Summary
Location
Bratislava
Type
full-time
About this role
The British International School Bratislava is a leading international school in Slovakia, offering exceptional education since 1997. Our school is renowned for academic excellence, resulting in outstanding IB results and successful university placements worldwide. Located in Bratislava, our state-of-the-art facilities provide a conducive learning environment and include extensive performing arts and sports amenities, promoting holistic development and a passion for learning. We teach an engaging curriculum to students aged 3-18, preparing them for a global future. With a focus on targeting future colleagues, join our dynamic team and contribute to our prestigious institution as we continue to stand out in the market of international education.
Job Description
- Promote the ‘mission’ and philosophy of the school ensuring that children are working towards being truly bilingual, international citizens.
- Ensure that planning, preparation, recording, assessment, and reporting are of the highest quality and meet the varying learning and social needs of students.
- Be flexible and adjust to the needs of the school, actively contributing to the school development plans and growth.
- Demonstrate thorough curriculum knowledge, teach, and assess effectively.
- Be able to teach Whole Music EYFS to Year 6
- Use the student tracking and monitoring process to advance student learning and enhance professional practice in line with the school’s aspirations and priorities.
- Take personal responsibility for professional development.
- Effectively communicate the school’s narrative, being an ambassador for our school at all times.
Required Skills/Abilities
Qualification/ Training:
- Qualified to degree level or above in Music plus PGCE/QTS – Essential
Experience:
- Experience of teaching a UK National Curriculum– Essential
- Experience of teaching IB and IGCSE Music-Desirable
- Proven track record with at least two years’ teaching experience – Essential
- Good classroom practice and interpersonal skills – Essential
- Demonstrable evidence of innovating and adapting curriculum to engage children and enable them to reach their potential – Essential
- Working in partnership with parents – Essential
Skills:
- Excellent oral and written communication skills – Essential
- Ability to teach different age-ranges and English proficiency levels – Essential
- Ability to engage children and enable them to perform highly – Essential
- Use of iSAMS – Desirable
- Evidence of commitment to continuous professional development – Desirable
- Confident global citizen or a willingness to become one – Desirable
- Understand the complex and demanding environment of an international school community – Desirable
Others:
- The ability to integrate technology into the classroom experience to enhance and extend the learning of students
- Successfully teach students using technology in a virtual/hybrid environment
- Strong proficiency with 365 office for producing reports, analysing data and preparing resources.
- Good cross-cultural, interpersonal and communication skills to interact with diverse nationalities and cultures.
- Excellent analytical skills – with the passion and drive to demonstrate and quantify success.
- Results orientated with the ability to consistently map efforts against identified KPIs.
- Excellent time management skills and flexibility in dealing with multi-functional tasks.
At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world-class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people can thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils where we embrace all race, abilities, religions, genders, and cultures.
All post holders in regulated activity (having regular unsupervised contact with children) are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both your country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years.
We welcome applications from suitable qualified persons from all diverse backgrounds.
Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Other facts
About Nord Anglia Education
What you'll do
- The teacher must promote the school's mission, ensuring students become bilingual international citizens, while maintaining high quality in planning, assessment, and reporting to meet diverse student needs. They are expected to actively contribute to school development plans and effectively teach and assess Whole Music from EYFS to Year 6.
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