Foundation Stage Teacher BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL CAIRO

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If you are a dynamic, enthusiastic and ambitious professional with a passion and commitment to Early Years teaching and learning, then the British International School, Cairo could be the school for you.

The School seeks to appoint an Early Years (Foundation Stage) Teacher for August 2024. Foundation Stage teachers at BISC deliver high-quality, creative teaching, based and on the UK's Framework for the Early Years. Our excellent resources and Foundation Stage campus provides opportunities for a collaborative and team approach to delivering our curriculum.

The British International School, Cairo is a co-educational school with 1,160 pupils aged 3-18 (580 pupils in the Junior School). An accredited member of COBIS, BSME and IAPS, and an IB World School, BISC is one of the leading academic schools in the region. It provides a broad, balanced and engaging curriculum, guided by the Statutory Framework for the Early Years, pursuing excellence in both learning and teaching. Further details are available on the school’s website:

Located on the fringes of Cairo, the School enjoys the benefits of a modern, purpose-built, spacious campus with state of the art facilities. Cairo itself is a bustling city, home to some of the world’s most iconic ancient monuments, with good access to other countries in the region, Europe and Asia. It is a city with a rich cultural heritage, a crossroads between Africa, the Middle East and Europe. With a population close to twenty million, Cairo is a city of huge contrasts and provides endless opportunities for exploration and discovery.

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Person Specification

• To comply with Egyptian employment law, applicants must have Qualified Teacher Status and a MINIMUM of three years teaching experience post-QTS;.
• enthusiastic and innovative teacher with a genuine passion for teaching in the Early Years, who can motivate and inspire students using a variety of strategies;
• includes conducting baseline assessment, on-going assessment, culminating in assessment against the Early Learning Goals;
• considers the individual needs, interests, and development of each child in the class, and use this information to plan a challenging and enjoyable experience in all areas of learning and development;
• works as a member of a team in a collaborative manner;
• committed to her/his own professional development;
• enjoys the opportunity to participate in co-curricular activities;
• meets our child protection and safeguarding requirements in full.
  
  

Remuneration

The British International School, Cairo (BISC) operates a similar teaching scale to schools in the UK which increases with teaching experience. All salaries are tax free and paid in Pounds Sterling. The current basic salary (2023-2024) for a teacher with three years experience is £36,000 p.a. while the salary of the majority of staff (six years experience or more) is over £41,500 p.a.

In addition all overseas contract teachers benefit from a generous housing allowance, private BUPA Gold medical insurance, annual return flights to the UK, and 2 free places for children of school age.