Chemistry Teacher
British International School - Ho Chi Minh City - Secondary
Viet Nam
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- August 2017
- Apply by:
- 13 March 2017
Job overview
The British International School is the largest international school in Vietnam and a leading international school in South East Asia. With over 1,900 students from more than 50 countries it operates from three campus sites in Ho Chi Minh City. The school provides a top quality British style education in first class facilities resourced to the highest level. The National Curriculum for England, IGCSE and the IB Diploma are taught to English speaking students from the Early Years Foundation Stage to Year 13. The secondary campus currently serves around 800 students from age 11-18 and is continuing to grow as larger year groups’ progress through the school.
BIS offers the IB Diploma Programme to an increasing number of highly able and exceptionally well-motivated Sixth Form students. Our 2016 cohort of 53 IB Diploma Programme graduates achieved an average score of 37.2 points with 43% of the students scoring 40 points or more.
Applications are invited from enthusiastic, qualified and experienced teachers. A minimum of three years recent experience of teaching Chemistry to GCSE/IGCSE and either A level or the IB Diploma programme is essential. The Science Department is a dynamic and innovative team of 12 teachers supported by three science technicians housed in modern well-equipped specialist laboratories. Our motivated and high achieving students are involved in a wide range of activities beyond the classroom.
BIS HCMC is a Nord Anglia Education school. Nord Anglia Education is the world’s leading premium international school organisation with 43 schools in China, Europe, the Middle East, South East Asia and North America. We are a fast growing, successful education company with over 20 years’ experience operating premium international schools. Our schools are amongst the most respected premium schools in their markets and are a very popular choice for parents.
We offer a professional working environment and an attractive remuneration and benefits package. Initial contracts are for two years with a start date of August 2017.
Please apply for this vacancy using our recruitment portal operated by UPTIC at https://uptic.net/school/bisv You will need to upload a letter of application and an up-to-date CV, which must include a recent professional photograph and the contact details of two educational referees, one of whom must be your current employer.
Closing date for applications is Monday 13 March 2017, although we reserve the right to pursue good applications as soon as we are ready.
Further information can be obtained from our web site at www.bisvietnam.com or from the UPTIC recruitment portal.
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all the students in our care and expects all applicants to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practice and appointments are subject to an interview, satisfactory references as well as identity and criminal record checks.
BIS has been inspected, approved and rated as ‘Outstanding’ by the British Government
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About British International School - Ho Chi Minh City - Secondary
- British International School - Ho Chi Minh City - Secondary
- 246 Nguyen Van Huong Street, District 2
- Ho Chi Minh City
- Vietnam
THE SCHOOL
The British International School, Ho Chi Minh City, is a Nord Anglia Education School and has been functioning very successfully since 1997. From modest beginnings the school has grown to become the largest international school in Vietnam and a leading school in the South East Asia Region. With over 2,200 students aged 2-18 years from more than 55 nationalities and located on 3 modern campus sites in the city, it provides a first –class British style education to families in the vibrant and exciting Ho Chi Minh City.
Nord Anglia Education (NAE) is the world’s leading premium schools organisation, with 69 schools located across dozens of countries in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia, India and the Middle East. Together, our schools educate over 67,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary school.
Our philosophy for education rests on the 4 pillars of creativity, wellbeing, excellent academic outcomes and global connectedness. These are delivered through innovative use of educational technology to create a 21st Century, personalised, learning experience for all students.
Every parent wants the best for their child — so do we. NAE schools deliver high quality, transformational education and ensure excellent academic outcomes by going beyond traditional learning. Our global scale enables us to recruit and retain world-leading teachers and to offer unforgettable experiences through global and regional events, while our engaging learning environments ensure all of our students love coming to school.
FACILITIES
All of the school campuses have excellent facilities: large libraries, music suites, indoor swimming pools and large sport halls.
STAFFING
The vast majority of Teachers are full-time, British qualified and trained with relevant UK experience. All EYFS and primary teaching classes have English speaking Vietnamese teaching assistants, many of whom are qualified teachers.
CURRICULUM
We provide a broad, balanced and differentiated curriculum to meet the wide ranging needs of our students.
Our school offers Early Years Foundation Stage (2 years) through to Year 13 (17 years). We operate within the framework of the National Curriculum for England which is adapted to meet the needs of the international community through the use of the International Primary Curriculum (IPC). The English National Curriculum is segmented into "Key Stages".
At Secondary level, our curriculum will prepare your child for both the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examinations and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP).
Working within the structure of the British system allows us to make meaningful comparisons with UK national data, to have realistic expectations of what an individual child can achieve and to develop individual targets for improvement.
ACCREDITATION AND RECOGNITION
The school is a fully accredited member of the Council of International Schools and is registered with the UK Department for Education as an Overseas School. It is a registered Centre for the UK examination board CIE and is also an IB World School, authorised to deliver the IB Diploma Programme. The school is a leading member of FOBISIA and has recently been rated as “outstanding in all categories” in a British Schools Overseas inspection.
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