Company Overview

Durham School provides a first-class all-around educational experience. All pupils, from age 3 through to 18, enjoy the equality of opportunity necessary to fulfill their potential, are well-prepared for further education and have the confidence to face an ever-changing global environment. To ensure this, Durham School provides a broad and balanced curriculum of GCSEs, iGCSEs and A-Levels and places great emphasis on giving pupils the flexibility to choose the curriculum which best suits them.

Person Specification

• Have a good honours degree, a teacher training qualification and a proven track record of successful teaching in the 5 – 11 age range
• Have a good track record of leading and managing staff; envisioning, encouraging, supporting, monitoring and challenging colleagues
• Have worked in a promoted academic role
• Be committed to the ethos and values of Durham International School
• Be able to work within organisational procedures and meet the required standards for the role
• Be able to work collaboratively and supportively with colleagues within Durham International School and with colleagues in other organisations
• Be able to relate effectively to parents and to students
• Be able to communicate clearly and effectively orally and in writing and demonstrate good ICT skills
• Have a clear understanding of excellence in teaching and learning
• Be patient, determined, enthusiastic and well-organised with a good eye for detail
• Be committed to continual personal and professional development and be reflective and able to learn from past experience
• Be resilient and demonstrate an ability to work well under pressure
• Display commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people

• Good honours degree
• Teacher training qualification
• Proven track record of successful teaching in the 5 – 11 age range
• Good track record of leading and managing staff
• Worked in a promoted academic role
• Ability to work within organisational procedures and meet the required standards
• Ability to work collaboratively and supportively
• Ability to relate effectively to parents and students
• Clear communication skills (oral and written)
• Good ICT skills
• Clear understanding of excellence in teaching and learning
• Patient, determined, enthusiastic, well-organised with a good eye for detail
• Commitment to continual personal and professional development
• Resilient and able to work well under pressure
• Commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people