EYFS Class Teacher- Maternity Cover

EYFS Class Teacher- Maternity Cover

To start February 2025 (5 to 6 weeks)

King’s School The Crown is built in extensive grounds offering world-class educational and sporting facilities, enabling students to pursue a diverse range of interests. Our purpose-Built Campus of over 40,000m2 located in the heart of Cairo's most prestigious gated community, The Crown, 6th October city. This school is the first in the region to cater to students from 3 months up to 18 years with state-of-the-art facilities, including: a full football field, 400m athletic track , 25m 8 lane covered swimming pool with learner pool, indoor multi-purpose sports hall, outdoor multipurpose courts and a 522 seat Performing Arts theatre.

King’s School The Crown is delighted to be a part of the British Council schools partnership, working with Cambridge to deliver the UK national curriculum through to IGCSE.

The process involved multiple inspections to ensure our new school met the highest standards, from the Egyptian Ministry of Education, Cambridge and the British Council. King’s School passed with flying colours! 

Inspired Education is the leading global group of premium schools, with a portfolio of over 100 premium private schools spanning six continents which utilise proven educational practices from every corner of the globe, ensuring over 80,000 students receive a world-class learning experience from Kindergarten to Year 13. In addition, we are delighted to be recognised in the top 10 highest value private companies in the UK by Beauhurst.

In over 24 countries, Inspired schools are individually developed and anchored in the vibrant cultures of their respective locations. They collectively form an international family of schools that nurtures each student's academic and personal development in a progressive, dynamic, and innovative learning environment.

By joining our award-winning team of over 12,000 employees, you can work in state-of-the-art facilities alongside industry-renowned educators and leaders in some of the world's most desirable locations. We invest heavily in our team members who enjoy industry-leading professional development, exceptional career opportunities, and mobility across our group.

Following the successful opening of King’s School the Crown, we now look to expand our school to accommodate our growing reputation as the top school in Egypt and the wider MENA region. We are recruiting across the subject range for our second year of operation, to join a fabulous team of dedicated staff on a school campus that is unrivalled in its facilities, culture and ethos. All of our teachers join with a wealth of experience, in the Cambridge and UK national curriculum from either British or British International schools – qualified to a minimum level of PGCE (or equivalent national post graduate diploma) and in most cases a Masters degree or other postgraduate study.

ROLE SUMMARY:

Reporting into Head of Early Learning School, we are seeking an outstanding, committed and energetic EYFS teacher to join King’s School The Crown to start in February 2025. The candidate must be a team player and must have a passion to achieve the highest levels of learning and a culture of excellence for themselves and their students.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Facilitate the learning of a class of pupils using the UK EYFS curriculum; ensure that planning, preparation, recording, assessment and reporting meet their varying learning and social needs in accordance with school requirements.
• Maintain the positive ethos of the school and values, inside and outside of the classroom at all times.
• Contribute to constructive team building amongst teachers and non-teaching staff, parents and senior staff. 
• Contribute to the wider school curriculum, supporting development of policy and practice inside and outside the classroom.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience with pupils in early years and foundation stage.
• Confidence with use of ICT in teaching.
• Fluency in English at an academic standard.
• Experience teaching children of the age you wish to teach.
• Knowledge and understanding of theory and practice for meeting the learning needs of the students.      
• Experience in delivering the UK Early Years and Foundation Stage curriculum.
• Experience in delivering the EYFS framework, and/or knowledge of the Reggio Emilio philosophy.
• Undergraduate degree in a relevant subject area.
• PGCE qualification, or national equivalent and licensed school age teacher (Egyptian employment law).
• Demonstrable relevant CPD showing up-to-date skills and subject knowledge of teaching practice.
• In depth knowledge and experience in the EYFS framework.
• Higher level qualification in Early Childhood and/or education.
• Experience and/or qualification in delivering a programme of study in English within an ESL student body.

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.