Advertisement: Computing/ICT teacher vacancy

June 4, 2021

Secondary ICT Teacher Wanted

Would you love to work in a small international school with the flexibility to decide what you want to teach in KS3 Computing/ICT lessons, as well as teach the Cambridge IGCSE ICT and AS Level IT courses?

All in the lovely city of Belgrade (in Serbia!)

I am looking for such a teacher from September 2021.

For further information or to apply (send CV) just email me.

Neil Howie (nhowie@bis.edu.rs),
Head of School Designate,
British International School, Belgrade.

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