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. 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.
Akademeia High School has achieved three prestigious international accreditations HMC (The Head's Conference), AoBSO (Association of British Schools Overseas) and COBIS (Council of British International Schools), setting a new benchmark for excellence in global education.
These accreditations recognise the strength of our academic programme and the outstanding outcomes our students achieve — including entry to the world's top universities. They reflect the visionary leadership of the Headmaster and Senior Leadership Team, and the dedication of our highly qualified teaching staff.
About the role:
You will teach English Language and Literature to students aged 14-18, across a range of English courses at IGCSE and A Level.
English Language and Literature:
Working collaboratively with other members of the English Department, you will be involved in the planning and delivery of a range of our curricula throughout a given academic session.
You will also support students in the planning and delivery of major pieces of work, such as external coursework, as well as developing their wider essay and transactional writing skills.
In tandem with the wider department, you will take an active role in promoting and encouraging the development of literacy throughout the school, both by personal example and through community-engagement projects conducted with students.
Drawing upon your work in the Drama Department, and seeking, wherever possible, collaboration with further related departments, you will aim to enrich students’ understanding and appreciation of a wide range of literary genres, including dramatic texts.
You will be involved in the promotion of literature-related activities to the wider school community, such as raising awareness of the school’s reading resources, both in our library and through our online journal access, as well as supervising students in their familiarization with and use of these and related resources.
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. The maximum class size is 12, which allows our students to benefit from more focused and personalized teaching. Teachers are expected to either be involved in pastoral care (tutoring of a small group) or supporting student clubs and co-curricular activities; with reference to the teaching of Drama, this may include supporting students from outside of the department with school-wide productions, such as the annual musical or our external drama program. 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. Within the usual course of dramatic productions, drama teachers will also be expected to oversee and attend rehearsals that may be run in the evenings or at weekends, if not during regular working hours.
Staff benefits include 11 weeks paid holiday, access to private health insurance, sports card 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.
About you:
We are looking for creative teaching professionals with deep love of the word both written on the page and presented on the stage The desire to spark this same passion in your students should be the driving force of your vocation to educate others about English Literature. You should also be a highly effective communicator able to deliver premium lesson content for all of the British curriculum key stage examinations. The successful candidate will be a dynamic individual able to both inspire and widen students' interests in English Literature and Language.
Educational Qualifications:
- A Bachelor's degree or higher in English Literature or English Language and Literature, or English Literature
Experience
- Teaching experience specifically in A Level Literature and/or A Level Language and Literature, International Baccalaureate Language A: Literature (HL) and/or Language A: Language and Literature (HL); IGCSE or GCSE English Language, IGCSE or GCSE English Literature;
- Thorough knowledge of the subject curricula: IGCSE/GCSE and A Level
- Involvement in extra-curricular activities: professional, amateur, or voluntary
- Experience managing and leading groups of students/young people
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
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.
To apply, please complete the application form and submit it along with your cover letter and CV to us. AHS_job_application_form_2024_25.pdf