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Primary Teacher

Seashell Primary School

Oman

Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2015
Apply by:
22 October 2014

Job overview

If you have proven teaching experience in the Primary and/or Early Years sector, hold a recognised teaching qualification and have experience in teaching an English language curriculum, we would like to hear from you. Above all you must be passionate about learning.

Shell and Shell affiliated Schools offer you the opportunity to work in an international location, in good working conditions. The Shell Company or joint venture that employs you will remunerate you with a competitive salary, offering new professional challenges with the support of a large multi-national company. Contracts, remuneration and benefits may vary according to location.

We will be holding preliminary interviews over the next few months, with final interviews in London on 5 and 6 January 2015, and in Kuala Lumpur between 5 and 8 January 2015 (Panaga School and Sakhalin School).

If you are successful, you will be asked to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau (find further details on www.crb homeoffice.gov.uk) or a police check/clearance from your home/resident country. All offers of employment are subject to various visa requirements and local rules and legislation in the country of employment.

To find further details about the schools, the requirements and how to apply, please visit www.wclgroup.com/school-management and click on 'Vacancies'

The closing date for applications is midday (UK time) on 22nd October, 2014.

Shell Company Schools
Brunei, Gabon, Malaysia, Nigeria, Oman and Russia

About Seashell Primary School

Seashell Primary School is situated in the Hay Al Sharooq (HAS) Housing Complex in Sur, Oman and is an Oman Liquefied Natural Gas (OLNG) company owned international primary school.

History

The OLNG Seashell Primary School originally opened in August 1997 in a large villa in Sur Town to meet the needs of the families of construction engineers involved with the building of a gas plant in Sur, Oman. It differed from most other primary schools in that all of our parents were working for the gas industry. Consequently, once the construction families left, the intention was to close the school. However, due to new developments and an increase of families with primary aged children, the school remained open. Later, a new residential compound was built and with it the building of a new school. The new Seashell Primary School was officially opened on 31st August 2002. All of our children’s parents work for OLNG or one of their contractors – many of the parents are seconded from Shell.

Location


Seashell Primary School is situated on the HAS complex  which accommodates the employees of OLNG. The entire complex was newly built in May 2002 and contains 150 villas, a large recreation club, 2 swimming pools, a multipurpose sports hall, sports fields, gym, commercial centre, clinic, mosque, Seashell School and HASIS International School.

The HAS complex is a fifteen-minute car ride from the centre of Sur Town, which itself is a two hour drive from the capital, Muscat.
Most children live on HAS and tend to cycle the short journey to school. For any children living in Sur transport is provided by the company.

School Set-up

Seashell Primary School is purpose built and is big enough to cater for up to 50 pupils. The school contains:

  • Six classrooms ideally suited to help provide a perfect learning environment.
  • An entrance hall that contains an interactive whiteboard and space for all the children to get together for assembly.
  • Staffroom / Kitchen
  • Head Teacher’s Office
  • Three toilet / washbasin areas
  • Covered bicycle parking
  • A large shaded playground

Role/Classes/Staffing

Over the last 4 years, our numbers have fluctuated between 14 and 43 children. We admit children to pre-nursery the term in which they become 3 and they children can stay with us until the year in which they become 13. We have 4 classes (EY/MP1/MP2/MP3). Each class has assigned one core teacher. The children also have a range of specialist lessons which consists of Art, Music, Physical Education and a dedicated teacher who teaches French. We also have a learning assistant who supports individual children’s learning needs. The current staff come from Ireland, The Netherlands, Oman, New Zealand and the UK. Our teachers work incredibly hard but find both the children and the location very rewarding. Teachers have stayed with us for between 2 and 10 years! Families tend to stay between 3 and 4 years before moving on, although some families have extended their contracts for up to 8 years as they love school, the community and living in Oman.

Curriculum


We believe we are a truly learning focused school and put learning at the heart of everything we do. We use aspects of the National Curriculum in England for English and Mathematics and the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) for all other subjects.
In January 2013, we were awarded Mastering Level by a team of accreditors from the IPC – the school community is very proud of this and our challenge now is to both sustain this and move beyond.
For further information please visit: www.greatlearning.com/ipc

Location


Sur is a quiet fishermen's town on the east coast of Oman – 200km south of the capital. In the past Sur was known for its Dhow building allowing Oman to trade with East-Africa. A few dhows are still being built in Sur today. It’s nice to wander through the streets, visiting the souk, fort, castle, museum, port and sea front.

Sur is the capital of Ash Sharqiyah Region. Historically the city is known for being an important destination for sailors. Today the sea still plays an important part of life in Sur – you often see the fleet of fishermen heading off to fish or returning with their catch and fish caught around Sur is transported across Oman. The city itself has an attractive corniche, two forts, a busy souq as well as the Dhow museum. Nearby there are some beautiful beaches to explore. Sur is a also a great place to start for day trips to Wadi Tiwi and Wadi Shab and the turtle reserve at Ras al-Jinz. It is around a 90 minute drive to Sharqiya Sands – the start of the Empty Quarter so overnight camping and desert trips are popular excursions.

The Sultanate of Oman is a beautiful country and we all feel very privileged to work and live here. The Omani people are warm and welcoming. The current head of state is His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said. He is well liked and respected by the people and has been in power since 1970. The capital of Oman is Muscat and the main towns are Nizwa, Salalah, Sohar and Sur. The current population is around 4.1 million. Omani citizens' population was 2,325,982, while the expatriates numbered 1,892,143.  For further information please visit the school’s website: www.hasis.edu.om/Seashell

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