Year 1 Primary Teacher

About the School - The British School of Barcelona (City):
The British School of Barcelona (BSB) is a great school in a wonderful location. We are an HMC school and were judged by a recent BSO (British Schools Overseas) inspection to be outstanding in every area, including quality of education, safeguarding, pupil welfare and academic outcomes.

BSB is a large, very popular school for children aged 3 to 18. Our curriculum is based on the English National Curriculum, and we offer a wide range of GCSEs, A levels and the International Baccalaureate Diploma, all alongside a significant enrichment programme.

Over 2000 pupils from more than 74 nationalities attend the school and over 315 staff work at BSB. We are based in three locations, two just outside the city of Barcelona – in Castelldefels, where we have a Primary, Secondary and Pre-University campus, and in the cosmopolitan town of Sitges, where we have another Primary campus. BSB City is in the heart of Barcelona City itself with a Foundation campus (built September 2021), and a brand-new main campus which opened in September 2023.

The growth of the school has been accompanied by significant investment over recent years, including the building of a state-of–the art Pre-University Centre (Nexus), a full-sized 4G rugby and football pitch, dedicated STEM facilities and the new BSB City campuses. Barcelona is a wonderful place to live, combining an amazing city with beaches and mountains nearby. The quality of life is excellent with a mild climate and year-round sunshine.

The school now has an exciting opportunity for an experienced
Year 1 Primary Teacher
to join our fantastic team.

About Cognita:
Cognita is a global leader in independent education. Founded in 2004, we are a growing community of 90 schools in 21 countries - in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East - serving more than 100,000 students. Each of our schools are proudly unique, however our collective purpose is to create an environment where everyone can, "Thrive in a rapidly evolving world".

At Cognita, we know every student is unique. We nurture their distinct personalities and strengths. We support them academically, socially, and emotionally, wherever they are in the world, wherever they're starting from. And each and every one of our schools is unique too.

We protect what's special about them, while offering them rich knowledge, opportunities, and best practices. And they get to be part of something bigger. We open their classrooms to the collective wisdom of 90 schools in 21 countries, ensuring every child gets an education that's, quite literally, world class.

It's an individual approach that empowers every school, teacher and student to focus on what they do best and thrive.

About the Role:
We are recruiting an outstanding
Year 1 Teacher (maternity cover)
to join our Primary team at the BSB City Campus. We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic practitioner who will work collaboratively within our Year 1 team and demonstrate a strong understanding of effective phonics teaching. The successful candidate will deliver engaging, systematic phonics sessions, use assessment to support early reading development, and ensure all pupils make strong progress.

Join a team of dedicated, enthusiastic, inspirational individuals who appreciate the rigor of the English curriculum, but embrace the freedoms offered by an international setting, to plan for, and deliver outstanding results for our students. A commitment to the wider life of the school is also an essential expectation of the job.

Please note – UK qualifications and relevant
experience are essential for all posts.
You will:

• Deliver the Year 1 Primary curriculum, modeling outstanding practice, in an innovative and inspirational way.
• Have high expectations of all students and to track progress, using formative assessment tools, based on relevant data, observations through a wide range of opportunities.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of effective phonics teaching.
• Assist in the process of curriculum development and delivery of an appropriate, comprehensive, high quality curriculum program in key stage 1.
• Provide feedback and communicate effectively with parents, ensuring that both the student and parents are aware of student strengths and targets, across the year.
• Work collaboratively with teachers to offer cover capacity across the school.
• Actively engage with the school's performance management programme.
• Work with colleagues and members of the SLT to ensure that the school improvement plan priorities are effectively implemented.

To view our full Role Profile,
click here
.

Benefits at Cognita:
All positions are offered with attractive packages including very competitive salaries, places for children in BSB, and other local benefits. Full induction and help with settling in Barcelona will be provided.

How to Apply:
Complete this application before the closing date:
9am Friday 30th January 2026 (Spanish time)
. Interviews will follow shortly afterwards.

Cognita Schools are 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 practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of background.

Early applications are encouraged, we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to closing date for the right applicant.