Vacancies

Teacher of Economics and Business Studies at Secondary School

Berlin British School is looking to recruit to its Secondary School, full-time from the end of August 2012, a teacher of Business Studies to Year 10 and 11 at IGCSE, and Economics to Year 12 and 13 at both IB Higher and Standard Levels. The successful candidate is also likely to be required to teach some Humanities, probably History, to Years 7 and 8.

Year 10-11 students are prepared for the Business Studies IGCSE examination with the CIE board, with candidates progressing to the International Baccalaureate Diploma, at both Standard and Higher Level, in Economics in Year 12 and 13. The position is initially for two years, with the possibility of extension for a successful candidate.

Applicants should possess a degree, and ideally have relevant teaching experience. The successful applicant will work in the Humanities Faculty, together with the teachers of History and Geography, and will be expected to teach some humanities to students at KS3.

As our website www.berlinbritishschool.de confirms, ‘Berlin British School is the only school in Berlin to offer an education based on the British model, set in an international context’.

Whilst we draw heavily on the British curriculum, at least up to Key Stage 3, and from the best British teaching methods, we are also an international school which attracts students from the cosmopolitan, attractive and exciting city of Berlin where most of our largely UK educated and trained staff live. Our commitment to educating the whole child is reflected in the school’s wide range of extracurricular activities to which all staff contribute. Again in the best tradition of British education, we also place much emphasis on pastoral care as we recognise that the fulfillment of our students’ academic potential and their individual happiness are interdependent.

We believe that our students enjoy their learning, and wish to attract staff who not only have the highest professional standards but also, put simply, like being in the classroom. For more details on the qualities we look for in our applicants for teaching posts please go to http://www.berlinbritishschool.de/en/about-us/vacancies where an application form is also available.

The school has its own salary scale. Interested applicants should download and complete the application form, and email it, along with their CV and contact details of two referees, to helen.page@berlinbritishschool.de by Wednesday 29 February 2012. Interviews will be in the week starting 12 March or that starting 19 March.

Qualities we are looking for in applicants

If you are considering applying for a teaching post at Berlin British School, a summary of the specific qualities and attributes we are looking for in applicants might help you. The list, which is not exhaustive, reflects the school’s beliefs and values as listed on the front page of the school’s website:

Commitment to the development of and care for the whole child
Interactive teaching: recognition that dialogue and exchange of ideas have as prominent a place in the classroom as instruction
Acknowledgment and promotion of respect for and full consideration of pupils’ well-informed views
Promotion of intellectual rigour and high academic standards
Close monitoring of pupils’ progress and performance
Maintenance of high standards of discipline and behaviour in a caring classroom environment
Striking an appropriate balance between traditional teaching methods and innovation in the classroom
Commitment to help pupils fulfil their academic potential, as measured by formal assessment, as well as develop their wider intellectual potential
Instilling awareness in pupils that ‘other people, with their differences, can also be right’
Open-minded, creative, flexible team player
Broadening pupils’ horizons intellectually as well as beyond their familiar physical surroundings
Readiness to assist with school’s extracurricular programme

Pool of considerations for employment

We always welcome interest from enthusiastic qualified teachers who are looking for a temporary or permanent position on our staff. If you are interested in joining our pool for employment consideration, please send all the appropriate details, including an up-to-date curriculum vitae, to Mrs Petra Dahlhaus at petra.dahlhaus@berlinbritishschool.de

We look forward to hearing from you.