Teacher of Economics

ROLE SUMMARY:

Kensington School, Madrid, a prestigious International British school of more than 50 years standing seek a dynamic, forward-looking and ambitious Teacher of Economics.
At Kensington School, you will join an inspirational and growing team of teachers and staff looking to establish itself at the forefront of IB and IGCSE (Pearson) teaching in the beautiful city of Madrid. If you are looking for an opportunity to progress quickly in an international setting, whilst enjoying a cosmopolitan lifestyle combined with the support of a first-rate leadership team and the premium offering of Inspired education, this may be the role for you. Our Humanities and Economics department is second to none, and should you wish to learn more about the school from them, please do get in touch with us directly.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The purpose of your role will be:

• To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students and to support a designated curriculum area as appropriate.
• To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students as a teacher/form tutor.
• To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.
• To contribute to raising standards of student attainment
• To share and support the school's responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.

Your main areas of responsibility will fall under the areas of:

• Operational and strategic planning (including lesson planning, developing resources and syllabuses, and contributing to the departmental plan)
• Curriculum planning
• Staff development (including continuing professional development and engaging fully in the Performance Management Review process)
• Quality assurance (including contributing to the process of monitoring and evaluating the subject area)
• Management of information (including maintaining appropriate records and tracking student progress)
• Communications with students, parents and other stakeholders
• Pastoral system (including being a form tutor to a selected group of students)
• Teaching, ensuring a high-quality learning experience for students.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:

• Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree.
• Have successful teaching experience at secondary level (can be teaching practice)
• Understand the theory and practice of effective teaching and learning.
• Understand the importance of high expectations and equality of access for all students, and of being a tutor.
• Have knowledge of National Curriculum, iGCSE and IB requirements across KS3-5 and of writing lesson plans, developing resources and assessing students' work
• Be able to work as part of a team and to develop and maintain positive relationships with all staff.
• Have a good level of ICT skills.
• Be able to create a motivating and safe learning environment for all students.
• Be able to communicate positively with parents, carers and other external agencies where necessary.
• Have good written and spoken communication skills.
• Be able to lead and manage their own work effectively.
• Have excellent time management skills.
• Be able to motivate students and raise their aspirations through a range of strategies.

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.