts as fundamental to the human experience, and a creative approach to all that our students do.
From drama lessons and public speaking to instrumental music lessons and visual arts, King’s College School students get to experience it all as part of the core curriculum.
Build a career with Inspired Education
Inspired schools remain anchored in the vibrant cultures of their respective locations, and collectively, they form an international community that nurtures each student's academic and personal development in a progressive, dynamic, and innovative learning environment.
Specialist-led, extracurricular activities and exchange programmes are woven into the fabric of Inspired's approach to schooling, resulting in a well-rounded, diverse student population of engaged, active learners who confidently apply their wide-ranging skills within a global context.
Students benefit from a robust, holistic, international curriculum formed around the Inspired three pillars of modern education: academic excellence, sports, and performing & creative arts, with dedicated, highly qualified teachers who demonstrate Inspired's exemplary methodology. In the application of a student-centred teaching model, Inspired schools achieve outstanding examination results and, importantly, nurture happy, multi-skilled individuals who have faith in their abilities. Inspired students are empowered to fulfil their potential and are fully equipped to thrive in a modern world.
Please visit our careers site for further information and to see our latest opportunities - https://careers.inspirededu.com/
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