Secondary Deputy Head Teacher
British International School - Ho Chi Minh City - Secondary
Vietnam
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- August 2017
- Apply by:
- 29 October 2016
Job overview
British International School, Ho Chi Minh City
Secondary Deputy Head Teacher
The British International School, HCMC is at the forefront of international education in HCMC and Vietnam. We value academic success highly, but it is also our belief that the all round development of each child is just as important. Our students are ambitious, our teaching teams are innovative and our school environment is vibrant, ensuring that the education on offer is amongst the very best available anywhere in the world. Academic achievement rivals the very best schools globally and with outstanding IGCSE and IB results BIS students access the top universities worldwide. To learn more about our school, please visit http://www.nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/vietnam/ho-chi-minh-city/bis
The school is part of Nord Anglia Education, the world's leading premium international school organisation. Nord Anglia Education currently has 43 schools in Europe, China, the Middle East, Asia and North America. It is a fast growing, successful education company with over 20 years' experience operating premium international schools. Its’ schools are amongst the most respected premium schools in their markets and are a very popular choice for parents.
The Role
We are seeking an outstanding and internationally experienced leader for this exceptional career opportunity, a person who wishes to join a highly collaborative and high performing school leadership team.
The ideal person will be expected to relentlessly pursue outstanding academic performance for the many, not the few, understand that leading learning is at the heart of school leadership, demonstrate our core values and help to promote a love of learning within our students, be able to inspire and develop excellent relationships with all members of the school community and lead strategic changes and improvements together with innovations in teaching and learning.
We offer a highly competitive remunerations and benefits package
Application Process:
To submit an application for this prestigious role please e-mail the following in a single PDF following the order and details specified below to recruitment@bisvietnam.com
1) A CV including the name of three referees, one of whom must be your current line manager (maximum length 3 sides)
2) A covering letter (maximum length 1 side)
3) A Philosophy of Education Statement (maximum 1 side)
Closing date for applications is Sunday 30th October 2016
Attached documents
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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