English Teacher

**Salary**:
Competitive

**Job type**:
Full Time, Permanent

**Start date**:
August 2025

11 January 2025

**Job overview**:
**The British College of Gava, an IB World School, 20 minutes drive from Barcelona is seeking to appoint a passionate English Teacher to join our expanding Secondary school from August 2025.**

We are a growing school looking for potential leaders as well as excellent teachers.

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In addition to your interest in this role, you might also be interested in our annual in-person global career event, taking place in London on Saturday 18th January 2025. This school and up to 35 other schools from across the UK and international Inspired Education network will be attending and looking to speak to people seeking a new teaching role from August 2025. For more information and to register your interest in the event, please click here:
**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- To plan lessons by agreed deadlines in agreed formats and to ensure that copies of planning are available to interested parties.
- To provide a stimulating ordered classroom environment where time and resources are used well.
- To respond promptly and constructively to pupils’ work.
- To involve students in the target setting process.
- To set homework that consolidates and extends classroom learning and that is based on individual need.
- To ensure the good behaviour of students and to develop within them positive attitudes towards peers, adults, property and school work.
- To maintain effective records of pupil progress and to ensure the transfer of up to date records when pupils change classes or school.
- To develop and maintain a good home-school partnership; to consult with and inform parents of the progress, attainment and attitudes of their children.
- To contribute to a whole school team approach.

**THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE**:
Essential:

- UK Trained with qualified teacher status
- Bachelor's Degree
- Native level English language speaker
- Have experience of successfully teaching English Language & Literature A to IBDP Level and/or English Literature to A-Level (not TEFL) and will be able to demonstrate the value they have added to the outcomes of pupils under their care.

Desirable:

- Knowledge of the IB programmes
- Master’s or post graduate qualification
- Right to work in the EU

**About**British College of Gava**:
**British College of Gava**
- Carrer Josep Lluis Sert, 32, Gava, Barcelona
- 08850
- Spain

+34 36 534 108
- The British College of Gavà is located 20 minutes outside of Barcelona, the school sits among a plethora of pines in lush gardens. All its modern and spacious premises are equipped with the latest technology and modern teaching equipment creating effective teaching and learning environments._

**At the British College of Gavà (BCG) our mission is to foster an exciting, meaningful and lifelong passion for learning and academic curiosity.**:
The BCG community is dedicated to providing students with every opportunity to fulfil their potential through the taught curriculum and in extra and co-curricular activities. A strong academic culture permeates throughout the school: students appreciate the opportunities they have and take responsibility for their own learning, encouraged by independent and creative teaching.

We firmly believe in a holistic, balanced and broad education for sustainable development which is further enhanced by our privileged learning environment. Sustainability, cultural cooperation and respectful, lasting and rewarding relationships are placed at the centre of our educational philosophy and approach.

Creativity, Collaboration, Communication, and Critical Thinking are highly valued both inside and outside the classroom.

The academic culture at BCG is extremely important to us. Our students are purposeful and have a sense of pride in their studies. We encourage independent learning and follow the IB Diploma Programme and IB Career-Related Programme.

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