English Teacher grades 2-5 at one of Stockholm's most successful schools

Welcome to Europaskolan, a Swedish school with an international heart in the center of Stockholm. We are an authorized IB World School as well as an accredited Swedish school. Our students reguarly graduate from grade nine with among the best results in Stockholm. We have a diverse student body with students who speak Swedish and English fluently and our teachers come from all over the globe.

We are currently looking for a full time English teacher for our Primary Years Programme (grades 2-5) to start with us in January of 2025.

The language of instruction is English. A high level of English fluency is required, and international teaching experience is highly valued. A Swedish teaching license (lärarlegitimation) is mandatory.

Europaskolan was founded in 1998 to combine the best of Swedish and international education. We have been authorized by the International Baccalaureate® (IB) to run the Middle Years Program (MYP) since 2008 and the Primary Years Program (PYP) since 2011.

Our classes are small with motivated students. There are 2 classes per grade level from kindergarten (Förskoleklass) through the ninth grade. The atmosphere is one of warmth and respect. We strive to provide a safe and inspiring school environment, where our students are given the opportunity to grow into responsible world citizens. We place great value in collaboration and teamwork and pride ourselves on being a great place to work. Our teachers work closely with management on our school's development and have a voice in how the school is run.

As a teacher with us, you should be interested in:

• working with a common vision and an established professional language.
• building collegial trust as a prerequisite for collegial learning and planning.
• collaborative planning with colleagues.
• working in an international context with people from all over the world.
• educating students to become critical thinkers, and responsible world citizens.
• support our students by motivating them in a positive way while maintaininig high academic standards.
• working within the framwork of both the IB Middle Years Program and the Swedish national curriculum (LGR 22).
• Continually developing your pedagogy, methodology and didactics.

Your duties will be as follows:

• You will be working in an international setting with the IB PYP curriculum by planning and implementing Units of Inquiry that are relevant and motivating for our students.
• You will be collaborating often with the other PYP teachers within the organization on how best to design and implement our curriculum.
• You will be planning and evaluating lessons on a daily basis.
• You will be designing assessment tasks for students and provding feedback to students on all assigned tasks.
• You will be attending two PYP team meetings per week where student care and school development are on the agenda.
• You are expected to maintain the classrooms you teach in and hold the learning environment to a high standard.
• Although this position does not include mentorship responsibilities, you are expected to actively engage in the well-being of all students and participate in student care initiatives.
• You will be expected to build and maintain positive working relationships with all of your students and colleagues.

Seize this unique opportunity to come and work at a school with great students and a great atmosphere!