Geography and/or History Teacher (Key Stage 3 & 4) JANUARY 2023 START

About the Position:

As a Humanities Teacher at ICS you will be responsible for delivering the English National Curriculum KS3 Geography or History syllabus to some of our Key Stage 3 and for the right candidate, the IGCSE syllabus to our KS4 students. You will be tracking their attainment and progress and planning to ensure all pupils make good progress whatever their start point. You will work alongside other colleagues from the Humanities Department and from the relevant Year Group teams.

This role offers you the unique opportunity to shape the development of our growing Humanities department, with the potential to add A-Levels in the near future. There may also be the opportunity for a Humanities Leader role for the correct candidate.

About ICS Branch 1, an English Curriculum School

International Community School Branch 1 is centrally located in the heart of Abu Dhabi Island. Branch 1 is entering into its 9th year. It began as a Primary school and is slowly expanding into a FS to Year 13 school, adding Secondary Year groups one a year; Year 12 was added in August 2022.

Our state of the art facilities opened in August 2021 and has everything a modern and well resourced school needs for 21st century learning. 

We strive to provide a student-centric, values-driven education to our students in a nurturing environment where pupils can develop the necessary skills to thrive in the modern global community.

The ICS community is especially enriched by its eclectic mix of staff and students hailing from over 30 different countries. Many of our students bring a rich Arabic heritage with them to the school. As an inclusive school ICS prides itself on its inviting and supportive environment promoting the values of tolerance, care, honesty, respect, resilience and integrity at the heart of our student-centered curriculum.

Branch 1 had been graded as ‘Good’ by Irtiqaa in its last 2 local authority inspections.

If you would like to find out more about us, please visit our website at http://icschool-uae.com/ or checkout our Facebook page International Community School Branch 1

Requirements:

Teachers should hold a Bachelor of Education Degree (or a Geography/History degree and PGCE or similar in Secondary education) with at least 2 years classroom teaching experience. Experience in an English National Curriculum School and of GCSE teaching is desirable.

About the Package:

We offer a competitive package that includes tax free salary, free shared accommodation for single staff (own double room), annual return ticket to your home country, medical insurance and end of service gratuity, along with a comprehensive induction program and ongoing support.

A generous amount of release time is provided allowing for effective planning and assessment to occur during school hours.

Application Process:

If you are interested in joining ICS, please complete the TES online application Form and upload the following to the TES portal;    

• Your CV (including contacts of 2 referees and a photo) 

Please note that only completed application forms will be considered, please ensure your career history is complete with no gaps. The selection process will include interviews for shortlisted applicants as and when suitable candidates are identified. Interviews may be in person or via Zoom, dependent on your location.

Please note:

Incomplete applications will not be considered and all applications need to have a full CV attached.