Teacher of Science

ROLE SUMMARY:

At the forefront of British education internationally, King’s College School La Moraleja is seeking to appoint an inspiring, collaborative and forward-thinking professional to the position of Teacher of Science, on a permanent basis, for pupils in our upper school aged between 11 and 16.

Situated in Madrid’s most exclusive and sought-after neighbourhood, King’s La Moraleja is a private British school that combines academic rigour with a strong sense of community to deliver a transformative learning experience to its pupils from Pre-Nursery up to Year 11.

Consistently rated ‘Excellent’ in all areas by the BSO International School Inspectorate (most recently in 2022/23 academic year), King’s La Moraleja stands apart as Spain’s first ‘High-Performance Learning World Class School’ (accredited in 2020 and 2023) and for our continued commitment to staff and student wellbeing, receiving the ‘Wellbeing Award for Schools’ in 2023.

This complementary approach to education enables our students to excel, a fact highlighted by the outstanding performance of recent IGCSE Classes of 2022 (46% of results achieved 9’s) and 2023 (31% of results achieved 9’s).

Joining the King’s La Moraleja staff team means joining a group of creative, open-minded and forward-facing professionals who are motivated to deliver a personalised and high-quality education to all.

A career at King’s La Moraleja also opens the door to a wider network of professional development and opportunity. We are a flagship member of the Inspired Group of Schools, a leading global premium schools group educating over 100,0000 students across an international network of over 100 schools on 6 continents.

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:

• To create a vision, sense of purpose and pride in Science.
• Responsibility for implementing a robust, supportive and challenging quality assurance programme that ensures excellent teaching and learning is taking place within Science.
• The Teacher of Science is also expected to undertake the standard duties of a classroom teacher in Science as specified in the teacher job description.
• Lead by example by being an excellent classroom practitioner that offers excellent learning opportunities and encourages pupils to become life-long lovers of learning.
• Ensure appropriate work is set if a member of the department is absent.
• Support team members in being excellent practitioners and identify opportunities to help them develop further.
• Ensure all staff and pupils follow school policies and procedures particularly in relation to health and safety, safeguarding, behaviour, use of English, rewards and sanctions and high standards of professional dress. Support staff in implementing these policies, offering guidance and advice as necessary.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:

• Bachelor Degree. (essential)
• Qualified Teacher Status. (essential)
• Professional development to prepare for leadership: NPQSL / CPML or equivalent. (desirable)
• Masters Degree in Education or Leadership. (desirable)
• At least 2 years’ teaching experience in British National Curriculum schools either in
  the UK or internationally. (desirable)
• Excellent communication skills and ability to manage differences in expectations, personalities and experience within a team.

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.