Descrição
Salary:
Competitive
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
August 2025
24 April 2025
Job overview:
Established in 2005, Gulf British Academy is a BSO accredited school seeking to strengthen its provision for Early Years Foundation Stage pupils. The school presently caters for pupils from Pre-KG to Year 11.
We plan to add another year level each year until we become a fully 3-18 British International School. The recent move into a purpose-built, state-of-the-art building reflects the owners and senior leaders’ ambition to achieve excellence.
We are seeking a qualified and experienced Teacher of English to join us and our team of Specialist Subject Teachers. Applicants must be fluent English speaking graduates who hold a UK Department for Education teacher reference number or equivalent non-UK qualifications, or be in their final year of training.
We pride ourselves on welcoming new ideas and value the opinions of all staff on our journey of constant improvement.
We follow a safer recruitment policy and procedures. Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children. All members of our staff are trained in child protection/safeguarding.
In return for your service, we offer an excellent package for overseas, qualified employees that includes:
- A generous tax-free salary
- Annual flight allowance to and from your home country
- Furnished air-conditioned accommodation or housing allowance
- End-of-service indemnity
What you offer:
You are fully conversant with Key Stage 3 and IGCSE English. You are a teacher who can reflect upon and adapt practice to deliver quality lessons thereby raising attainment, giving pupils confidence and encouraging independent learning.
Essential requirements:
- Proven UK teaching experience or international experience within a British curriculum-based, BSO-accredited school.
- Promoting safeguarding of all students and equality of opportunity for all students and staff.
- Fluent in spoken and written English.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills to inspire and build good relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues.
- A clean enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and/or police check.
Desirable:
- IGCSE Edexcel experience
- IGCSE English as a Second Language experience
- Google Workspace for Education Certified
- Knowledge and experience with student management information systems (iSAMs, SIMS, etc)
- Familiarity with initiatives such as Rosenshine and Growth Mindset.
How to apply:
Please visit the job vacancies section on our website
Applications are considered upon receipt and should arrive no later than:
24th April 2025.
Interviews will be conducted by video-conference (Google Meet, Zoom, or Skype), telephone or in person if you are already based in Kuwait.
If you do not hear back from us after 5 working days after the closing deadline, you should presume that you have not been successful on this occasion.
Further information:
Please take the time to read our teacher job description and any additional documents at the bottom of this page.
- Visit our website
and
- Tes Career Site
to gain a deeper insight into our school.
AboutGulf British Academy:
**Gulf British Academy
- Saba Street, Block 10
- Salmiya
- Kuwait
+965 225 6777
"Grow, Build, Achieve - Uniting the best of British education with the best of Kuwaiti culture"_*:
Established in 2005, Gulf British Academy is an independent, co-educational, BSO, BSME and COBIS accredited school.
In August 2020, we opened the doors to our brand new premises. Currently, GBA caters for pupils from Pre-KG to Year 10. We aim to add a new year group every year until we become a fully 3-18 school. This rapid growth provides a wide range of opportunities for professional development and in-house promotion.
Here you will find our current opportunities to join our passionate team. We pride ourselves on welcoming new ideas and value the opinions of all staff on our journey of constant improvement.
New facilities:
The new school building provides a modern learning environment, including spacious classrooms, a swimming pool, a large hall/theatre and cinema, indoor and outdoor sport facilities, science labs, design and technology areas, ICT rooms, play areas, and a teaching kitchen.
Location:
Kuwait is a small, friendly country providing the ideal base to visit many other countries. It has a large expat community and offers plenty of opportunities for new experiences with lots of sunshine and plenty of beaches.
Benefits:
We offer an excellent package for overseas, qualified employees that includes a generous tax-free salary; annual flight allowance to and from your home country; furnished accommodation or housing allowance and end-of-service indemnity.
Curriculum:
We work closely within the national curriculum for England to deliver creative and interactive programmes that develop