Teacher of English

**Salary**:
Annual gross salary + lunch benefits

**Job type**:
Full Time, Maternity Cover

**Start date**:
May 2025

24 May 2025

**Job overview**:
Our aim is to enable every child to achieve more than they dreamed possible, in a happy and inclusive environment where everyone is supported and encouraged to excel.

Students in Key Stage 3 follow most elements of the British National Curriculum, studying heritage texts, modern novels, poetry and non-fiction texts with a focus on vocabulary, comprehension and writing skills.

At Key Stage 5, we currently offer the Edexcel Language/Literature combined course.

Note that this role is not suited to teachers of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). Our EAL / TEFL provision is delivered by a separate department, called MEP (Mastering English Pathway). If you are interested in a role within our MEP team (MEP), please contact the school separately to this advert.

**The School is**:

- known as one of the leading British International Schools in the region and listed as one of the- top Schools in Spain 2024 (Forbes)

- fully accredited by NABSS, the Spanish Ministry; we are also a member of ACADE.
- 1050 pupils aged from 3 years to 18 years.
- well-established and were founded 20 years ago.
- one with a history of pupils going on to study at universities around the world.
- located in a purpose built campus in the beautiful town of San Pedro de Alcantara, 10 minutes from Marbella and 50 minutes from Malaga.
- Proactive and inspirational teacher, preferably with independent and/or international experience.
- Enjoys working with children in a positive and supportive manner.
- QTS preferably from a UK provider. (Applications from NQTs would also be considered).
- Knowledge and experience of leading and implementing the national curriculum for England and Wales up to and including A Level.
- A native level of English.
- Experience of and willingness to actively participate in the pastoral and enriched life of the school community.
- A genuine team player who is happy to contribute and lead initiatives within a successful and supportive department.
- Knowledge of Spanish, or willingness to learn Spanish would be an advantage.

**In return we offer**:

- An amazing career opportunity to teach in a prestigious, internationally-minded school.
- A competitive local salary.
- A great working environment.
- Well-structured continual professional development programme.

Successful applicants will be expected to undertake full safeguarding checks and provide a minimum of two references covering the last five years of employment.

**About**Laude San Pedro International College**:
**Laude San Pedro International College**
- Urbanizacion Nueva Alcantara, 2 Avenida La Coruna, San Pedro de Alcantara
- Malaga
- 29760
- Spain

+34 5 279 9900

**Welcome to Laude San Pedro International College**:
Thank you for your interest in our School. We hope that this career site will give you a sense of the amazing opportunities that we want for all of our staff, as well as the inspirational impact each member of our community has upon the development of the School.

Laude San Pedro International College is an inclusive school with a programme focused on academic excellence, teaching the British National Curriculum - from age 3 to 18 - and, from age 12, offering the possibility of studying the Spanish ESO and Bachillerato curricula (with up to 65% of classes in English). We have a strong focus on academic standards - our GCSE and A Level results, as well as the Spanish Selectividad, are well above national averages in both countries. It is a highly international environment with students of over 50 nationalities enjoying a unique learning environment designed to meet their needs. All our UK curriculum teachers are native English speakers and have many years of experience in the UK and abroad.

We are part of the global education group ISP ('International Schools Partnership') one of the largest education groups in the world. As a global group of schools, our students benefit from being part of a wider international community which offers many additional learning and cultural opportunities.

Our excellent facilities include an artificial turf football pitch, two multi-sports courts and a gymnasium with changing rooms for over 400 people. We also have state-of-the-art digital learning facilities including four computer rooms, a multimedia lab and a graphic design room, as well as the latest technological devices (iPads, Chromebooks and interactive whiteboards). Innovative science labs to support the science curriculum through to A-Levels and dedicated rooms for drama, food technology labs and a new radio studio. We have a large 200-seat dining hall with its own kitchen where school meals are prepared and an extensive library to encourage our pupils to develop an interest in reading and research.

We offer a unique and incredible educational experience to each one of our students, which we call “A