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Job description

We are looking for a dynamic, academically-driven teacher to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of Akademeia High School, which is already a well-established international school in its ninth year of operation. You would be a part of a caring and inclusive community where both our students and staff have agency and thrive while sharing a passion for learning.

About Akademeia:

Akademeia High School is an academically-selective school in Warsaw, offering IGCSEs and A Levels alongside Akademeia Assessed Courses. The majority of our students are preparing to study at Oxbridge, Russell group, and Ivy League universities as well as acclaimed architecture, art and music schools. With a rigorous admissions process and A Level classes taught in the form of undergraduate seminars, the school pursues a pre-university university model. The school offers a robust scholarship programme, with 10% of places allocated to merit-based, partial and full scholarships. Together with Akademeia High School Foundation, the school also supports several educational outreach and community engagement initiatives.

About the job:

You will have a chance to work with some of the most intellectually curious young minds and have the chance to inspire them through stimulating and creative lessons in small classes of up to 12 students.

You will be joining a dedicated team of 10 enthusiastic mathematicians who regularly collaborate and share resources and strategies for engaging our students. Our commitment to a student-centred approach fosters critical thinking and problem-solving skills, which prepares students for academic success and lifelong learning.

Mathematics department is dynamic, offering frequent CPD workshops and departmental meetings; we also embrace diverse teaching styles and actively support peer-to-peer learning through lesson observations and constructive feedback. We follow the Pearson International GCSE and A Level curricula, and in Y11 we also teach GCSE Statistics and a pre-A Level programme, which is designed by our team, to ensure our students are thoroughly prepared for A Level.

As the school’s largest department, we consistently achieve outstanding results. In 2023, our student earned the Highest Mark in the world in the International A Level in Mathematics, and in 2024 another achieved a perfect 200/200 on the iGCSE. Many of our students go on to study at prestigious Universities, such as Warwick University (Mathematics), Imperial College (Mathematics and Engineering), LSE (Mathematics), Oxford University (Engineering), and Princeton and MIT (Engineering). We also encourage participation in prestigious mathematics competitions like the UKMT and British Mathematical Olympiad, where our students frequently earn gold medals and merit awards.

About you:

We are seeking a passionate Mathematics Teacher eager to contribute to our team's success and bring fresh ideas to our department. If you are dedicated to making a difference and wish to be part of a collaborative and high-achieving team, we would love to hear from you.

The full-time teaching commitment is 20 hours of instruction per week with generous time allowances built into the timetable to facilitate effective preparation, marking, and report writing. Teachers are expected to either be involved in pastoral care (tutoring of a small group) or supporting student clubs and co-curricular activities. The regular school week is from Monday to Friday, with occasional school events happening on weekends (e.g. open days, school trips) that teachers may be required to attend.

Staff benefits include 12 weeks paid holiday, access to private health insurance and mental health package, subsidised lunches, professional development scheme and further qualification support. Extracurricular activities, such as afternoon clubs, supervision of Personal Development Projects and trips are paid additionally in line with the school’s extracurricular points system.

Educational Qualifications

● A Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mathematics

Experience

● Teaching experience specifically in A Levels or International Baccalaureate

● Thorough knowledge of the subject curricula– iGCSE and A Level

● Involvement in extra-curricular activities: professional, amateur, or voluntary

● Experience managing and leading groups of students/young people

● High level of IT literacy

Newly qualified teachers and recent graduates are welcome to apply. The school’s professional development scheme includes funding for PGCE qualification.

For more information about the school and to gain a better understanding of what it is like to work with us, please visit.

https://www.akademeia.edu.pl/our-team/working-at-ahs

For informal enquires about the position you are welcome to contact us at [email protected]

To apply, please complete the application form and submit it along with your cover letter and CV.

Selected candidates will be interviewed by the Headmaster and the Head of Department. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to spend a day in our school and deliver a demonstration lesson.

Akademeia High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous ten years’ employment history.

It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

https://www.akademeia.edu.pl/about-us/policies

Akademeia High School is committed to strengthening our inclusive culture by identifying, hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing teammates regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender expression, age, disability status, neurodivergence, socio-economic background or other demographic characteristics. Candidates who share our vision and principles and are interested in contributing to the success of AHS through this role are strongly encouraged to apply.

Poszukujemy pielęgniarki lub pielęgniarza szkolnego, który będzie dbał/a o zdrowie naszych uczniów.

Akademeia High School została założona w celu stworzenia unikalnego środowiska edukacyjnego, w którym uczniowie mogą rozwijać się jako osoby kreatywne, niezależne i myślące krytycznie. Nasze programy nauczania są elastyczne i dostosowane do indywidualnych potrzeb uczniów, ich mocnych stron oraz zainteresowań. Uczymy poprzez dialog, zachęcamy naszych uczniów do wykraczania poza program nauczania; do testowania granic tego, co wiedzą i jak myślą.

Zakres obowiązków:

• realizowanie opieki zdrowotnej nad uczniami w szkole,
• prowadzenie działań profilaktycznych,
• udzielanie pierwszej pomocy,
• czynne poradnictwo dla uczniów,
• prowadzenie dokumentacji medycznej,
• w nagłych przypadkach kontakt z lekarzem i bliskimi uczniów,
• wsparcie w sprawach opiekuńczo wychowawczych dotyczących dobrostanu uczniów.

Nasze wymagania:

• aktualne prawo wykonywania zawodu,
• doświadczenie pracy na podobnym stanowisku z dziećmi i młodzieżą,
• dobra organizacja pracy własnej,
• znajomość języka angielskiego w stopniu komunikatywnym,
• umiejętność obsługi komputera,
• doświadczenie administracyjne.

Oferujemy:

• atrakcyjne wynagrodzenie
• praca w międzynarodowym środowisku
• dofinansowanie do lunchy
• prywatne ubezpieczenie medyczne i dostęp do opieki psychologicznej

Jak aplikować:

Aby złożyć aplikację, kandydaci powinni przesłać swoje CV oraz list motywacyjny na adres [email protected]. Zastrzegamy sobie prawo do zamknięcia rekrutacji po zatrudnieniu odpowiedniego kandydata, dlatego zachęcamy do wcześniejszego składania aplikacji. Jeśli nie otrzymasz odpowiedzi od nas w ciągu dwóch tygodni od wysłania aplikacji, oznacza to, że nie została ona przyjęta.

Przyjmujemy aplikacje bez względu na wiek, płeć, pochodzenie etniczne czy religię. Szkoła zobowiązuje się do ochrony oraz poszanowania praw i dobrostanu naszych uczniów, dlatego oczekujemy, że wszyscy kandydaci będą poszelać te zobowiązania.