Deputy Head Pastoral - Senior School - August 2025
About This Role
We seek an experienced and reflective Pastoral leader and member of the School Leadership Team for the post of Deputy Head Pastoral in the Senior School. This is a major senior leadership role in the school working alongside the Head of Senior School and the Principal. The successful candidate will be leading a team of Senior School Heads of Year promoting a strong pastoral care programme across the school. The position will be available from 1 August 2025. The school offers personal professional development and opportunities to contribute in a culture of school improvement. Previous experience of a leadership role in a UK National Curriculum or a British style international school context is desirable. All staff are expected to show a genuine commitment to supporting co-curricular activities, school events and school trips
Person Specification
- graduate with qualified teacher status and significant leadership experience in school;
- clear evidence of willingness to continue learning and developing as a reflective practitioner including evidence of masters level research;
- enthusiastic and innovative teacher with a genuine passion for teaching, who can motivate and inspire staff and students;
- proven ability to effectively lead and work with a team in a collaborative manner;
- committed to contributing to a holistic approach to education;
- recent experience teaching British national curriculum and GCSE, A level or IB;
- strong professional development background working with and supporting the development of colleagues;
- understands an inquiry based approach to learning;
- understands principles of formative and summative assessment;
- relevant experience of timetabling, budgeting and the efficient allocation of resources;
- 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.
The school offers a competitive and generous package, (paid in pound sterling) and exceptional professional development opportunities. A proactive teacher-led staff welfare team further supports and secures staff induction and wellbeing.
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, purpose-built, spacious campus with state of the art facilities. BISC is an IB World School, a member of COBIS, BSME and IAPS. Further details are available on our website: www.bisc.edu.eg
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. 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.
Remuneration
The British International School, Cairo (BISC) offers a highly competitive tax free salary, paid entirely in Pound Sterling and directly into a UK bank account.
In addition, expat teachers benefit from a generous housing allowance, private BUPA Gold medical insurance which includes family dependents, annual return flights to the UK, and 2 free places for children of school age. BISC also offers exceptional professional development opportunities for all staff.
Our staff full salary is paid in foreign currency (GBP). The very low cost of living mean staff are able to save significantly, while still enjoying a great quality of life. A guide to costs can be found here: https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Egypt
How to apply
Please apply by completing the online application form on the TES website including a letter of application, as a pdf document.
Applications must include the contact details for at least two professional referees one of whom should be your current Headteacher/Principal.
Completed applications should be submitted electronically via ‘Apply Now’ on TES Online. The initial deadline for receipt of applications is 10th March 2025. The school reserves the right to interview potential appointees and to make an appointment before the deadline date. Thus early applications are encouraged. First Interviews for the post will most likely take place on Zoom.
Employer: The British International School, Cairo (BISC)
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Contract type: Full time
Start date: 1st August 2025
Contract term: 31st July 2027 renewable
Closing date: 10th March 2025
Safeguarding
The British International School, Cairo is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and young people. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment practices as outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (Sept 2023), including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. UK and EU-based passport holders will be required to obtain an ICPC check. Current and previous employers will be contacted.