GALILEO SCHOOL in BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA

High School Chemistry Teacher to start in August 2025. Teaching IGCSE Chemistry and High School Chemistry to small groups of able students. An opportunity to teach A level Chemistry and to work with motivated students among friendly colleagues in the middle of Europe.

Details of post

The successful candidate will be expected to teach the KS4, High School Chemistry curriculum, considering the varied needs of our pupils whose first language is not English. We welcome applications from both experienced and newly qualified teachers. We will be looking for the following qualities in our short-listed candidates: flexibility, good classroom organization and management, the ability to communicate and cooperate with colleague teachers and parents. In terms of personality, the candidate must be able to cope with mixed language levels, work well within a small professional team yet at the same time be self-sufficient, and enjoy the challenge of something new.

The teaching commitment is 23-24 lessons a week (45 minutes a lesson), morning supervision duties on a rota basis, tutoring/seminars for the talented students afternoon. The times when you are required to be present in school are from 7.30am to 3pm, except for occasional staff meetings. 

General info on GALILEO SCHOOL

GALILEO SCHOOL is a privately owned English language bilingual school in Bratislava in Slovakia (close to Vienna and Budapest). We provide an integrated English and Slovak curriculum to approximately 700 students aged 3 to 19.

GALILEO SCHOOL is an accredited Pearson Edexcel Centre and an OxfordAQA centre.

GALILEO SCHOOL prepares students for further education, professional and personal life within Europe and beyond. Our graduates are well prepared to study in both the national and international context. Students gain profound English language skills along with broad foundations in a variety of subjects within the curriculum. The key component of our educational philosophy is additive bilingualism, which develops both the mother tongue and the English language.

The factors that contribute to the high quality of education at GALILEO SCHOOL include a small number of pupils per class (maximum 20); students with good behaviour, lessons that motivate students and are fun, modern equipment, and passionate teachers who are innovative professionals. The language of instruction is English and is complemented with original British and American textbooks. Students prepare for a variety of language and subject examination such as GCE A levels, International GCSE, YLE, IELTS, S.A.T. We are registered with UCAS, and accredited by the Education Ministry of Slovakia.

General Information:

You will be entitled to 8 weeks of paid holidays for the calendar year, or appropriate length, to be taken our during school holidays. GALILEO SCHOOL offers lunches for its employees (1,42 EUR for lunch consisting of two dishes – soup and the main course). Health insurance is included for every employee here in Slovakia – partly paid by employer and employee- this is automatically taken from the salary.

Bratislava is the capital city of Slovakia and is a member of the EU. It offers a relatively inexpensive and yet high standard of living. It is a charming city spread on the both banks of the Danube river and has the most well-developed tourist facilities. With its position in central Europe, Bratislava is easy to reach. It is located just an hour from Vienna, two hours from Budapest and three hours from Prague, the three wonderful capital cities. Other European countries can also be reached by low-cost flights from Bratislava International Airport.

For further information about our school, please look us up on our website.