Primary Teacher

The Sultan's School Oman; Oman; On-site; OMR 10,044 - 14,508; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Housing provided

Annual flights

Education allowance

Medical insurance

Annual gratuity

Campus facilities

Lunch provided

Professional development

Career advancement

Job summary

The Sultan's School in Oman is seeking an experienced primary KS1 teacher to join our established primary department from August 2026. This role reports to the head of primary and focuses on delivering the IB curriculum within a bilingual setting.

You will engage with the school community, foster enquiry and ensure high standards of teaching and student well-being while contributing to professional development and school-life activities on our large, leafy campus.

Qualifications

• Post-qualification teaching experience (2+ years).
• Bachelor's degree in education or relevant field.
• Teacher qualification such as PGCE, QTS, or equivalent.
• Under 60 years of age.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging primary KS1 lessons.
• Engage with the wider school community.
• Show initiative and adapt to change while teaching.
• Contribute to professional development and school activities.

Skills

Primary teaching

Communication

Initiative

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in education

PGCE or QTS

Job description

About the role

The Sultan's School seeks to appoint an experienced primary key stage one teacher to join their established primary department in August 2026. This position reports to the head of primary.

About the school

The Sultan's School is a not-for-profit, IB world school, founded in 1977 with the mission to provide a broad and balanced education that blends the strengths of Omani culture with a holistic education that encourages an international perspective, critical and creative thinking, and strong academic standards. The curriculum is bilingual, with Arabic language, Islamic education and social studies taught in Arabic, and English language, mathematics and the sciences taught in English. A full range of foundation subjects are taught in both languages.

The campus is one of the largest in the world at over 50 hectares in a lush, park-like setting, and includes a beautiful, homely residential area for staff and their families. The school and housing environment is surrounded by greenery and space.

Visa requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of post-qualification teaching experience
• Bachelors degree in education or relevant field (ideally a subject taught at primary level)
• Teacher qualification such as a PGCE, QTS, or equivalent
• Under 60 years of age
• Safer recruitment checks such as confidential reference checks and criminal record checks will be undertaken

Successful applicants will have

• Experience as a primary teacher
• Evidence of engagement in the wider school community
• Expertise in and a passion for your subject, and a genuine interest in working with children
• Excellent communication skills, the ability to take the initiative and the flexibility to deal with change
• Positive, collaborative leadership style
• Enthusiasm, energy, creativity and the willingness to take risks
• Experience with English language learners is desirable
• High performance learning programme experience is desirable

We offer

• Competitive tax-free salary per established scale
• Attractive and spacious housing provided free of charge
• Annual flights
• Education allowance for 2 children
• International medical insurance
• Annual gratuity
• Friendly spacious campus and free use of school facilities including gym, playgrounds, padel courts and swimming pool outside of school hours
• Lunch provided
• Strong emphasis on professional development with comprehensive external and internal CPD opportunities
• Opportunity for advancement and internally promoted posts

Join our dedicated team of supportive colleagues who are passionate about education, and committed to fostering lifelong learning in our students. The Sultan's School is a unique educational establishment, with a clear mission. In this role, you will deliver the enriching philosophy of the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme, to ensure that our students receive a world-class education, aligned with the goals of Oman Vision 2040.

We reserve the right to appoint at any stage of the recruitment process and to close this vacancy earlier if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.