Compass International School Doha

Compass was established in 2006 to provide a premium British education to both expatriate and local Qatari families. We have two campuses; Al Themaid and Madinat Khalifa educate students from Early Years through to Secondary. All campuses offer a bespoke British curriculum. Secondary students can select from a wide range of IGSEs, AS and A levels. Additionally, we offer the prestigious IB Diploma Programme in Years 12 and 13. All two sites offer a warm, friendly learning environment with our students at the heart of everything we do. We are proud of our outstanding teachers and our community feel. As for Qatar, a sunny climate year-round and an airport with fantastic global connections ensures the continued popularity of this destination for expats.

Our school has Qatar National Schools Accreditation (QNSA) and is member of the British Schools in the Middle East (BSME) and AoBSO.

To learn more about our school, please visit our website

About The Role

Join our dynamic international education environment, where you will deliver a bespoke curriculum, built on the English National Curriculum, preparing students for external examinations at IGSCE level and beyond. You will challenge your students to be ambitious learners, seeking out and implementing innovative teaching practices to enhance our students’ experience and their outcomes.

About You

You will create a learning culture in your classroom where students are supported, challenged, and inspired to be the best they can be - students in your classes will believe there are no limits to what can be achieved. Your excellent motivation and communication skills enable you to create a feeling of energy, excitement, and personal investment within the classroom.

You will have an inclusive approach to EAL, supporting students with varying levels of English to access the curriculum. You will not only teach your subject content, but also actively develop language, literacy and communication fluency within your lessons.

Your educational philosophy will equip you to meet the needs of all learners and be able to teach students with a range of prior achievement, knowledge, and skills. Your expertise and planning adaptability will allow you to map out pathways for all students to progress in your subject, creating opportunities for all learners to achieve success based on individualised targets.

You will be invested in the promotion of your subject both within and beyond the classroom. You will seek out opportunities for visits and visitors to enrich the learning, as well as contributing to our ECA programme after school. You will be an active member of the school community, embracing events involving other stakeholders.

Receptive to feedback and ready to embrace change, you will be keen to share best practice with colleagues and peers. As a strong ambassador for the school, you will be able to develop new ways to engage students and parents across both our school, and the wider Nord Anglia Education, communities.

You Will Have The Following Essential Attributes

• • university degree in a relevant specialist subject
  • teaching qualification (QTS, PGCE/PDGE)
  • teaching experience in a UK and/or international context
  • strong working knowledge of the English national curriculum as relevant to your subject
    

Additionally, you must be a fluent speaker of English, either at native or near-native level.

You will also be able to meet visa-related restrictions for Qatar, including possession of a Bachelor’s degree and a teaching qualification from a face-to-face (non-online) course.

Please refer to the job description of the role for the following information:

• • Job purpose
  • Reporting to
  • Key relationships
  • Key results areas
  • Performance measurement
    

Benefits

Nord Anglia Education is the world’s leading premium schools organisation. We are a fast-paced and growing family of 87 international schools in China, Europe, the Middle East, South-East Asia and The Americas, providing outstanding education to over 90,000 students from preschool to 18 years of age. Our schools are united by one philosophy—we are ambitious for our students, our people, our community and family of schools. This means that we want every student to achieve more in our schools, than in any other schools in the world. We ensure this through personalised learning enhanced with bespoke global opportunities such as Juilliard, MIT, IMG, and UNICEF. We learn from the best and with the best.

We offer you unsurpassed opportunities to innovate and develop best practice across our family, to access extensive professional development, and to gain exceptional experience and career development in our schools. At Nord Anglia, you will have opportunities to progress more, learn more, and collaborate more.

We offer a professional working environment and an attractive remuneration & benefits package.

Alongside great training and a competitive package, you’ll enjoy the chance to live and work in a rapidly growing country which is perhaps best known for successfully hosting the World Cup in 2022. Qatar is a great place to be based for travel and enjoys a lovely climate most of the year.

Essential

Experience / Qualifications Sought

• • university degree in a relevant specialist subject
  • teaching qualification (QTS, PGCE/PDGE)
  • teaching experience in a UK and/or international context
  • strong working knowledge of the English national curriculum as relevant to your subject
  • fluent English (native or near-native level)
    

Desirable

• • Masters’ degree, or evidence of further professional development
    

Personal Qualities Sought

• • Values-led approach; integrity and honesty are paramount
  • Reliability, loyalty and commitment
  • Personal confidence and presence
  • Energetic and positive with a ‘can-do’ approach
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Effective communication skills, both orally and in writing
  • Approachable to all; able to show respect and display cultural sensitivity
  • Sense of humour and grace under pressure
  • Ability to understand complex issues and solve problems
  • Able to manage own time and prioritise; organized
  • Flexible and adaptable; able to handle uncertainty
    

To apply

The application should be submitted online via the Nord Anglia Education Careers page.

Online applications should contain a CV, a two-page letter of application, and the details of three professional references, one of which should be your current School Principal/Head Teacher.

Start date: January 2027

The closing date for applications is Thursday, 29th October 2026.

Selection process

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted with interview details taking place.

Candidates are encouraged to apply early as the school reserves the right to appoint before the closing date.

At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people are able to thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils irrespective of race, ability, religion, gender or culture.

All post holders in regulated activity (having regular unsupervised contact with children) are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both Country of residence/birth and any Country of residence within the last 10 years.