Biology iGCSE & IB ESS Teacher
King's College School Murcia
Spain
- New
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- February 2025
- Apply by:
- 13 December 2024
Job overview
King's College, The British School of Murcia, one of the most sought after British Schools in Spain, is seeking to appoint a Biology iGCSE & IB ESS Teacher to join us on a permanent basis in January / February 2025.
King’s College Murcia is located approximately 20 minutes’ drive from the centres of both Murcia and Cartagena and only an hour from Alicante Airport. Both Murcia and Cartagena are modern, friendly cities with many cultural and recreational facilities with easy travel links to other major Spanish cities.
The school also benefits from the Mediterranean climate and there are many beaches and nature walks in the immediate area. The school follows both the British and Spanish curriculum as well as offering IB and BTEC education.
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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- To prepare, provide and review class or subject based activities that maximize opportunities for student learning.
- To plan lessons by agreed deadlines in agreed formats and to ensure that copies of planning are available to interested parties.
- To show good subject knowledge and to share this with other staff when appropriate.
- To provide a stimulating ordered classroom environment where time and resources are used well.
- To respond promptly and constructively to pupils’ work.
- To involve students in the target setting process.
- To set homework that consolidates and extends classroom learning and that is based on individual need.
- To ensure the good behaviour of students and to develop within them positive attitudes towards peers, adults, property and school work.
- To maintain effective records of pupil progress and to ensure the transfer of up to date records when pupils change classes or school.
- To develop and maintain a good home-school partnership; to consult with and inform parents of the progress, attainment and attitudes of their children.
- To contribute to a whole school team approach.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
- A dynamic and pro-active teacher, preferably with independent sector or international experience
- Strong team player willing to support other colleagues
- Excellent working knowledge of the English National Curriculum and recent developments
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Pastoral responsibility or experience would be an advantage
- Willingness to contribute to the wider life of the school
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About King's College School Murcia
- King's College School Murcia
- Calle Pez Volador S/N, Urb. La Torre Golf Resort, Roldan
- Murcia
- 30709
- Spain
King's College Murcia
The school opened in 2007 as a joint project between King’s Group and Polaris World.
The school is two form entry from Pre-Nursery to Year 8 and currently one form entry in all years above that, with plans to expand to two form entry throughout the school. The school is very popular and has a growing reputation internationally. The overall roll is expected to reach 750 in the next few years and is currently just under 550.
King’s College, Murcia is one of the newest of Spain’s King’s Group Schools and works in close collaboration with the other King’s Schools in Madrid and further afield. All teachers within the Group work collaboratively to ensure continuity of good practice as children progress through the various schools.
The Headteacher of King’s College, Murcia is a member of the King’s Group Schools’ Academic Sub-committee and meets with the other Headteachers, Chairman and General Manager every month to ensure quality assurance and standardisation of policies and procedures.
The school has a thriving and competitive House system and pupils are encouraged to get involved in the many house competitions during the year. These include intellectual and sporting activities, as well as public performance.
Many pupils travel to school on one of our excellent school buses, with pupils coming from all over the province of Murcia and into Alicante Province. This makes it all the more important that we work hard to provide a warm and welcoming environment for our pupils and their families.
Location
King’s College Murcia is located approximately 20 minutes’ drive from the centres of both Murcia and Cartagena and 10 minutes from the airport and only an hour from Alicante Airport. Both Murcia and Cartagena are modern, friendly cities with many cultural and recreational facilities with easy travel links to other major Spanish cities.
The school also benefits from the Mediterranean climate and there are many beaches and nature walks in the immediate area. The majority of new staff live either on one of the local resorts or one of the seaside towns.
School Curriculum
Pupils at King’s College, Murcia follow the British curriculum alongside, for Spanish pupils, obligatory parts of the Spanish curriculum. As well as the full range of National Curriculum subjects, pupils from Reception also study Spanish Language and Spanish History and Geography from Year 2 until Year 11.
The Early Years Department, consisting of Pre-Nursery, Nursery and Reception, follows the EYFS. The National Curriculum is taught throughout Key Stages 1, 2 and 3. There are Induction English Classes for children over the age of 5 who need to improve their English. There are also Beginners' Spanish Classes for international children joining the school. All pupils learn Spanish and are taught by Spanish qualified staff.
In Key Stage 4 pupils study for I/GCSEs, and go on to study for A Levels in Years 12 and 13. Those pupils who wish to go on to higher education in Spain usually follow an additional programme of Complementary Studies in Spanish, to fully prepare them for courses at Spanish universities.
Music and Drama form an important part of the extra-curricular programme and throughout the school year there are shows and concerts and also weekly choir practices. We encourage all pupils from an early age to explore their capabilities in the areas of music and the arts.
Sports play an important role at the school and pupils are encouraged to take part in tournaments and local competitive events, in addition to their normal PE classes. School football and cricket teams compete against other schools and pupils also take part in inter-school championships in athletics, swimming both in Spain and abroad through COBIS.
High priority is afforded to keeping teachers up to date with UK educational developments through training sessions and an annual King’s Professional Development Conference.
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