Senior Teacher

The British Council builds connections understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture education and the English language. We work in two ways directly with individuals to transform their lives and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term creating benefit for millions of people all over the world. We help young people to gain the skills confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. We support them to learn English to get a highquality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise. We connect the best of the UK with the world and the best of the world with the UK. These connections lead to an understanding of each others strengths and of the challenges and values that we share. This builds trust between people in the UK and other nations which endures even when official relations may be strained. We work on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 201920 we connected with 80 million people directly and with 791 million overall including online and through our broadcasts and publications.

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Roles Titles: Senior Teacher Senior Teacher YLs and Senior Teacher Adults

Job Location: Egypt

Roles Purposes:

To maintain and enhance professional development and academic quality in the teaching centre through the management of inhouse teacher development programmes and support.

To promote and ensure quality teaching and effective learning of English.

To provide learners with a rewarding and stimulating English language learning experience.

To support the wider aims of British Council and its cultural relations mission

The ideal candidate should have:

Experience of line managing/ coordinating teaching teams.

Experience in teaching relevant age groups According to the role

Early Years Primary Lower and Upper Secondary aged

University/Vocational students and Adults General English

Undergraduate Degree.

Cambridge CELTA/Trinity Certificate TESOL.

Cambridge DELTA/Trinity Diploma TESOL or equivalent as recognised by the British Council.

What we can offer you:

Relocation support for expats

Professional and learning development

Basic Salary

Medical Insurance

Dynamic flexible and healthy environment

Opportunities for future movements within BCs network globally

N.B: This role is open to candidates who have the right to work in the job location. However we would welcome to receive your application for other opportunities within our network for various locations.

A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.

Equality Diversity and Inclusion(EDI) Statement

The British Council is committed to policies and practices of equality diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We support all staff to make sure their behaviour is consistent with this commitment. We want to address under representation and encourage applicants from underrepresented groups in particular but not exclusively on grounds of ethnicity and disability. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria are guaranteed an interview and we have Disability Confident Employer Status. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.

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We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19 UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989.

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