School Principal

New Cairo British International School
Egypt
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Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
August ‎2024
Apply by:
‎5 November ‎2023

Job description

Job title: School Principal
Employed by: NCBIS - to support the vision, positive ethos and policies
of the school
Reporting to: Board of Directors
NCBIS is the leading British international, not-for-profit school in Egypt and
is an authorised IB World School with more than ‎60 nationalities represented
among ‎800 students aged ‎3-‎18. The student population is made up of ‎59%
expatriate and ‎41% Egyptians who must have dual nationality. NCBIS is renowned
for the excellence of its educational programmes, which includes a strong CAS
element across the school, and a welcoming learning environment.
We are located in New Cairo, a quiet and tranquil part of Cairo. The small
class sizes contribute to our sense of family and enable us to give all our
students the attention they require. Our parents are committed partners and
play a vital role in creating this enriching cultural environment.
In addition to working in a learning-focused, forward-thinking and supportive
not-for-profit school, you will receive a generous package including:
* Highly competitive tax-free salary.
* Accommodation allowance as per the school policy.
* Annual Performance Bonus as per the school policy.
* Annual Home Leave Allowance for employee and each dependent as per the school policy.
* Comprehensive international medical coverage as per the school policy.
* Free primary and secondary education for your dependent children as per the school policy.
Employment terms are initially a Three years contract which can be extended
annually.
NCBIS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and
young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Thorough checks
on your ability to work with children will be adhered to.
NCBIS is aligned with the recommendations of the International Task Force on
Child Protection, we hold ourselves to a high standard of effective recruiting
practices with specific attention to child protection. In accordance with
KCSiE ‎2023 and Safer Recruitment in Education legislation, appointed
candidates from the United Kingdom are required to provide and before travel
arrangements are confirmed, the following documents: A signed criminal record,
self-declaration form, original birth certificate, an International Child
Protection Certificate (ICPC) and full police clearance from prior countries
of residence for the last ‎5 years. To assist newly appointed candidates, there
is a country by country checklist for the procedures for obtaining a police
clearance, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-
for-overseas-applicants
In accordance to the KSCiE updates to ‎2023 and as part of our due diligence
checks, shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search.
To find out more about the school, please visit our website at
http://www.ncbis.co.uk/
To apply, please upload your CV with completing the application form. The
closing date for applications is 5th November ‎2023. The school reserves
the right to appoint earlier if an exceptional candidate applies for the post,
so early applications are strongly encouraged.
We look forward to hearing from you.
The NCBIS Team

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**New Cairo British International School

