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Searching for Primary French Teacher - September 2022

Searching for Primary French Teacher - September 2022

International British School, Kuwait

Kuwait

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Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
7 August 2022

Job overview

About us:

The International British School is a 3 to 16, co-educational international school. We are a friendly, family-centered international school with approximately 600 students from KG to Y11. The school has excellent facilities and is located in Fahaheel, 25 minutes south of Kuwait city.

The opportunity:

We are seeking an enthusiastic and inspiring Secondary French Teacher for a September 2022 start. The successful candidate will be highly skilled, and child centred. This is an excellent opportunity to join a friendly and welcoming community in a school that has recently successfully passed its OFSTED and has a great future.

Skills and qualities:  

  • Commitment to student well-being and learning  
  • Degree and teaching certificate (or B.Ed. degree)  
  • Experience in a  British or international school  
  • Strong communication and people skills  
  • High level of cultural awareness and sensitivity

What we offer:  

  • Enthusiastic and motivated students  
  • Engaged and supportive school community  
  • Exciting sporting, leisure and cultural activities in a friendly, diverse and hospitable country with a rich cultural heritage. Opportunities to travel.  
  • Year round sunshine

Our excellent compensation package may include:     

  • A competitive tax-free salary  (depending upon age/experience)  
  • Continuous Professional Development (CPD)  
  • Free accommodation  
  • No utility bills   
  • Furniture provided  
  • Medical cover via the Kuwait national health service  
  • Annual return flight    
  • End of service benefits

Recruitment requirements:

As part of the recruitment process, you will be required to submit fully attested degree and teaching certificates, transcripts and police certificate. A successful candidate must have a degree in French.

How to apply:

Please click the apply button.

It is our policy to obtain references prior to candidates being short-listed for interview, one of whom should be from your current Department Head/Headteacher/Principal

We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We follow safe recruitment practices and appointments are subject to vetting including reference checks, identity and criminal record checks.

For further information about the school, please visit http://www.ibskuwait.com  or Instagram @ibskw

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About International British School, Kuwait

Welcome to the International British School, or 'IBS' as we are known! Our pupils come from over 40 different countries around the world. We are a friendly and exciting school that opened 10 years ago. A young, dynamic and energetic team, our intention is to transform the lives of children!

At IBS we follow the English National Curriculum which forms the foundation of our curriculum, our teachers have designed a topic-based approach to the foundation subjects taught in our Primary section.

  • IBS is a fully approved school with the Kuwait Ministry of Private Education
  • In 2019 we very successfully passed the British OFSTED inspection carried out by PENTA.
  • We are a member of BSME (British Schools of the Middle East)
  • Partner school with the British Council.
  • We carry out both Cambridge Assessment International Education examinations and Pearson Edexcel examinations for IGCSE and IAsL.

Teachers at IBS are  supported by their Heads of Section and by the Principal. Management at IBS is an internationally experienced team who fully understands the challenges teachers may face when moving abroad.

We offer great CPD for staff development combined with further professional development provided by the British Council in Kuwait. IBS is a great place to start your international career!

Our school is situated in Fahaheel outside Kuwait City, the nation's capital and largest city with a population of 2.5 million. The school is part of the Al Rayan Holding Company, a conglomeration of Kuwaiti private schools which commenced operation in 2007.

Facilities at IBS include:

  • classrooms with a computer and projector,
  • swimming pool,
  • indoor and outdoor sports hall,
  • theatre/auditorium,
  • school library,
  • three science laboratories,
  • music suite,
  • two computer suites
  • two art suites
  • two art studios.

Please feel free to check out our instagram account ibskw or our website www.ibskuwait.com


Mission and Vision 2020-2021

Mission

To inspire, connect and engage with young minds through the highest standards of English-based education, developing character and ambition and building a reputation for producing the leading lights of tomorrow.

Vision

To be one of the most sought after international English schools in Kuwait, attracting the best teachers from all over the world to deliver an adapted, practical version of the British Curriculum and dedicated to building a prominent reputation for nurturing and producing the best achieving young minds.

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