Head of Department - English
Egypt British International School
Egypt
- Expired
- Salary:
- Tax Free salary
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2015
- Apply by:
- 7 March 2015
Job overview
Head of Department - English
Required, for the academic year 2015-2016: Head of Department - English to lead and manage an enthusiastic and highly motivated team of teachers across the whole school.
EBIS are looking for hardworking, enthusiastic and creative teachers with outstanding subject knowledge and well rounded classroom skills to lead and manage a series of newly formed whole school departments.
Working across all key stages from KS1 – KS4 (and eventually KS5) The Heads of Department will be responsible for overseeing the development of their specialist areas within the school. Most likely based in KS3 (although not fixed) the Heads of Department will be outstanding classroom practitioners in their own right and will be looking for a new challenge and an opportunity to lead a department to gain whole school management experience.
All Heads of Department will join the existing school Extended Leadership Team.
The main aims of these roles are to:
- Ensure that the teaching of the subject throughout the school is of the highest quality.
- To ensure that the curriculum and delivery is up to date and reflects developments and initiatives within the UK.
- To coordinate the subject across the whole school.
- To oversee the subject development in the interests of the pupils and the staff responsible.
Suitable candidates will already have some management experience of their subject or will be well qualified, highly motivated and passionate about their subject and looking for a new challenge in an International context. EBIS offers an excellent package to UK qualified staff and Egypt provides a very affordable and exciting opportunity for anyone choosing to work here.
Application details:
Please send a current CV with recent photograph and the details of two referees, along with a letter of application, which should include your main qualities and qualifications, your achievements as a teacher, your reasons for applying to EBIS and details of any extra-curricular interests.
Applications should be emailed to Tim Hoban Assistant Head teacher: tim.h@ebis-cordia.net closing date for first round of applications is Saturday March 7th 2015 but early applications are encouraged. EBIS reserves the right to appoint before this deadline should an opportunity arise.
For more details and information about the school, please check our website and related links: www.isc.edu.eg For specific details about the roles please email tim.h@ebis-cordia.net
Salary package to be discussed at interview – The majority of interviews will be help via Skype.
About Egypt British International School
- Egypt British International School
- 5th Urban District, El Banafseg Zone, Area 1, New Cairo City
- Egypt
The International Schools Campus ISC first opened its doors in September 2006. The unique and global style of the school has proven popular and attractive to a wide variety of families in the area. EBIS is located in the very fashionable 5th District, a suburb of New Cairo and its modern amenities.
Today the enrolment comprises approximately 3000 students divided upon two Schools EBIS & Concordia). In the ten years it has been open EBIS (as part of ISC) has developed an excellent reputation both locally and internationally. EBIS is a COBIS member school and a member of BSME. EBIS has very successfully attended the COBIS Games in Abu Dhabi in 2014 and Athens in 2015 and this year will compete in Kazakhstan and Dubai.
The International Schools Campus (ISC) aims to provide a tailored British Education for students from Nursery to year 12. Our curriculum represents the very best of current practice in the United Kingdom with an international perspective appropriate to our Students` culture and heritage. The diversity of the student body is not only respected but cherished and celebrated.
EBIS is a through school encompassing all four Key stages and a very well regarded Sixth Form Centre. EBIS offers the English National Curriculum at EYFS, KS1, KS2, KS3 and a combination of GCSE, IGCSE AS and A levels within the IGCSE College.
From September 2015 EBIS introduced a new option based course available for KS4 that included a traditional UK style pathway. Within the appointments this year EBIS is looking for staff that can contribute to that KS4 and eventual KS5 programme.
For all UK qualified staff the employment package includes the following:
- A Two year contract (reviewed at end of year one and renewable)
- Tax Free salary which compares very favourably with the UK
- Housing allowance.
- Private medical insurance.
- Annual return airfare.
- Free transport to and from school on a daily basis.
- Excellent CPD and career development opportunities.
- Discounted child places for dependents.
EBIS is a school with very solid foundations. It has ambitions to be regarded as one of the top providers of a British Education in Egypt and is well on its way to achieving its goal.
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