- Start date: 29th October 2023
- Contract: Full-time, indefinite, fully sponsored
- Generous tax-free package including:
o Competitive basic salary plus additional allowances – all tax-free.
o Free furnished private accommodation with all utility bills paid.
o Free return flights home each year.
o Generous paid annual leave.
o Free school places, flights, and medical insurance for children.
o Allowances for extra baggage and legal documents.
o Comprehensive private medical insurance for Qatar and your home country.
o Enhanced end-of-service gratuity package for long servers.
o Unlimited sunshine in one of the world’s wealthiest and safest countries.
Our professional, supportive and tremendously successful secondary team was recently certified one of the best in the world by British Schools Overseas (BSO).
We are now looking for an outstanding Secondary ICT Teacher to join us in October 2023.
If you are a UK-qualified teacher with experience of delivering the national curriculum of England – and you have a creative, positive, and professional attitude – we would love to hear from you.
About you
As part of the secondary team, you will be responsible for planning and delivering the best quality ICT lessons to engage and challenge your students. You will have high standards and expectations in every element of your work.
To be considered for a vacancy, you should:
- Hold relevant qualifications, including a good bachelor’s degree in ICT or a closely related subject, plus a PGCE.
- Have experience of teaching ICT at Key Stages 3 and 4 (Key Stage 5 desirable).
- Have extensive experience working in a similar school environment and raising outcomes for students of all academic levels.
- Be keen to develop your career, supported by our world-class professional development opportunities.
- Genuinely love what you do – showing enthusiasm, creativity, and energy.
- Be a real team player, always prepared to go the extra mile, spread positivity, and support your colleagues as we reach our goal: to become the best International School in the world.
We can also consider applications from outstanding newly qualified teachers (NQTs), whom we can support through to award of Qualified Teacher Status.
About us
QIS is one of the best international schools both in the nation of Qatar and in the wider Middle East region – we are one of only three schools in the world to hold BSO’s ‘Gold Standard’.
Our 2023 BSO report wrote:
‘The students' high regard for their school and educators was highlighted during the inspection visit, where they spoke positively and with admiration about the quality of education and the excellence of their teachers.’
‘The school’s ABC of Aspiring to Excellence, Building Futures and Celebrating Diversity are embedded in the school’s vision. Core values in QIS are in line with British culture and reflect the character of the school.’
‘An empowered staff team, who value their role and make a positive difference to students and their families.’
We follow the latest National Curriculum for England, and all our non-Arabic teachers have either taught or been trained under the UK system. We have about 2,000 students ranging from 3 to 18 years of age.
We provide an outstanding education to all our students, who regularly achieve some of the best results in the world.
Safeguarding
Qatar International School is committed to equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Qatar International School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo recruitment screening processes including interview, references from past employers and a Criminal Background check will be carried out on all successful applicants.
We require applicants to declare all convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as 'spent'. All information provided will be treated as confidential. All applicants, (regardless of position) are requested to read QIS’s safeguarding policy on the school’s website of our commitment to the safeguarding of children.
Application and interview
We do not believe in long, pointless application forms! Please apply by emailing us your CV and a brief covering letter to Recruitment@qis.org explaining why you will be a great fit for QIS.
Initial interviews may be conducted online or face-to-face if the candidate is in Qatar. Successful candidates will be fully supported all the way through to their joining day – and beyond.
Unfortunately, due to the high volume of excellent applications we receive, we are unable to notify those who have not been shortlisted.
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