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The school already has an excellent record of feeding pupils into top European and British independent schools including Eton, Thomas’s Battersea, Westminster, Magdalen College, St Mary’s Ascot and James Allen's Girls School, and continues to attract high calibre British and international families.
Our ethos is grounded in providing a safe, caring, respectful, tolerant and disciplined environment where high standards prevail in all areas of school life. The school has approximately 280 pupils and a teaching staff of 40.
The school is seeking an experienced French teacher to join the Modern Foreign Languages department. The ideal candidate will have the ability to deliver our French curriculum to variety of pupils with varied abilities, mainly in our Secondary section. An ability to work as a team-player and be flexible are pre-requisites for the part.
BJAB is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All candidates will be subject to background checks in line with British Overseas Standards.
Successful candidates must have the following qualifications:

• Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent
• At least 2 year's teaching experience in a British school (preferred) or an international school
• Excellent knowledge of French and English (written and verbal)

The following characteristics are desirable:

• Ability to teach another language, Spanish being the most desirable
• Experience with the French (I)GCSE curriculum

Applications without these essential criteria will not be considered.
We look for teachers with the ability to support, nurture and challenge children from a range of backgrounds and starting points. Creativity and flexibility, professional rigour and integrity, expectations of high standards, high levels of pastoral care and support are the hallmarks of our professional team.
Working at BJAB offers:

• A competitive salary based on years of teaching experience and qualifications
• Lunch vouchers for each working day
• Ecological product vouchers
• Transport compensation
• Opportunities for professional development and advancement with responsibilities within the school

We are seeking candidates who can begin in Autumn 2024.

BJAB spans two sites in the European Quarter of Brussels. Our Lower School houses classrooms for pupils from Early Years to Year 4, while our newly renovated Prep School is used by Years 5 through Year 9. We are expanding our offering to include Year 10 from September 2024, growing organically to Year 13.
The educational programme is based on the British National Curriculum, with adaptations to reflect our location in the heart of Europe. Daily French lessons are an integral part of our timetable from the Reception Year upwards, as are weekly swimming and physical education lessons. We pride ourselves on being able to offer small teaching groups throughout the school. With class sizes of around 18 pupils, we are able to provide a high degree of individual attention to each child.
The Headteacher, Mr Francis Retter, is committed to the maintenance and development of the best educational opportunities across the curriculum for all pupils. He is supported by a strong team of British-qualified teachers, a number of whom have specialist training in a range of educational disciplines such as Early Years Education; Language Support; Special Educational Needs; P.E.; I.C.T, and Science. The school is committed to maintaining a balance of subject specialists, thus ensuring that the teaching team can deliver excellent cross-curricular teaching in an encouraging, stimulating and innovative environment.
The British Junior Academy of Brussels is a member of the Council of British Independent Schools in the European Communities (COBISEC) and is inspected by the International Schools Inspectorate (ISI). We are a member of the Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS), a Round Square school, and a Cambridge International school.