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Teacher of Science

Teacher of Science

British International School Washington

Washington DC

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
7 August 2020
Apply by:
24 December 2019

Job overview

About the role
Join our fast-paced international environment, and you will deliver UK National Curriculum, IGSCE and International Baccalaureate programmes linked to your specialised field. You will challenge your students to set ambitious targets for themselves and seek out and implement innovative teaching practices to enhance the student experience and outcomes.

The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic specialist who is able to teach their subject from Year 7 right up to Higher IB level. They should be willing and able to teach the other sciences to Key Stage Three.

About you
Able to create a classroom culture where there are no limits to what can be achieved, you will have a 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.

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 restrictions.

Benefits
When you join a Nord Anglia Education school, you join a global community of approximately 9,000 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 which 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 and a competitive package, you’ll enjoy the chance to live and work in one of the worlds' 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  December 24, 2019. First stage interviews will be conducted by Skype or telephone and final interviews will take place at the Nord Anglia Education Recruitment Event in central London in the week commencing 20th January 2020 (alternative arrangements will be made for candidates who cannot attend in person).

Start Date: 7 August 2020

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 Country of residence/birth and any Country of residence within the last 10 years.

About British International School Washington

+1 02 829 3700

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British International School Washington (BISW) is a mixed, non-denominational all-through school with sixth form situated in Washington DC, United States of America. It is an independent school that holds the status of an International Baccalaureate (IB) World school, with IB Middle Years and Primary Curricula. It caters for around 550 students across over 70 nationalities with students between the ages of 2-18. Its languages of instruction are English, Spanish, French and German. It is a member of Nord Anglia Education Schools, a family of 85 international boarding and private schools in 33 different countries around the globe, educating a total of 75,000 pupils throughout all its schools. The school offers IGCSE qualifications for its students.

The school was opened in September 1998, relocating to its current location in Georgetown in the northwest area of the city in 2008, sharing property with Georgetown University. BISW became a member of Nord Anglia Education in 2013. Since 2015, it has had a partnership with Julliard School for the formation of The Julliard-North Anglia Performing Arts Program, an innovative performing arts program for pupils in its higher years.

Principal

Ian Piper

Values and Vision

BISW is a school with the highest aspirations and levels of support for its students. It has a belief that all its students have the potential to succeed, with all members of its school community being treated as individuals with an education that fits in with their requirements, interests and skills. Its Global Campus helps students interact and collaborate with other students from all around the world and increase their cultural understanding.

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