Jobs at:
Kampala International School

Vacancy title:
English Teacher

Deadline of this Job:
no later than Thursday November 17th

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Job details:
A vacancy has arisen for on outstanding Teacher of English at Kampala International School, Uganda (KISU). KISU is one of the foremost international schools in the East African region. We are ClS/ NEASC accredited and an IB World School with over 550 students aged 2 to l8 years from 58 countries. We offer the National Curriculum for England (adapted to suit our student body and location in Uganda), IGSE's and the IB Diploma Programmes. We are blessed with great students, committed teachers and world-class facilities, located close to the centre of the city.

The IBO recently praised our "learning environment based on understanding and respect”, while CIS commended our "purpose-built facility designed to support high quality teaching and learning".

QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidates should have a minimum of an A grade at A’ level English, a good (2:1 or better) Honours degree in English Literature and a post-graduate qualification in secondary teaching. Regrettably, in the interests of efficient use of our human resources, applications not meeting these requirements will not be considered or acknowledged. Ideally, we are looking for a teacher who has at least two years of teaching in a highly—regarded international school and experience of teaching IGCSE’s and the IB Diploma would be a great advantage.

Start date tor the position is January 2017 At KISU, we are passionate about learning and so the successful candidate will be someone who is open to new ideas and willing to be innovative and collaborative in his/her approach to planning learning. We are also committed to supporting the further professional development of our teachers and so the successful candidate can expect to receive significant financial support with accessing high
quality professional development courses, whether in Uganda or overseas.

if you design and facilitate engaging, child
centred learning
if you are passionate about the study of literature and language and would relish the opportunity to work with great students and colleagues in a world-class learning environment
then we'd love to hear from you!

Job application procedure
Please visit www.kisu.com

Please submit:

• A copy of your CV, together with a photograph
  
• The names and contact details (including email addresses) of three professional referees
  
• A lesson plan for a group of 20 mixed ability Year 10 (15yr old) students on an aspect of Shakespeare's Macbeth of your choice
  
• Please note that we would prefer applications via email and that a letter of application is not required

Applications should be emailed to: recruitment@kisu.com by no later than Thursday November 17th.