Secondary Dance/PE Teacher

About Nord Anglia Education

Nord Anglia Education is the world’s leading premium school organisation, with more than 81 schools located across 32 countries in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia, India and the Middle East. Together, our schools educate over 74,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary school.

Every parent wants the best for their child — so do we. Nord Anglia schools deliver high quality, transformational education and ensure excellent academic outcomes by going beyond traditional learning.

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About our school

The British International School of Kuala Lumpur (BSKL) is a premier international school in Kuala Lumpur serving students from pre-nursery through to sixth form. Our warm and friendly school community values develop the whole child — academically, pastorally and socially with the school values as our foundation and positive education as our framework.

Academic Results

●     BSKL Primary students regularly exceed expectations, and our Year 6 students perform an average of 10 points better than their international school peers on end of year assessments.

●     Amongst our IGCSE cohort 92% of all grades achieved were A*, A, or B and 100% of all grades achieved a C or higher in 2023.

●     100% pass rate on A-levels and 77% of all grades achieved were A*, A, or B in 2023.

●     Previous university placements include Oxford University, St. Andrew’s University, University College London, London School of Economics, King’s College London, Imperial College, Durham University, University of Edinburgh, California Berkeley and Barnard College, Columbia University, New York.

Our schools

Each Nord Anglia Education school is unique in character and designed to meet the needs of its community. We are united by our philosophy, to be ambitious for our students, our people, and our family of schools.

We also create unique opportunities to benefit our students and people, such as the Global Campus, Nord Anglia University, and our collaborations with The Juilliard School, MIT, UNICEF, and King’s College London.

About the role

We are seeking to appoint a highly dedicated teacher of Dance to establish the subject in the secondary school. Our students have experienced Dance through PE in the primary school, and some have also had specialist lessons in Years 7 and 8. We are seeking to expand this offering and are looking for someone experienced in developing inspiring and ambitious schemes of work. As part of this role, you will be working with the renowned Juilliard School in New York as we teach our Performing Arts subjects in conjunction with the Juilliard Creative Classroom program. You will receive full training in this both online and in-person from Juilliard specialists who visit the school several times a year.

With 6 specialists, students can currently opt to take Drama & Music at IGCSE and Music at A-Level. In the future we hope to expand this to also offer Dance qualifications and further the Drama provision into Year 13.

It is expected that there will also be a requirement to teach components of the PE curriculum in addition to Dance, until the Dance programme has been fully rolled out.

About you

With the ability to create a classroom culture where there are no limits to what can be achieved, you will have a university degree in your specialist subject, a teaching qualification plus considerable teaching experience and knowledge of the curriculum. Receptive to feedback and ready to embrace change, you will be keen to share best practice with colleagues and peers.

·      Degree Dance – Essential

·      PGCE or Equivalent – Essential

·      3 years of proven Dance Teaching experience within a secondary school environment – Essential

·      Experience developing schemes of work – Essential

·      A creative and enthusiastic approach both inside & outside of the classroom- Essential

·      Ability to work as part of a team – Essential

·      Experience teaching KS3 PE - Essential

·      Experience teaching GCSE Dance – Desirable

·      Experience teaching KS3 Drama – Desirable

·      Experienced in show choreography – Desirable

·      Experience in staging events – Desirable

A strong ambassador for the school, you will be able to develop new ways to engage students and parents with the wider school and Nord Anglia Education community. Your strong motivation and communication skills will also enable you to create a feeling of energy, excitement, and personal investment within the classroom. You will also be able to meet visa-related requirements for Malaysia.

Benefits

When you join a Nord Anglia Education school, you join a global community of over 15,000 people working together to support our students’ success. We offer you unsurpassed opportunities to innovate and develop best practice across our family, to access extensive professional development, and to gain exceptional experience and career development in our schools. At Nord Anglia, you will have opportunities to progress more, learn more, and collaborate more. 

Our collaborations with The Juilliard School, MIT, UNICEF, and King’s College London, offers our teachers unrivalled access to leading experts in their fields. We also offer selected candidates from our staff worldwide an opportunity to earn their Executive Master’s in International Education in an exclusive collaboration with King’s College London.

Alongside great training and a competitive package, you’ll enjoy the chance to live and work in one of the world’s most vibrant cities.

As a Nord Anglia Education teacher, you enjoy the following benefits:

§ A fast-paced, global experience so that you can progress on a global scale

§ An enabling environment founded on creativity, challenge, and collaboration

§ A culture which is fair and consultative

§ Unique opportunities to grow professionally and develop your career

Selection process

The closing date for application is 31/03/2024.

Start date: 01/08/2024

At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people are able to thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils irrespective of race, ability, religion, gender, or culture.

All post holders in regulated activity (having regular unsupervised contact with children) are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both your country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years.