Ib Dp Curriculum Coordinator

**CREATE YOUR FUTURE**

**METROPOLITAN SCHOOL OF PANAMA**

Location: PANAMA

We’re looking to recruit an **IB DP Coordinator** to join our **Metropolitan School of Panama** school, a **Nord Anglia Education** school.

**THE SCHOOL**

The MET opened its doors in August 2011 and has since, become one of Panama’s leading international schools, offering classes to students from Early Childhood through 12th grade. The MET celebrated its first graduating class in May 2016.

Originally located within the City of Knowledge in the Panama City suburb of Clayton; in the Fall of 2020, the MET opened a new purpose-built facility of over 5.5 hectares in Green Valley, Panama. Implementing state-of-the-art technology, the new facilities will allow the MET to continue teaching an innovative curriculum in world-class facilities.

In 2017, the school joined Nord Anglia Education (NAE), the world’s leading premium school organization, uniting with 80 other premium schools in 32 countries around the world. NAE’s global family of schools share a common philosophy that there is no limit to what its students can achieve. Through NAE’s global network, the MET participates in premium collaborations with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), The Juilliard School, and King’s College London. These programs enhance learning opportunities for students in the performing arts and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math), and offer teachers a unique opportunity for professional development.

**THE ROLE**

The Metropolitan School of Panama is seeking an experienced full-time teacher to work with our students in 11 and 12 grades. The IB DP Coordinator Teacher builds and maintains a successful IB Diploma Programme within the school by providing an educational atmosphere conductive to learning and development through the process of inquiry.

**ABOUT YOU**

You will be able to adapt quickly to our fast-paced international environment, you will possess a university degree, a recognized teaching qualification, and teaching experience. Committed and creative, you will be reflective on your own teaching and student outcomes, seeking out and implementing new ideas and innovative methods to raise the school’s level of achievement.

Keen to collaborate and share your specialist expertise, you will be a fitting ambassador for the school. You will communicate with confidence across diverse audiences and situations, using your expertise to build strong relationships with parents and students. You will also be able to meet visa-related restrictions for Panama including holding a bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Education.

**NORD ANGLIA EDUCATION**

We’re Nord Anglia Education, one of the world’s largest premium international school organizations. Every day, our teachers and support colleagues help our thousands of students achieve more than they ever imagined possible.

A transformational education at one of our schools is focused on excellent academic outcomes, creativity, well-being, and international connectedness. Our innovative use of educational technology also creates a personalized, 21st-century learning experience for all students, while our global scale means we can recruit and retain the world’s best teachers and offer unforgettable events and expeditions.

Our people are empowered to make a difference in their fields of expertise. Our fast pace of growth requires evolution and change from everyone, giving you the chance to define the role you do in the future. This challenges the learning agility of our employees and ensures every day brings interesting new experiences.

Founded in 1972 in the United Kingdom, our first international school opened in 1992 in Warsaw, followed by rapid growth across the world since the 2000s.

When you join our team, you’ll become part of a global family of experts working for a fast-growing premium international brand.

**OUR SCHOOLS**

Each Nord Anglia Education school is unique in character and designed to meet the needs of its community. We are ambitious for our students, our people, and our schools. Working together, we can achieve more than we can individually.

We also create unique opportunities to benefit our students and people, such as Global Campus, Nord Anglia University, and our collaborations with The Juilliard School, MIT, UNICEF, and King’s College London.

**OUR GLOBAL ACADEMIC RESULTS**

The 2020-2021 school year was the strongest ever in terms of Nord Anglia Education’s academic results. For the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, our students achieved a 36.2 global point average and a 98% pass rate, with over 20 students earning a perfect score of 45. In the A-levels, our students achieved 65.4% of grades at A*-A, along with 83.7% at A*-B, with a group-wide pass rate of 99.4%, and seven schools achieved a perfect 100% pass rate. In this year’s I/GCSE results, 59.6% of students achieved A*-A grades, with a group-wide pass