• New Cairo British International School


• Road ‎17, 1st District, 3rd Zone, 5th Settlement


• Cairo


• Egypt
  +‎20 ‎2 ‎565 ‎7115

At NCBIS we offer a caring and high quality education in a secure
environment on our unique campus for the international community of Cairo. We
have high personal and academic expectations for our students and are proud of
the varied and challenging learning opportunities that are provided to our
pupils.
Our educational approaches arise out of the best of government and independent
education systems, as well as the best practice in international education. We
prepare our international students for UK GCSE and AS/A level examinations and
the IBDP at age ‎16 and ‎18 respectively. We also use the UK Standard Assessment
Tasks (CEM) in years ‎7, ‎8, ‎9, ‎10 and ‎12, and the GL suite throughout the
Primary ages. Students in our Dutch Stream are offered a primary education
closely aligned to the Dutch National Curriculum, which prepares them for the
"Cito-Test" at ‎12. As a result, all of our students are provided with an
education that prepares them to enter a schooling system anywhere, as well as
universities in Egypt and elsewhere throughout the world.
As a school, from the Board of Directors down to our administration staff, we
are committed to our vision for NCBIS - a vision focused specifically on
improving the quality of learning and the levels of student achievement. This
vision in turn informs and guides our decision making, both at the strategic
and day-to-day level.
NCBIS has a Board of Directors made up entirely of the parental body and
ensures a close connection to the school community.
The Board of Directors oversees the strategic direction and financial
viability of the school, while taking a support role for the Senior Management
Group.
Curriculum Information
In the Primary School we follow a bespoke curriculum which is based on the
National Curriculum for England. We are recognised by the International
Baccalaureate as an IB World School and use methodologies including project-
based and inquiry-based learning to support our young learners. We have six
topics every year which cover the curriculum in exciting contexts, and a
themes framework that runs vertically through Primary to develop STEM and
Global Citizenship characteristics and skills. Each topic, teachers plan
together looking at the skills and outcomes required to be taught by the
curriculum and what experiences can be included.
Early Years
The Early Years department provides a stimulating and high quality education,
in a safe and caring environment, for children aged between ‎3 and ‎5 years. We
aim to give children the very best possible start to their education and
provide a firm foundation on which their future education can be built.
The Early Years curriculum is based on the UK Foundation Stage and is
delivered through the inquiry topics each term, supported by the rigorous
teaching of phonics. Structured, well-planned play is an important feature of
the curriculum and play-based learning is essential to our vision of
developing learners with a positive and creative mindset that enables them to
achieve success at school and in later life; achieved through a happy
atmosphere and safe and stimulating physical environment that is conducive to
academic learning as well as personal and social growth.
The curriculum encourages the individual development of each child through a
mixture of whole class, group and individual teaching and is lively, exciting
and challenging!
The Early Years department is housed in its own building with a secure outdoor
learning environment that is accessed by all the classrooms directly. The
outdoor learning environment includes a purpose built splash pool, a large
sandpit (a great favourite of our younger learners!), a cushioned tiled area
for developing gross motor skills and an artificially grassed area that houses
learning centres such as construction, a reading corner, water play, phonics
and number skills. The area is covered by purpose built shades, allowing
access all year round.
Lower Phase
The Lower Phase encompasses Year ‎1, ‎2 and ‎3 children. We believe learning is
achieved through a happy atmosphere and safe and stimulating physical
environment that is conducive to academic learning as well as personal and
social growth. As such we take great pride in ensuring that our classrooms
reflect the learning process and inspire intellectual curiosity, critical
thinking and enthusiasm for learning.
Purposeful learning (through projects and inquiries) is central to our pupil
's development and our vision that we need to prepare our pupils for a rapidly
changing world where skills, values, attitudes and attributes are as important
as knowledge. In inquiring into the world around them pupils are able to gain
a deeper understanding of new concepts and to explore those concepts in real
life situations.
The outcomes of the UK National Curriculum for England are therefore taught
through a combination of discrete skill based lessons and application through
our inquiry approach to learning. The firm foundations provided by our Early
Years department are built upon in the Lower Phase, with the continuance of
the Letters and Sounds Phonics programme. This provides the foundations for
early reading and supports our writing programme.
Pupils in the Lower Phase are also supported by our team of specialist subject
teachers; with specialist lessons provided in music, physical education and
modern foreign languages. In addition to their academic studies, children are
also encouraged to participate in our after school Extra Curricular Activities
(ECAs) programme, where a range of sporting, artistic and musical activities
are offered to enrich the children's learning experiences and to develop each
pupil's unique talents to help them achieve their potential.
Upper Phase
