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About Nord Anglia Education

Nord Anglia Education is the world’s leading premium schools organisation, with more than 80 schools located across dozens of countries in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia, India and the Middle East.Together, our schools educate over 70,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary school.

Our philosophy for education rests on our four pillars of creativity, wellbeing, excellent academic outcomes, and global connectedness.

Every parent wants the best for their child — so do we.Nord Anglia schools deliver high quality, transformational education and ensure excellent academic outcomes by going beyond traditional learning.Our global scale enables us to recruit and retain world-leading teachers and to offer unforgettable experiences through global and regional events, while our engaging learning environments ensure all of our students love coming to school.

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The British International School Budapest

Located beside a golf course in the leafy 3rd District of Budapest, a short distance from the Danube and the city centre, our school campus is modern and well-resourced.Primary students benefit from one-to-one iPads and secondary students bring their own laptops.Specialist rooms are equipped with first class facilities, enabling our students to take advantage of our collaborations with The Juilliard School New York and MIT.Three major development projects in three years have added additional specialist facilities for the performing arts, visual art, science, computing and sports.Our multicultural students are motivated and enthusiastic, enjoying a lively approach to learning, and they are committed to active service and leadership in and beyond school.We are proud of our strong and supportive community, founded on elements of our mission statement and developed through shared values, consistently enacted by students, parents and staff.As we look towards 2024 and beyond, we seek enthusiastic and committed colleagues to help further our vision of “empowered students in a sustainable school.”

To learn more about our school, please visit our website: www.bisb.hu

About the role 

Join our fast-paced international environment and you will teach across the age and ability ranges within a curriculum founded on the National Curriculum for England, GCSEs/IGCSEs and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.A specialist secondary PE teacher, ideally able to teach up to GCSE PE and possibly SEHS in the IB Diploma Programme, you will also be able to teach at KS3 and KS4 and the ideal candidate will offer to teach some Primary School PE.Opportunities are also available to teach our primary age children for a suitable candidate.You will challenge your students to set ambitious targets for themselves and seek out and implement innovative teaching practices to enhance the student experience and outcomes.You will be committed to the wider role of a teacher in an international school and be an enthusiastic Form Tutor and involve yourself in our care and guidance programme and co-curricular activities. 

Head of PE

The Head of PE works closely with the director of Sport and the Director of Co-Curricular Learning and is responsible to the Heads of Primary School and Secondary School for all aspects of the PE Department.The Head of PE is a key member of the middle leadership team of the school. 

About you 

Able to create a culture where there are no limits to what can be achieved, ideally you will have a sport and physical education related degree, a teaching qualification plus considerable teaching experience and knowledge of the curriculum.Receptive to feedback and ready to embrace change, you will be keen to share best practice with colleagues. 

A strong ambassador for the school, you will be able to develop new ways to engage students and parents with the wider school and Nord Anglia Education community. Your strong motivation and communication skills will also enable you to create a feeling of energy, excitement and personal investment within the classroom. You will also be able to meet visa-related restrictions for Hungary.

Benefits

The successful candidate will enjoy a competitive package.You will have the opportunity to live and work in one of the world’s most vibrant cities.Budapest is a modern, cosmopolitan city, steeped in history and within easy reach of beautiful countryside. Conde Nast Traveler regularly places Budapest as one of the best cities in the world to visit. Budapest is also one of the world’s most affordable cities, located in the heart of Europe, within easy reach of the best of central, eastern and western Europe.Public transport, the arts and culture, shopping, dining and outdoor activity are incomparable. Several of our teachers have chosen to settle here, while others move on to international careers within Nord Anglia Education and beyond.

When you join a Nord Anglia Education school, you join a global community of more than 16,000 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.

We offer career and development opportunities that come with being part of our global organisation.Nord Anglia University unites our team through a vibrant online platform which harnesses the collective expertise of their peers in an exchange of knowledge, ideas and best practice.We also provide extensive online and face-to-face professional development through Nord Anglia University to ensure that our teachers don’t just maintain their skills, they develop at the cutting edge of educational thinking.

Our collaborations with The Juilliard School, MIT, UNICEF and King’s College London, offers 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.

Selection Process

The final closing date for applications is 6th December 2024. 

Please note: Early applications are encouraged, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before the closing date.

First stage interviews will be conducted by Teams and final interviews will take place in person or by Teams, depending on location.

Start date: 14th August 2024.

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Candidate Information Pack 2024

Job Description and Person Specification

At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people are able to 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 in regulated activity (having regular unsupervised contact with children) are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years.