Primary School Teacher - KS2

The Casco Schools are looking to appoint enthusiastic and passionate Primary school teacher to work in our close, supportive and dynamic team.

Watch our video here for a little more on life in Panama and at The Casco School.

As a boutique and bilingual British school, The Casco Schools were established to provide high-quality education in Panama. We currently offer preschool, primary, and high school. Our schools are united by one philosophy: we are ambitious for our students, our staff, and our community.

The Casco School is unique in character, offering a truly engaging global education for students, nestled in the heart of three of Panama's neighbourhoods: the iconic old city, Casco Viejo; the main business district, Costa del Este; and in the north of the city, Albrook. Our schools are creative, dynamic, based around a strong community of families, all seeking a neighbourhood school with a difference. We have families enrolled from around the world, all wishing to align with our international ethos.

We aim to inspire our students to learn, explore, and soar, developing them into confident, creative, and well-balanced global citizens who face challenges with determination, eagerness, and excitement. We offer an unparalleled standard of personalised education with opportunities for students to explore their creative side and learn from the very best international teachers in small groups. We have a co-teacher model with English and Spanish-speaking teachers in each classroom working collaboratively to personalise learning for all children.

As a member of our team, we truly value and wish to make use of your skills and experience. We operate with a horizontal leadership approach, with the school Principals being active members of your school day. Decisions are made together as much as possible, as teachers know the children best. That said, being a purposefully smaller school, our leaders and teachers all know each child on their campus, as we are passionate about building a community-driven school. As a bilingual school, we do not expect you to have a full grasp of Spanish, just a positive attitude towards learning.

To learn more about our school, please visit our website, our Instagram page or contact our Primary Principals Mark Symmonds or Zane Powles MBE. 

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is an outstanding opportunity to play a major role in this unique school. A full overview of the role and responsibilities can be found in the attached job description. 

All candidates are expected to have: 

• A Bachelor of Education degree or a PGCE from an accredited university, and QTS or other internationally recognised teaching qualification (expectation)
• At least two years of recent experience in whole-class teaching of the Primary UK National Curriculum (preferably)
• Secure knowledge of excellent classroom practice in teaching, learning, assessment and reporting
• A willingness and enthusiasm to collaborate with co-teachers, teaching assistants and subject specialists
• Secure knowledge of safeguarding and child protection best practice 
• An understanding of Spanish is not an expectation, but a willingness to learn is.

BENEFITS

• a competitive salary 

• flights at the start and end of contract

• an initial 2 year contract (renewable annually thereafter)

• private health insurance

• an excellent working environment with supportive and committed staff

• students who are inquirers and highly motivated by inspirational teaching

• personal and professional development opportunities, including career growth within the school

APPLICATION PROCESS

If you would like to be part of The Casco School, we look forward to receiving your application as follows:

Fill out the TES application form ensuring you add a recent CV and letter of application outlining your experience, personal and professional qualities and reasons for choosing The Casco School (1 side of A4).

Previous applicants are invited to apply for this position.

We will interview excellent candidates as we receive them and may appoint an excellent candidate before the closing date.

Following an initial selection process, applicants will be contacted. 

1. Informal 15-minute discussion on the role 

2. Formal interviews will take place 

3. Offer Made

4. References Checked

5. Criminal background checks will be requested

6. Upon acceptance our excellent onboarding process begins. 

Start date: 6th A January 2024

The Casco Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. All post-holders are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures, including satisfactory criminal record checks both from their country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years.