KS1 Teacher - Academic Year 25/26
About This Role
GBA is looking for inspiring and enthusiastic teachers to join our growing school here in the heart of Kuwait.
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 UK qualified, proactive, and experienced Primary teachers to join our dedicated KS1 team. 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 we value the opinions of all staff. As a school we are constantly seeking to improve, and we support our staff in their own professional development.
We follow a safer recruitment policy and procedures. Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children. All members of our staff are trained in child protection/safeguarding.
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
Please check our our website and latest BSO Accreditation Report via the links below.
What you offer
You will be a creative and adaptable KS1 teacher able to engage, inspire and extend our pupils through planning, preparation and delivery of excellent lessons. A teacher with a growth mindset who can reflect upon their own practice with the aim of instilling confidence and independence into our pupils so they develop into enquiry based learners.
Essential requirements
- Qualified Teacher Status: A degree-level qualification in teaching (e.g. PGCE or Bachelor’s in Education).
- Successful and recent Primary teaching experience or training in a UK or international BSO-accredited school.
- Proficient at delivering the national curriculum or similar curriculum.
- Able to assess and plan to meet the needs of all class pupils in the short, medium and long term.
- Make effective use of all resources, including support staff, to ensure children in your care receive an enriched education.
- Fluent in spoken and written English.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills to foster good behaviour and build good relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues.
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively.
- A clean enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and/or police check.
- Ability to use in-class digital technology to support learning and development in the classroom.
- 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.
How to apply
Please visit the job vacancies section on our website https://www.gulfbritishacademy.com/our-school/job-vacancies/
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. All new staff will be subject to enhanced pre-employment clearance including identity checks, criminal background checks, qualification checks and employment checks. This includes an exploration of any gaps in employment and two satisfactory professional references which will be verified.