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Teacher of Humanities (Geography or History specialism) – Doha, Qatar
Company Sherborne Qatar School for Girls
Position Teacher of Humanities (Geography or History specialism)
Location Doha, Qatar
Education Must have Ideally a certified UK teaching qualification, such as B.Ed, PGCE, or a Bachelor’s Degree in Geography or History.
Experience At least an Exceptional subject knowledge, with extensive experience teaching the British National Curriculum in Key Stages 3, Key Stage 4, and Key Stage 5 and Recent experience teaching i/GCSE and AS/A level Geography or History (preferably with either Cambridge or Pearson International Examinations)
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Job Type Full Time
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Please note this position is available only for FEMALE candidates. NQT is accepted.
We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, hardworking and highly motivated, UK-qualified, Secondary Modern Foreign Languages Teacher to join our rapidly expanding school. Suitable candidates will be able to offer both French and Spanish Language to i/GCSE and A Level.
The Secondary section of the school opened in September 2021 (for Years 7 to 10) and so the department is in its infancy. There is one other teacher who currently teaches Spanish (but is also able to teach French). We are in the process of designing and building our curriculum so that it matches the skills requirements of the AS/A level qualifications and our aim, mission and vision for the school.
This is a fantastic opportunity for teachers to gain experience in one of the premier independent British Curriculum schools in the Middle East. This position is also a great opportunity for experienced teachers to advance, as there are opportunities for career progression for candidates with the desired skills and qualities. The school should reach full capacity over the next two years with approximately 1,000 pupils on roll from Pre School to Year 13.
Successful applicants must have:
- A certified UK teaching qualification, such as B.Ed, or PGCE
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Geography or History.
- Exceptional subject knowledge, with extensive experience of teaching the British National Curriculum in Key Stages 3, Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5
- Recent experience teaching i/GCSE and AS/A level Geography or History (preferably with either Cambridge or Pearson International Examinations)
- A desire to help build a thriving department in a new girls’ school.
- A proven track record of providing outstanding teaching and learning.
- Knowledge of how to differentiate teaching materials so that all pupils have an opportunity to access the curriculum.
- A willingness to take part in extra-curricular activities after school
Desirable qualities:
- An ability to teach a second subject in the Humanities Department (to i/GCSE level)
- Experience of teaching pupils with English as an Additional Language or English as a Second Language.
- Experience of integrating technology into secondary teaching.
- Experience of, or an understanding of how STEM education can be integrated into the secondary Humanities curriculum.
- Recent UK experience and previous international teaching experience.
As a teacher at Sherborne Qatar you will:
- Promote our mission and values.
- Have the ability to generate amongst the pupils, an excitement about learning.
- Have a sense of humour and be a team player.
- Be resilient, flexible and open minded
- Be committed to helping us grow and develop a productive, effective, happy school.
- Be happy to take part in and contribute to an all-through school with pupils aged 3 to 18.
- Be emotionally intelligent.
In return we can offer you:
- The opportunity to teach a range of interesting and hardworking pupils.
- An excellent working environment in a brand new, state-of-the-art school
- The opportunity to get involved in an extensive enrichment programme.
- An attractive tax-free salary, with additional benefits.
- A good work / life balance.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and all staff must share this commitment. The post is subject to enhanced DBS checks.
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply, please complete the TES online application form (Quick Apply) and upload a covering letter of application (no more than two A4 sheets) addressed to the Headmistress, Mrs Jane Goldsack explaining why you wish to apply for the post and what skills and qualities you can bring. If you would like to be considered for further career opportunities, please express your interest in, and suitability for the Head of Department position. Please ensure you read the Candidate Brief in full.
Completed applications should be submitted no later than Tuesday 31st January 2023.
Interviews will take place up to and immediately following Tuesday 31st January 2023 and we reserve the right to make an early appointment. Candidates are encouraged to apply early to secure their role.
Please note that we only accept applications via TES and do not accept CVs.
Successful applicants will be required to travel to Qatar in mid-August 2023 for induction training.
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Teacher of Humanities (Geography or History specialism) –
Doha, Qatar
About Sherborne Qatar School for Girls
What is existence without realizing it? At Sherborne Young ladies, we accept that instruction shapes our propensities. It shapes our qualities and our convictions, setting us up for the future and directing us on our way. For that reason we are focused on giving exceptional training to each young lady locally, assisting her with composing the narrative of her life.
From the second she goes along with us, each understudy is invited into a cordial and merciful full-boarding climate where her singular assets, gifts, and interests are sustained.
We don’t put stock in hothousing. Yet, we in all actuality do have confidence in assisting each young lady with tracking down her specialty. We give ample, different, and testing open doors across each feature of training, including thorough scholastic review, a variety of co-curricular exercises, sports for everybody, and a common obligation to peaceful consideration, individual thriving, and Christian qualities.
Through this, our young ladies become curious, optimistic, profoundly experienced, and kind. They are prepared for the difficulties and chances of the 21st hundred years, with an unmistakable feeling of desire and the individual characteristics to prevailing in anything that way they pick.
Meet one of our young ladies and you will in a flash observe how our particular ethos is encapsulated. You will experience somebody who is smart, connected with, polite and liberal: somebody having an uncommon mix of self-conviction and lowliness, who is prepared to flourish in the cutting-edge world.
This is helping our understudies understand their true capacity. It is taking young ladies out of their usual ranges of familiarity and urges them to attempt new things. It is fostering a feeling of experience, authority, and determination, to advance self-awareness with regard to an energetic local area, and to commend our accomplishments, both as people and as a school.
