Head of Key Stage 3
The British School, Kathmandu, Nepal
Nepal
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- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 1st August 2025
- Apply by:
- 22 November 2024
Job overview
The Role:
The British School, Kathmandu is looking for an experienced pastoral leader to join our pastoral team as the Head of Key Stage 3 with pastoral oversight for our 130 Key Stage 3 students. With a generous leadership allowance of 5 (55 minute) periods per week you will report directly to the Secondary Head of Pastoral, will work closely with the Heads of Key Stage 4 & 5 and will lead a team of 12 Key Stage 3 mentors and oversee the KS3 mentor programme. You will also have the whole school oversight of the PSHE Association strand - “living in the wider world” in our PSHE curriculum.
This post is being advertised both internally and externally and external candidates would need to be able to offer one of the secondary subjects currently being advertised. (English, Mathematics, Media Studies or DT)
All teachers contribute to our extensive co-curricular activities programme, with a minimum commitment of one hour per week throughout the year. Educational trips and residential visits form a key part of our curriculum and all teaching staff take part in the annual school expeditions where each year group takes part in a week long adventure or service expedition where there is the opportunity for students and teachers alike to experience Nepal outside the Kathmandu valley.
Our School:
The British School Kathmandu is a not-for-profit and a non-selective school, which has a rich history of educational excellence, compassion and kindness stretching over 55 years in Nepal. The British School Kathmandu currently educates around 500 students from ages 3-18 from over 40 different countries, from both local and expatriate families, who trust us to care for and educate their children. Our students achieve excellent results, consistently well above UK averages, but more importantly, they are kind and a delight to teach. Set within a leafy campus in Lalitpur, Kathmandu, TBS is a small school with a big heart.
The school is a founding member of the Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA) and a fully accredited member of the Confederation of British International Schools (COBIS).
Salary:
Competitive including annual flights, comprehensive medical cover, housing, freight allowance and contract completion incentive.
Application Process:
A full application form and cover letter should be sent through the TES portal by 9am Kathmandu time on Friday, 22nd November 2024 (early applications are encouraged). Long listed candidates will be interviewed online throughout the process. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Important Information:
The British School Kathmandu is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures, including checks with past employers, a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check, a Prohibition Order Check and the successful application of an ICPC (International Child Protection Certificate). Our safeguarding and safer recruitment policies are shared with all prospective candidates.
The British School Kathmandu is committed to creating a safe, respectful and inclusive school environment where all students and staff can be happy, confident and resilient, irrespective of any protected characteristics, including those identified in the Equality Act 2010.
The British School Kathmandu
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About The British School, Kathmandu, Nepal
About The British School, Kathmandu, Nepal
Aims
The British School Kathmandu is an inclusive school where staff, students, and parents work together in a safe, caring, and internationally-minded community so that each achieves their optimum in terms of learning and emotional, social, physical, moral and spiritual development. In this partnership, we seek to develop healthy and happy, well-rounded individuals who are confident, thoughtful adaptable and able to embrace and influence an ever-changing world. Our students will act with integrity, care for communities and the environment, and seek social justice for all. Our motto is 'Excellence and kindness at the top of the world'.
Overview
The British School, Kathmandu is a not for profit, non-selective, coeducational school. Around 550 students from Early Years to Year 13 attend school in our unique campus in the historical area of Patan, surrounded by the Himalayan mountain range. Our community consists of families from over 40 different countries and together we help develop young people who strive for excellence and are kind, through an emphasis on challenge, creativity, confidence, compassion, and community.
School structure
The school is generally two form entry throughout. The Primary Section and The Secondary Section are each led by their own leadership teams with a whole-school Principal leading both.
The Leadership teams oversee the monitoring and tracking of progress of each student and are responsible for the high quality of teaching and learning, along with the outstanding pastoral care. From Year 4 upwards, every child sits a Cognitive Ability Test (CAT4s) which enables the staff to assess the progress of the students, map their strengths and weaknesses and personalise their learning journey, so that it is appropriately challenging.
All appointed staff are enthusiastic, energetic and fully committed to delivering a high quality British education. Educational advisors from the UK and Commonwealth visit the school to share their expertise on best current practices in education. Our most BSO Inspection Report (February 2016) stated “The British School, Kathmandu is an excellent school: it provides an outstanding quality of education and demonstrates an exceptional flexibility in meeting the learning and personal needs of its students”.
We are situated in the Jhamsikhel area of Patan, approximately two kilometres to the south of Kathmandu. There is a wealth of activities available from art and sport to good restaurants and a busy social calendar. Whilst Kathmandu is a city, on the edges of the valley and beyond there is a beauty which exceeds all expectations; as Rudyard Kipling said, "The wildest dreams of Kew are reality in Kathmandu”.
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