Class Teacher in the Primary Section

About St. Julian's School 

Founded in 1932, St. Julian’s is a highly successful British international school for children aged 3 to 18. It is a unique and special place in character, history and location. Known for academic excellence, there are 1,250 students from more than 60 nationalities across four school sections: Pre-Prep (ages 3 to 5), Prep (5 to 11), Secondary (11 to 18) and Bilingual (6 to 15). The Primary Section has 480 pupils with three classes per year. The children have lessons from specialist teachers for music, PE, computing, outdoor education and Portuguese. Across the Pre-Prep and Prep Schools, there are also teachers for Learning Support, EAL and a full-time Psychologist.

Complementing academics, the school focuses on personal skills development through our 6Cs: compassion, curiosity, communication, courage, collaboration and citizenship.

Google Apps for Education is used and all teaching and teaching support staff are given their own MacBook Air.

St. Julian's has been recognised for the third consecutive year as one of the top 15 private schools in Europe in the Schools Index published by Carfax Education, and for the second year running as one of the top 10 by Spear's.

We follow the National Curriculum for England leading to IGCSEs and the IB Diploma and Careers-related Programme. We are accredited by CIS, COBIS and HMC. 

Situated between Lisbon and Cascais, St. Julian’s enjoys an idyllic location framed by beaches and pinewoods. The extensive campus boasts exceptional sports facilities and offers a diverse range of after-school clubs, from Nature Club, to ballet, chess and rugby. The School is about to embark on a €40 million building project over five years that will see significant enhancements to the existing site.

Teacher job description

Core purpose

To facilitate the learning of pupils and promote the effective development of all individuals in our learning community. Our learning ethos is based on our aim to establish a framework for children and teachers to be engaged and challenged, for parents to be assured and excited by the opportunities we provide to ensure that our pupils develop the attributes which will allow them to become the compassionate, curious, collaborative communicators with the courage to be the active citizens the world needs.

Learning

• To facilitate the learning of pupils in a (or more than one) specific subject area(s).
• To mentor and support pupils in their learning.
• To develop a personalised approach to learning that enables every child to succeed and understand the diverse learning capacities of pupils.
• To develop necessary intervention in and out of the classroom where a child is not making expected progress.
• To plan appropriate sequences of lessons to support pupil learning.
• To develop appropriate ongoing assessments to enhance pupil learning.
• Use a variety of teaching strategic fundamental to school pedagogy in ways that stimulate learning and inspire pupils.
• Integrate technology to enhance learning.
• Keep up to date with subject knowledge and approaches to pedagogy.

Wellbeing

• To ensure that child wellbeing is paramount
• To liaise with the safeguarding leads and complete the necessary referral forms if a child is deemed at risk.
• Promote intercultural understanding and respect for diversity among all children.

Professional growth

• To identify areas of potential growth each year and commit to developing oneself in this area.
• To visit other classrooms to enable sharing of good practice.
• To invite peers into classroom to enable sharing of good practice
• To participate fully in professional development opportunities in and out of school.
• To initiate and work on opportunities to develop own practice related to the Learning Essentials.
• To share professional learning with colleagues.

Teamwork

• To collaborate as part of a team to produce sequences of learning.
• To support other colleagues to grow and develop.

Personal strengths

• Displays empathy and understanding for the diverse learning capacities of children and designs lessons accordingly.
• Promotes intercultural understanding and respect for diversity among all children.
• Uses a variety of teaching strategies fundamental to school pedagogy in ways that stimulate learning and inspire children: project and enquiry based learning, collaborative methodologies, interdisciplinary approaches, discussion, reflection and sound instructional teaching.
• Integrates technology into teaching and learning to enhance research and media literacy, facilitate collaborative work and consolidate digital citizenship protocols among students
• Demands honesty from children in their approach to academic work and respect in their social intercourse. 
• Is confident in subject knowledge and conversant with contemporary educational thinking.
• Encourages children to take responsibility for their education by showing them how best they may reflect on their learning. Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and and challenge children.
• Provides opportunities for the pupil voice to be heard through welcoming risk taking and divergent and innovative thinking.
• Makes a significant contribution to the pastoral life of the school.
• Makes a significant contribution to the wider curriculum of the school.

Person specification

Essentials

• Be educated to degree level and possess a recognised teaching qualification.
• Have at least three years' experience in the UK or other British international school.
• Demonstrate commitment to the wider life of the school.

Benefits

St. Julian's offers a supportive and stimulating work environment, along with a competitive salary and benefits package, including:

• Two-year contract (renewable by mutual agreement).
• Relocation and housing allowance for expatriate staff, including flights (start and end of contract).
• Free school places for up to two children for international hires.
• Comprehensive medical and life insurance.
• Lunch allowance.
• Professional development opportunities and access to high-quality training.

Application process

Applications should be completed through the TES Portal. The supporting statement, addressed to the Head, Paul Morgan, should clearly identify how your skills and competencies align with the key aspects of the job description. The closing date is 6 January. At least one reference must be from the head/principal of your current/most recent school.

Safeguarding

St. Julian’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. The offer of the role will be made subject to receipt of satisfactory references, proof of relevant qualifications, identification checks and criminal record screening including overseas (where appropriate).