Senior Primary Teacher for Innovative Private School in Zurich (Grades 1–3)

Teaching jobs like this don’t come around often. The chance to know each child deeply because class sizes are deliberately small, one teacher for every seven children. To reimagine education for a rapidly changing world. To work alongside a deeply passionate and high-performing team of educators. To let your creative ideas flow and actually bring them to life.Full job description here here https://tinyurl.com/2c3crwud Role at a glance-Role:Senior Primary Teacher, grades 1–3- Location: Adliswil, Switzerland- Start date: August 2027, with the possibility of starting part-time earlier if available- Commitment:80–100% (additional part-time arrangements may also be possible)- Languages:Fluent English; German proficiency is a strong plus but not required- Experience: Substantial teaching experience, typically 7+ years- Compensation:Typically 15–25% higher than most Zurich private schools, with salaries benchmarked to the official Zurich public teacher scale.About UsAt Lumos School, we believe education should be both academically rigorous and joyful. We are a small, innovative German–English bilingual private school in Zürich, currently serving Grades 1–7 and growing towards Grade 9.Our exceptionally low student-to-teacher ratio of 1:7 allows us to provide personalized learning, individual coaching and meaningful relationships with every child.Our educational philosophy focuses on four principles: learning how to learn, combining challenge with enjoyment (“hard fun”), developing student independence and balancing academic mastery with exploration.We embrace hands-on projects, mixed-age learning, creativity and innovative teaching methods.The RoleWe are looking for an experienced, passionate and creative Senior Primary Teacher to join our Grades 1–3 team.You will take responsibility for curriculum planning, classroom teaching, assessment and student development while working collaboratively with another experienced teacher.We encourage our teachers to go beyond prescribed curricula, using their expertise and creativity to design engaging, meaningful learning experiences.You will play a particularly important role in developing English language and literacy, including phonics, reading, writing, vocabulary and communication skills, while supporting multilingual learners at different proficiency levels.Our two-teacher classroom model encourages shared planning, flexible responsibilities, constructive feedback and genuine collaboration.What We're Looking ForA...

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