The three years (Years ‎4-‎6) that form our Upper Phase continue to build upon
and develop the skills, values, attitudes, attributes, knowledge and
conceptual understanding that our students have gained in the Lower Phase.
Every class is led in their learning by a teacher and a teaching assistant,
and it is through a wide range of challenges and experiences that our pupils
develop lively, questioning and informed minds. Our units of inquiry continue
to deepen pupil 's understanding of the world around them and this is again
underpinned by the UK National Curriculum outcomes. Local educational visits
and residential events in-country and overseas add breadth and interest to our
programme of study, bringing to life the pupils' learning and developing both
their academic learning as well as their personal and social growth.
Choice and challenge, both within the curriculum and the extra-curricular
programmes, is offered through our specialist lessons in music, physical
education and modern foreign languages and involvement in school productions,
sports competitions, musical events and our after school activity programme.
High academic and social standards are our expectation and as our pupils
transition to Secondary School at the end of Year ‎6, we are confident that
they leave us as caring international pupils committed to the traditional
values of honesty, courtesy, respect, integrity and fair play.
The Dutch Stream
The NCBIS Dutch Stream is the only Dutch Primary School in Cairo. It is one of
the three sections of NCBIS and it is based in the Primary building. The Dutch
Stream teaches the Dutch curriculum. Our students also attend subjects like
Topic lessons (Science, History, Geography, Art and Design Technology), PE,
music and IT in English, together with their peers in the British section. We
are recognised by the foundation 'Stichting Nederlands Onderwijs in het
Buitenland (Dutch Education Abroad) and inspected by the Dutch Ministry of
Education. Thanks to the unique cooperation with our British colleagues, we
are able to prepare our students for a fluent transition to International or
Dutch education. We are a small sized school, which enables us to adapt our
teaching to the needs of the individual student.
Moreover, our Dutch speaking students in Secondary School can keep up their
Dutch language skills in courses we teach after school hours in the Dutch
Stream.
The Secondary Curriculum
The secondary curriculum aims to provide a framework for learners to meet the
challenges of life in our fast-changing world. The aim is to provide a
curriculum that builds on students ' experiences in the primary phase and that
helps all students to become successful learners, confident individuals and
responsible citizens.
The New Cairo British International School's curriculum aims to promote
learners' intellectual, personal, social and physical development. As well as
lessons and extracurricular activities, it includes approaches to teaching,
learning and assessment, the quality of relationships within school, and the
values embodied in the way the school operates. Our curriculum is based on the
English National Curriculum in Key Stage ‎3 with modifications made to cater
for the needs and diversity of the student population at NCBIS. At KS4 we
offer IGCSE / GCSE and then the UK A Levels or IB Diploma in the Sixth form.
Key Stage ‎3: Year ‎7 to ‎9 (Age ‎11 to ‎14)
Key Stage ‎3 follows the English National Curriculum and all students will be
expected to study the following subjects: Art, Drama, English, Geography,
History, Computing, Mathematics, MFL (French, Arabic or Spanish), Music,
Physical Education and Science.
At the end of Key Stage ‎3 (Year ‎9) students make their options for study at
IGCSE / GCSE. At this point students reduce the number of subjects they wish
to study.
Key Stage ‎4: Year ‎10 to ‎11 (Age ‎14 to ‎16)
The curriculum at Key Stage ‎4 leads to a two-year course of study leading to
external International / General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE /
GCSE) examinations. These courses are assessed and graded by coursework and
external examination, set by Pearson Examinations (EDEXCEL) Board and
Cambridge International Exam Board.
All students study the following compulsory courses: English language, English
literature, at least two Science subjects, Mathematics, PE, and Life skills.
It must be noted that PE and Life Skills do not lead to a formal qualification
In addition to the above, students make ‎6 option choices from the following
subjects: Arabic (1st language speakers), Art, Biology, Business Studies,
Computer Science, Chemistry, Drama, Geography, History, Mathematics, Arabic
(MFL), French, Spanish, Music, Physical Education, Physics and Travel &
Tourism. The combination of subjects studied as compulsory and those elected
to be studied from the optional list, means that students study ‎9 subjects
that lead to a formal qualification.
Key Stage ‎5: Year ‎12 to ‎13 (Age ‎16 to ‎18)
In our sixth form students have the option to choose two different pathways.
The school currently offers the UK A Level or IBDP curriculum, in which
students choose either pathway and then a set of subjects from the following:
English Literature, Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Art/Visual Arts,
Business, Economics, Geography, History, Psychology, Sports, Exercise and
Health Science and Travel & Tourism. In addition to this all students
undertake a CAS programme and either an EPQ (A Levels) or Extended Essay &
Theory of Knowledge (IB).
Parents' Evenings, Life Skills sessions and Careers Guidance help both
students and families to make these important subject choices. Individual help
can also be sought at the Careers office or with Heads of Key Stage.
Careers information involves face to face meetings as well as the use of
interactive software and personality tests.
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