BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL CAIROWe seek an experienced, well qualified and enthusiastic Music specialist to join our highly committed Music department. The successful candidate will teach Music primarily in the Senior School. The ability and willingness to contribute to the teaching of Music at GCSE or IB Diploma level would be welcome. Previous experience of teaching Music within the UK National Curriculum or a British-style international school is desirable.The Music Department works effectively as a team sharing ideas and promoting learning. The school has excellent facilities for promoting effective teaching and learning and offers professional development opportunities in a supportive framework. All staff are expected to show a genuine commitment to supporting co-curricular activities, school events and school trips.A not-for-profit organisation, BISC is one of the leading academic schools in the region. Located on the western fringe of Cairo, the school enjoys the benefits of a modern, spacious, purpose-built campus with state of the art facilities. BISC is an IB World School and is a member of COBIS, BSME and IAPS. Further details are available on the school’s website: www.bisc.edu.egLocated on the fringes of Cairo, the School enjoys the benefits of a modern, purpose-built, spacious campus with state of the art facilities. Cairo itself is a bustling city, home to some of the world’s most iconic ancient monuments, with good access to other countries in the region, Europe and Asia. It is a city with a rich cultural heritage, a crossroads between Africa, the Middle East and Europe. With a population close to twenty million, Cairo is a city of huge contrasts and provides endless opportunities for exploration and discovery.This video will give you some insights into the school community and living in Egypt.Person Specification a graduate in Music with qualified teacher status; enthusiastic and innovative teacher with a genuine passion for teaching, who can motivate and inspire students using a variety of strategies; recent experience teaching Music; includes Assessment for Learning as an integral part of classroom practice; understands how to stretch more able and support weaker students; works as a member of a team in a collaborative manner; committed to her/his own professional development; understands an inquiry based approach to learning; committed to contributing to a holistic approach to education enjoys the opportunity to participate in co-curricular activities; meets our CHILD PROTECTION and SAFEGUARDING requirements in full.To comply with Egyptian employment law, applicants must have QTS and a minimum of three years teaching post qualification teaching experience.RemunerationThe British International School, Cairo (BISC) operates a similar teaching scale to schools in the UK which increases with teaching experience. All salaries are tax free and paid in Pounds Sterling. The current basic salary (2023-2024) for a teacher with three years’ experience is £36,000 p.a. while the salary of the majority of staff (six years experience or more) is over £41,500 p.a.In addition all overseas contract teachers benefit from a generous housing allowance, private BUPA Gold medical insurance, annual return flights to the UK, and 2 free places for children of school age