EYFS​/Key Stage 1 Teacher

EYFS / Key Stage 1 Teacher

We are seeking a passionate, dedicated, and enthusiastic EYFS / Key Stage 1 Teacher who understands the importance of learning through play for an August 2026 start. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player and comfortable working hard to create a supportive and dynamic learning environment. They will play a key role in shaping young minds and fostering a love for learning in our Pre‑Prep students, using continuous provision to enhance their growth and development.

Cheltenham Muscat opened in September 2021 and is Oman’s first, premium, British school, for boys and girls aged 3 to 18. Set on an outstanding state‑of‑the‑art campus, students and teachers at Cheltenham Muscat benefit from world‑class facilities for both academic and co‑curriculum learning as well as strong support from our partner school Cheltenham College, which has been providing exceptional education for students for over 180 years.

We are looking for a committed teacher who is passionate about their work and motivated by the opportunity to inspire our wonderful students. The successful candidate will have high expectations of themselves and their students, both in the classroom and beyond, with a positive outlook and the ability to build strong relationships with all members of our school community. Candidates must have at least 3 full years of relevant teaching experience in order to obtain a work permit to teach in Oman.

• Commitment to high standards, inclusive education and high expectations of all students
• Ability to inspire colleagues and pupils
• Commitment to raising the achievement and standards of pupils
• A good team player
• Able to work positively and effectively with students, parents, outside agencies and colleagues
• Exemplary communication skills in English, both verbal and written
• Flexible, inclusive and pragmatic style
• High level interpersonal skills
• Confident and articulate in communicating with others
• Understand and utilise the concept of continuous provision, ensuring that resources are available to support children’s learning and development throughout the day
• Possess good organisational skills, manage time efficiently
• Ability to show good cultural understanding and differentiation between students from various backgrounds and ability

• To actively promote the School’s vision & values through participation in all areas of school life
• To support the School’s commitment to provide all‑round outstanding education for students
• To always set high expectations, which inspire, motivate and challenge students
• To have the highest aspirations for all students, both in and out of the classroom
• To offer excellent pastoral care for all students
• To respect and support Omani culture

• To comply with all safeguarding policies and procedures and ensure that any safeguarding concerns are reported in line with policy
• To demonstrate a personal commitment to safeguarding and wellbeing
• To engage fully in all safeguarding training as required

• Have in place thorough curriculum planning with details of learning objectives and approaches to cover these
• Plan for continuous provision to enable students to guide their own learning as appropriate
• To ensure that curriculum planning is broad, balanced and challenging
• To ensure that long term, medium term and short‑term planning is complete in accordance with the School’s curriculum policy

• To deliver a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum
• To facilitate high quality learning, providing students the opportunity to achieve their potential
• To deliver well‑planned, engaging and creative lessons ensuring needs of all students are met
• To ensure lessons in the department are differentiated appropriately, using approaches that enable every student to access the learning and make excellent progress
• To demonstrate excellent subject knowledge
• To set students challenging targets and to draw upon varied strategies, resources and technologies to support students in achieving them
• Develop and implement engaging activities that promote learning…