Teacher of English

**Job type**:
Full Time, Permanent

26 January 2025

**Job overview**:
Kensington School, Madrid, a prestigious International British school of more than 50 years standing **seek a dynamic, forward-looking and ambitious Teacher of English.**

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 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.

Kensington School is one of Spain´s premium educational establishments with alumni who have excelled in all areas of European life, from medicine and engineering to politics and the arts. For over 50 years, it has been a school which combines academic and pastoral excellence with a genuine commitment to embedding itself in the lives of its students and its city, and in its latest chapter as part of the Inspired Group, it is moving both British and Spanish education into the future of our sector. The school has an excellent balance of performance (last year´s IGCSE results were in the top ten of Inspired schools globally (of 116) and our Spanish Bachillerato were the best results in Spain within the group) and support, and our pupils truly leave us as well-rounded individuals, ready to thrive on the global stage, fluent in at least two languages.

**Main Areas of Responsibility**

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

**Qualifications & Experience**
- 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 requirements at KS3 and KS4, 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

Safeguarding Notice

Equal Opportunities

We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at Kensington School is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the community we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.

**About**Kensington School**:
**Kensington School**
- Avenida Bularas 2, Pozuelo De Alarcon
- Madrid
- 28224
- Spain

+34 1 715 4797

**Our School is part of the Inspired Education Group**

Kensington School was founded in 1968. We were and are a pioneering centre for British education in Spain. Since then, we have designed an educational project rooted in teaching traditions that continue to produce magnificent results today: comprehensive Maths, short lessons, public speaking and performance, learning to program in Computing.

This experience allows us to envision Kensington’s education of the future: we continue to choose the best teachers and the innovative methodologies that best suit our ideology, so that our students grow up to be well-rounded citizens and leaders of the 21st century.

Supported by an educational community made up of prestigious schools across the world, we prepare our students to face the challenges of life in a complex and globalised world. We go beyond the boundaries of traditional teaching and cultivate cross-curricular skills, with innovative academic, artistic and sports programmes. Inspired students leave school with outstanding academic results, a love for learning, with confidence, and firm and caring values to face the adventure of life.

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