Teacher of English (Secondary)

TEACHER OF ENGLISH (SECONDARY)

Nord Anglia International School Al Khor (NAISAK), Qatar

Nord Anglia International School Al Khor is looking to appoint an outstanding Teacher of English (Secondary) to join a well-established, supportive team in a highly successful and expanding school.

The closing date for applications is 26th December 2024. 

The start date for this role is 1st August 2025.  

About you

You can create a learning culture in your classroom where students are supported, challenged, and inspired to be the best they can be - students in your classes will believe there are no limits to what can be achieved. Your excellent motivation and communication skills enable you to create a feeling of energy, excitement, and personal investment within the classroom. Receptive to feedback and ready to embrace change, you will be keen to share best practice with colleagues and peers.

You will have the following:

·        university degree in your specialist subject

·        teaching qualification

·        considerable teaching experience and knowledge of the curriculum

You will also be able to meet visa-related restrictions for Qatar, including possession of a Bachelor’s degree and a teaching qualification from a face-to-face (non-online) course. 

About the role

Join our dynamic international education environment, where you will deliver a fit-for-purpose curriculum, built on the UK National Curriculum and preparing students for external examinations at IGSCE/AS-A levels. You will understand the diverse international language environment within our school community to create effective curriculum programmes and schemes of work necessary to not only teach English subject content, but also continue to support English language development for student across all areas of the curriculum.

Please refer to the job description of the role for the following information:

·        Job purpose

·        Reporting to

·        Key relationships

·        Key results areas

·        Performance measurement

About our school

Nord Anglia International School Al Khor (NAISAK) is a highly successful, growing school with a committed and inspirational team of teaching professionals at its heart. Our close-knit, supportive team is proud to be at the centre of the local community, educating over 1100 young people aged 3-18. Secondary is 4-form entry at Key Stage 3, and 3-form entry in KS4 upwards, with approximately 430 students aged 11-18.

Our school resides in the town of Al Khor, 35 minutes north of Doha (the capital of Qatar). We educate both local and expat students through a bespoke Secondary curriculum which draws on both the English National curriculum and the Qatar Ministry of Education curriculum.

The school prides itself on fostering student wellbeing, personalisation of learning and a strong sense of multiculturalism and global citizenship. We also have strong through-school links and ensure consistent progression from Primary to Secondary to offer all our students a rewarding learning journey. The Primary school buildings have recently undergone further refurbishment following the opening of a brand-new Secondary building in August 2019. Our students also now benefit from a new 25m outdoor pool.

To learn more about NAISAK, please visit

https://www.nordangliaeducation.com/nais-al-khor 

About Nord Anglia Education

Each Nord Anglia Education school is unique in character and designed to meet the needs of its community. We are united by our philosophy, to be ambitious for our students, our people, and our family of schools. We believe that being part of our family of schools gives them a special advantage. Working together, we can achieve more than we can individually. Our schools have access to a wide range of resources and support to enhance their success. We also create unique opportunities to benefit our students and people, such as the Global Campus, Nord Anglia University, and our collaborations with The Juilliard School, MIT, UNICEF, and King’s College London.

When you join a Nord Anglia Education school, you join a global community of more than 13,000 people working together to support our students’ success. We offer you unsurpassed opportunities to innovate and develop best practice across our family, to access extensive professional development, and to gain exceptional experience and career development in our schools. At Nord Anglia, you will have opportunities to progress more, learn more, and collaborate more.

Our collaborations with The Juilliard School, MIT, UNICEF, and King’s College London, offer our teachers unrivalled access to leading experts in their fields. We also offer selected candidates from our staff worldwide an opportunity to earn their Executive Master’s in International Education in an exclusive collaboration with King’s College London.

Alongside great training and a competitive package, you’ll enjoy the chance to live and work in one of the world’s most vibrant countries.

As a Nord Anglia Education teacher, you enjoy the following benefits:

• A fast-paced, global experience so that you can progress on a global scale
• An enabling environment founded on creativity, challenge and collaboration
• A culture that is fair and consultative 
• Unique opportunities to grow professionally and develop your career
• Opportunities to apply for further leadership positions

Selection Process

Applicants should submit a CV, letter of application, and the details of three professional referees, one of which should be your current Principal/Head Teacher. Interviews will be conducted at the school or via Microsoft Teams. 

Please visit us online at www.nordangliaeducation.jobs

Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We reserve the rights to close this position early if we find the ideal candidate.

Safeguarding

At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people can thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils irrespective of race, ability, religion, gender, or culture.

All post holders having regular unsupervised contact with children are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both your country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years.

We are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.