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Teacher of Music Secondary

Teacher of Music Secondary

The British School Warsaw

Poland

Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
August 2018
Apply by:
24 January 2018

Job overview

About Nord Anglia Education

Nord Anglia Education is the world’s leading premium schools organisation. We are a fast-paced and growing family of 47 international schools in China, Europe, the Middle East, South East Asia and North America, providing outstanding education to over 45,000 students from pre-school through to the end of secondary education. Our schools are united by one philosophy; we are ambitious for our students, our people and family of schools. This means that we want every student to achieve more than may have ever thought possible, which we ensure through personalised learning enhanced with unique global opportunities.

The British School Warsaw

The British School, Warsaw is a highly successful, growing school with a committed and inspirational team of teaching professionals at its heart.  Our close-knit and supportive team is honoured to be at the centre of our community, educating over 1000 young people of almost 70 nationalities. The school currently has 110 teaching staff and 75 associate staff. Warsaw is a vibrant cultural capital, leading change in Central Europe. As a non-selective school, we are proud that our students achieve above world averages in the IBDP and IGCSE exams and go on to some of the world’s top universities.  Recent investment in facilities has seen us open a new purpose-built IB College and an additional gym.

About the role:

As a teacher in the Music Department at The British School Warsaw the successful candidate will be accountable for the delivery of this subject across Secondary. The ability to teach up to GCSE level and ideally IB level would be a distinct advantage as would experience of leading/developing choirs or voice coaching. Nord Anglia’s exciting collaboration with Julliard Performing Arts School has meant that our Music programme delivers a bespoke curriculum designed with input from Julliard and regularly hosts Juilliard visiting artists and performers.  A high degree of organisational and motivational skills are required, you will be a versatile team player with the enthusiasm and confidence to build on, and develop our existing music programme.  You will be strongly encouraged to share your particular musical passions with the students by establishing and leading ensembles within the extra-curricular programme

About you:

As a qualified teacher, you will be a fluent English speaker and have experience of delivering the British curriculum. You will be committed to developing personalised approaches to learning and experienced in the latest assessment methods. You will be an excellent communicator, who works in partnership with colleagues, students and parents to create a learning environment that delivers educational excellence. You will be keen to contribute to the ongoing development of our curriculum and will be an effective professional with outstanding subject knowledge and experience of teaching. Strong keyboard skills and a willingness to develop vocal music in the school will be advantageous.

Benefits

When you join a Nord Anglia Education school, you join a global community of more than 8,000 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.

We offer career and development opportunities that come with being part of our global organisation. Nord Anglia University unites our team through a vibrant online platform that harnesses the collective expertise of their peers in an exchange of knowledge, ideas and best practice. We also provide extensive online and face-to-face professional development through Nord Anglia University to ensure that our teachers don’t just maintain their skills, they develop at the cutting edge of educational thinking. Our collaborations with The Juilliard School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 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 you will enjoy the chance to live and work in one of a cultural capital in Europe, with good transport links and low cost of living.

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.
  • In return for your passion to promote a quality education you will enjoy an annual flight allowance, a relocation allowance and private healthcare.

Selection Process

The closing date for this position is Wednesday 24th January 2018 at midday.  We will interview initially via Skype as applications come in. We reserve the right to interview and appoint sooner should a suitable candidate come forward. As such, all interested candidates are advised to apply as soon as possible.

Any offer of appointment will be subject to a successful medical as well as clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service (previously known as CRB) from both Country of residence / birth and any Country of residence within the last 10 years

For more information about the school, please see our school website: www.thebritishschool.pl

https://www.nordangliaeducation.jobs/displayjob.aspx?jobid=4363

About The British School Warsaw

Our School

The British School Warsaw is a vibrant school with a truly international pupil body consisting of roughly equal numbers of local and expatriate children. Located on two campuses in the city the school has a capacity of 1300 pupils and is currently educating 1100 pupils aged 2 ½ to 19. The primary school is split across two sites with Pre-Nursery to Year 1 (ages 2 ½ - 6) on our smaller Dabrowskiego site (180 pupils) whilst Years 2-6 attend our larger Limanowskiego site along with senior pupils. The Primary school follow the IPC from Year 1-6. The Secondary school, Years 7-11, follow the Key Stage 3 English National Curriculum followed by IGCSEs in Years 10-11. The “IB College” is a Post 16 education provision centered around the IB Diploma programme studied either as a two year course or for a small group of pupils as a three year course with a ‘Pre-IB’ year included as a preparatory year. Pupils studying in the “IB College” enjoy a state-of-the-art four floor building which opened in December 2016. Further information can be found at www.nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/warsaw

Warsaw

Steeped in history and boasting a huge number of green spaces, Warsaw is a vibrant European capital and international tourist destination. With regular, quick and cheap flights back to the UK as well as within Europe, Warsaw is the perfect place to re-connect with the UK if you have lived further afield or to venture into a new and exciting culture if it is your first foray into international teaching.

You will find yourself living in a significant cultural, political and economic hub with easy access to other historical cities such as Gdansk, Krakow and Wrocław as well as easy access to beautiful countryside, lakes, mountains and the seaside.

The elegant architecture, grandeur and extensive boulevards of Warsaw earned it the nickname Paris of the North and still holds true today. Wander the streets of the historical Old Town designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, stroll the newly renovated banks of the Vistula and immerse yourself in the fabulous museums and music venues which abound in the city. Sample cuisine from around the world from Michelin star restaurants, quirky and trendy food markets and family friendly eateries all for quite possibly the most reasonably prices of any European capital. No wonder that the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked Warsaw as the 32nd most liveable city in the world and 8th in "Human capital and life style" whilst topping the quality of life rankings in the region.

Come and try it for yourself, our teachers love the easy living, fantastic public transport, reasonably-priced social and cultural activities and great climate (cold and dry winters, warm summers) – before you know it you may even be speaking some Polish!

Principal

Sue Hill


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