Geography and History Teacher
British Vietnamese International School - Hanoi - Royal City
Hanoi, Vietnam
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 01/08/2025
- Apply by:
- 29 November 2024
Job overview
British Vietnamese International School is looking to appoint an enthusiastic, creative and skilful Geography and History Teacher with qualified teacher status to join our fantastic team of secondary school teachers.
About the role
You will be an important part of our team who is able to teach Geography and History to Key Stage 3, and Geography to IGCSE and A Level. Experience of or willingness to each A Level Travel and Tourism would be desirable. You will be a collaborative colleague who can challenge non-native level English speaking students to set ambitious targets for themselves. We are looking for a teacher who will seek out and implement innovative teaching and learning strategies to enhance the student experience and outcomes.
Please refer Job Description and check our Candidate Information Pack for detailed information.
About you
With the ability to create a classroom culture where there are no limits to what can be achieved, you will have a university degree in your specialist subject, 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 and peers. There may also be the opportunity for a Middle Leadership Pastoral role for interested candidates.
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 Vietnam, including a minimum of three years teaching experience, full QTS status and a relevant degree.
About Nord Anglia Education
Nord Anglia Education is the world’s leading premium schools organisation, with 80+ schools located across over 33 countries in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia, India and the Middle East. Together, our schools educate over 75,000 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. These are delivered through innovative use of educational technology to create a personalised 21st century learning experience for all students.
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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About our school
The British Vietnamese International School (BVIS) produces a high-quality international education standard with a rapidly growing reputation. Fully integrated within the curriculum is the deliberate nurturing and safeguarding of Vietnamese language, culture and heritage. This new type of school is the first in Vietnam to offer this unique and special model.
BVIS is a member of the prestigious Federation of British Schools in Asia and has fully credited by the Council of International Schools.
To learn more about our school and see our latest updates, please view our Facebook page and the News and Events section of our website.
Benefits
When you join a Nord Anglia Education school, you join a global community of over 15,000 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.
We offer exceptional career and development opportunities that come with being part of our global organisation. Our online Nord Anglia University unites our team by harnessing the collective expertise of peers in an exchange of knowledge, ideas, and best practice. We also provide extensive professional development through Nord Anglia University to ensure that our teachers don’t just maintain their skills but can also develop at the cutting edge of educational thinking.
Our world-renowned 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 an opportunity to earn an Executive Master’s in International Education from 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 cities.
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
Selection Process
The closing date for application is Friday 29th of November 2024 although we encourage early applications and reserve the right to pursue good applications as soon as we are ready.
The interview will be conducted online.
Applications must be made online by clicking the Apply Button below. Applications should contain an application letter and full CV (including photograph, phone number, and contact details of 3 referees – one of whom is your current Head Teacher/Principal). A scanned copy of relevant degree certificates will also need to be provided.
Start Date: 01 August 2025
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 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 your country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years.
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About British Vietnamese International School - Hanoi - Royal City
- British Vietnamese International School - Hanoi - Royal City
- Royal City, 72A Nguyen Trai, Thuong Dinh, Thanh Xuan
- Hanoi
- Vietnam
BVIS, Hanoi is a state of the art, purpose-built school which opened in August 2013 in a desirable commercial and residential location, adjacent to the Royal City shopping mall and apartment complex in the Thanh Xuan district of Hanoi. The campus is organized around three buildings which house the Early Years Centre, the Primary School and the Secondary School, featuring exceptional facilities including two large libraries, a theatre, an auditorium, an indoor 25m swimming pool, two sports halls and grass playing fields. The school also has available specialist suites for Science, Music, IT, Art, Dance and Drama.
Originally part of an independent group of schools in Vietnam, BVIS Hanoi, along with the three sister schools became a part of the Nord Anglia family of schools in 2015.
Nord Anglia Education is the world’s leading premium schools organisation, with more than 80+ schools located across over 33 countries in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia, India and the Middle East. Together, our schools educate over 80,000 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. These are delivered through innovative use of educational technology to create a personalised 21st century learning experience for all students.
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.
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.
BVIS Hanoi is the first of its kind in Hanoi to offer a dual-language, integrated curriculum modelled on the National Curriculum for England whilst committing to nurturing and celebrating Vietnamese language and culture. Students reach high literacy levels in both English and Vietnamese by the end of Primary school. The International Early Years and International Primary Curriculum models are used extensively. The use of English as the medium of instruction gradually increases as students progress through the school. We are proud to call ourselves an international school that is additively bilingual. Enquiry-based learning in Key Stage 3 leads into Cambridge International Examination IGCSE and International A Level examination courses.
Whatever the nationality of the students, there is a respect for and a deliberate nurturing and safeguarding of the Vietnamese language, culture and heritage. These schools are the first in Vietnam to offer the “Best of Both Worlds”.
BVIS, Hanoi is staffed with dedicated, skilled and committed teachers, ensuring the education on offer is amongst the very best available anywhere in the world. All of the teaching staff are well-qualified with relevant curriculum experience, are content and language instructors so that we can truly say that students gain full bilingual proficiency by the time they graduate. There are extensive professional learning opportunities for all staff.
The mission of BVIS is to ensure that all students become responsible global citizens with a world vision, whilst having a clear Vietnamese perspective, either as a Vietnamese national or as a result of studying at the school here in Vietnam.
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