**Oakley College**
Spain€ 2 333 - € 2 334 per month
**Job type**:
Full Time, Maternity Cover**Start date**:
17 November 202520 September 2025**Job overview**:
Paternity Cover PE teacher (November 2025 to March 2026)We require an enthusiastic, graduate qualified PE teacher to teach KS 4 and 5 to help build on the high standards of our successful PE department. You will be a consistently good teacher who is committed, adaptable and able to motivate students of all abilities.
SCHOOL INFORMATION
SCHOOL HISTORY
Oakley College opened in 1989 as a nursery school accommodating 30 children. Over the last 33 years, we have developed to accommodate 550 students between the ages of 2 and 18. The school is privately owned and fully authorised by NABSS (The National Association of British schools in Spain), the Spanish government and one of only 4% of British International schools around the world to be fully authorised as a BSO (British School Overseas) school by the DFE (Department for Education in the UK).
The school continues to develop and grow and in 2018-19 we opened our new Oakley Park, a 5000m2 sports, natural and recreational area serving the school community. In January 2020 we opened our new Infant school building, adjacent to the Primary and secondary site.
Oakley College has been recognised as one of the top 100 schools in Spain by the El Mundo newspaper and has been selected for the last 12 years (2011-2022) as one of the top 20 International schools in the Spain.LOCAL AREA
Oakley College is situated in Tafira, on the outskirts of Las Palmas, capital of the beautiful island of Gran Canaria. The school is 20 minutes from Las Palmas, 20 minutes from the international airport and located in the foothills to the national park and beautiful mountainous areas of Gran Canaria.
Tafira
The city of Las Palmas has a range of cultural events over the year ranging from cinema, international music, jazz and opera festivals, through to the month long carnival celebrations
POSITIVE OUTCOMES AND RESULTS
We believe in developing student’s life skills and helping them to be happy, confident learners.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
We believe that a caring and stimulating environment is essential to the development of children. We aim to provide a high quality educational experience to our students, ensuring a passion for learning and life.
OUR VISION
A confident learning community
OUR MISSION
To provide a high quality British education in a caring family environment
OUR CORE VALUES
Respect, Responsibility and Resolving ProblemsCANDIDATE INFORMATIONSuccessful applicants will be expected to participate fully in the development of a vibrant, expanding learning community. The Oakley College community includes children from more than fifteen nationalities, although the vast majority are local Spanish children. All teaching is done in English (except for languages) and EAL experience is valued.
LEARNING FOCUSED
We pride ourselves on our family atmosphere, positive links with the local community, our strong academic programme, and above all, the committed team of staff who care for and educate our students. We want our students to be happy at school and be an integral part of our confident, learning community.
The school seeks self-motivated professionals who can achieve excellence by positively adapting to an international setting, whilst maintaining the very highest expectations of their students and themselves.
SALARY AND BENEFITS
Salary for the post is in line with the teachers in Spain, terms and conditions document (national guidelines). PE Teaching salary is 2,333€ gross per month.There is a free three course school meal every day, including a vegetarian option
Free Spanish classes for beginnersThere is free private medical care in the case of work-related injury or illness
The school also provides administrative support in meeting the legal requirements for foreigners wishing to live and work in Spain, including:
support in obtaining the legal documentation necessary to work in Spain
support in registering with your local doctor
assistance in opening a bank account and organising Internet and mobile phones.WORKING CONDITIONS
WORKING YEAR
If the Teacher is employed full time, he/she shall be available for work for 185 days in any year, of which 180 days shall be days on which he/she will be required to teach pupils in addition to carrying out other duties. The 185 days shall be specified by the Principal.THE TEACHING DAY
There are 30 periods (of 50 minutes) a week in the primary timetable. The teaching day starts at 08.45 in primary and finishes at 15.30 in EY/KS1. Staff are required to be in school from 08.30 until 15.50.
KS1 teachers have 4 non-contact periods a week.HOLIDAYS
The school operates 180 teaching days each year, plus 5 in-service days. There are two months holiday in summer (July & most of August), 2/3 weeks at Christmas, 2 weeks at Easter and 2/3 days mid-term break, plus several Spanish bank holidays.Job Purpose
To teac