Physics Teacher - Secondary - Academic Year 25/26

Salary:

Competitive

Job type:

Full Time, Fixed Term

Start date:

August 2025

Apply by:

5 December 2024

Job overview

Established in 2005, Gulf British Academy is a thriving British International School with BSO accreditation. The school presently caters for pupils from Pre-KG to Year 11 and will grow year on year to become a 3-18 through school. The recent move into a purpose-built, state-of-the-art building reflects the owners' and senior leaders' ambition to offer our pupils and staff the very best, and to achieve excellence.

We are seeking a UK qualified and experienced Physics Teacher 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 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.

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, 4 and 5 Science - specifically Edexcel IGCSE and AS Physics. 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:

A Bachelor's Degree in Physics or a related subject and a certified teaching qualification such as B.Ed. PGCE, PGDE or equivalent.

Expert knowledge of your subject area as evidenced by your experience and passion in teaching English.

IGCSE Edexcel experience

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.

Willingness to make a significant contribution to our wider curriculum, including the development of extra-curricular activities.

High level of IT skills with experience in using Google Workspace, Zoom, Gmail, shared drives, etc as well as IT tools to record observations and assessment.

Desirable:

Google Workspace for Education certified

Knowledge and experience with student management information systems (iSAMs, SIMS, etc)

Familiarity with initiatives such as Philosophy for Children and Growth Mindset.

How to apply
Please visit the job vacancies section on our website:

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Applications are considered upon receipt.

We reserve the right to interview at any point during the recruitment process so early applications are positively encouraged.

Interviews will be conducted by Google Meet or in person if you are already based in Kuwait.

If you do not hear back from us after 5 working days, you should presume that you have not been successful on this occasion.

Gulf British Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and expects all staff to share this commitment.

About Gulf British Academy

Gulf British Academy

Saba Street, Block 10

Salmiya

Kuwait
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"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 our academic curriculum, pastoral care system and extra-curricular activities to ensure our children are happy and enjoy coming to school. This includes a house system, as well as Philosophy for Children and Growth Mindset initiatives. We also embrace Islamic culture and values through Arabic Language, Islamic and Quran studies in accordance with the guidelines of the Kuwait Ministry of Education.

British values
We expect all members of our staff to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.

Join us!
If you're passionate about helping pupils succeed, share our values and meet our requirements we would love to hear from you.
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