Business Studies teacher

Required Degrees: Teaching degree/PGCE
Fields of Expertise: Business Studies teacher -GCSE and A-Level
Salary: €28,000 EUR

Details: SCHOOL HISTORY
Oakley College opened in 1989 and over the last 35 years we have developed to accommodate 550 students between the ages of 2 and 18. The school is privately owned and fully authorised by NABSS (The National Association of British schools in Spain), the Spanish government.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
We believe that a caring and stimulating environment is essential to the development of children. We aim to provide a high quality educational experience to our students, ensuring a passion for learning and life.
OUR VISION
A confident learning community
OUR MISSION
To provide a high quality British education in a caring family environment
OUR CORE VALUES
Respect, Responsibility and Resolving Problems
SALARY AND BENEFITS
Salary for the post is in line with the teachers in Spain, terms and conditions document (national guidelines). Teaching salary 28.000€ gross per year. Estimated Tax (IRPF): 16% plus Social Security tax: 6.35%
The gross salary is paid in Euros, 12 months of the year into the teacher’s bank account
There is a free three course school meal every day, including a vegetarian option
A CPD annual allowance of 200€
Free Spanish classes for beginners
The school does not charge for the education of teacher’s children, over the age of 3.
There is free private medical care in the case of work-related injury or illness.
Medical cover covers the entire family.
The school also provides administrative support in meeting the legal requirements for foreigners wishing to live and work in Spain.
CANDIDATE INFORMATION
The ideal candidate would be fully qualified and have a minimum of two years’ experience of teaching the National Curriculum or similar curriculum.
Oakley provides its teachers with permanent employment contracts. Successful applicants will be expected to participate fully in the development of a vibrant, expanding learning community and, through our staff development programme, to further their own skills whilst contributing to our evolving vision for the school’s future success. The Oakley College community includes children from more than fifteen nationalities, although the vast majority are local Spanish children. All teaching is done in English (except for languages) and EAL experience is valued.
LEARNING FOCUSED
We pride ourselves on our family atmosphere, positive links with the local community, our strong academic programme, and above all, the committed team of staff who care for and educate our students. We want our students to be happy at school and be an integral part of our confident, learning community.
The school seeks self-motivated professionals who can achieve excellence by positively adapting to an international setting, whilst maintaining the very highest expectations of their students and themselves.
JOB DESCRIPTION
To teach students, creating an environment where they want to learn and where they can naturally discover their true passions, taking responsibility for their academic progress and pastoral care.
Learning and teaching
To plan, prepare and deliver schemes of work in accordance with school policies.
To maintain a working knowledge of National Curriculum & other DFE documents.
To maintain records of pupils’ progress including all statutory documents required by the UK DFE or the Spanish Ministry of Education.
To produce reports and grades for pupils as per the school calendar.
To conduct termly meetings with parents to discuss and explain their child’s
performance and progress in school.
To provide and maintain an attractive and stimulating environment in which to foster effective teaching and learning.
To monitor progress and the effectiveness of class work and to evaluate and modify planning and teaching as necessary
Managing
To understand and implement:
Regulations and correct procedures relating to attendance registers
Emergency and evacuation procedures
Health and safety policies
All curriculum polices
Any other organisational policies or agreed procedures
To conduct standardised or other tests when required and document pupils’ performance
To attend and participate in weekly staff meetings and also on other occasions as required
To understand and implement all welfare and safeguarding policies.
To liaise with other staff as required e.g. educational psychologist.
To promote and safeguard the welfare of all pupils at school.
SAFEGUARDING
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. Safeguarding is defined as:
Protecting children from maltreatment
Preventing impairment of children’s health and development
Ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care and
Taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes” (Gov.UK 2014)