Date: 12 Sept 2025
Location:
Hanoi, VN
Job ID: 7047
School: British International School Hanoi
Company: Nord Anglia Education
British International School Hanoi is looking to appoint a Teacher of Music, to join our talented and dedicated team of educators from 1st January 2026.
Our school
BIS Hanoi is a positive, thriving learning community, committed to educational excellence based on the most rigorous of global standards, where students from over 30 nationalities are highly motivated to learn and achieve.
As a Nord Anglia Education school, BIS Hanoi is superbly resourced, with excellent facilities and technology supporting holistic learning, leading to exceptional educational outcomes in all areas. With approximately 1100 students, BIS Hanoi continues to grow and is an energetic, welcoming environment with exciting opportunities for collaboration and professional growth.
Hanoi itself is rich in culture and history with exciting travel opportunities both within Vietnam and regionally, and nature at its doorstep. The outstanding benefits package provides teachers with an excellent lifestyle and large saving potential, and includes quality housing, medical insurance, flights, gym membership, transportation, and settling allowance.
To learn more about our school and see our latest updates, please view the Employment section and the News and Events section of our website, and our Facebook page.
The role
This is a wonderful opportunity to join an outstanding Performing Arts team.
The department is exceptionally resourced with a dedicated dance studio, multiple music classrooms and practice rooms, a separate drama studio, a multipurpose performing arts space, and a large auditorium.We offer a huge range of CCAs and opportunities for students outside the classroom, from concerts to productions, competitions and whole school events, with the department fully involved with them all. This is your opportunity to share your talent and passion with our students and the BIS Hanoi community.
At BIS, Music is taught through the whole school, from Early Years to Year 13. Students can opt to take Music, Drama, or Dance in Years 10-11, or a combination of two if desired. At IBDP level, we currently offer Music, Dance and Theatre Studies. We are specifically looking for someone to take a lead role in our IGCSE and IBDP music programmes. KS4 and/or KS5 experience is therefore essential. The successful post holder is also likely to teach some upper Primary Music lessons.
At BIS we teach the Juilliard Creative Classroom program up to KS3. Training in this will be provided by specialists from Juilliard from New York City, who send music, drama, and dance experts to our school every year. The dedicated department also lead on high-quality productions outside of the classroom with many performances and extra-curricular activities taking place throughout the year
Our teachers
- Deliver outstanding teaching and learning so that every student is challenged, makes progress, and thrives in a safe, inclusive, and stimulating learning environment.
- Commit to knowing students well, ensuring that learning is personalised so students can take their own next step in their learning progress
- Continually look for opportunities for innovation, trying new teaching and learning strategies in the classroom, contributing to a culture of experimentation and risk-taking
- Promote well-being of students at all times, and proactively safeguard students according to school safeguarding policies and procedures, following them at all times.
- Skillfully integrate learning technology into practice, selecting the most appropriate tools to enhance the learning experience
- International school experience, particularly an IB background, is desired but not a necessity to apply.
For further details please see job description and candidate pack attached.
Nord Anglia Education
BIS Hanoi is a Nord Anglia Education school and is part of a global community of approximately 15,000 people working together in 86 schools located in 33 countries around the world. Together, we educate over 80,000 students globally from ages 2 to 18 across China, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, The Americas and Europe.
Through unique collaborations with The Juilliard School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), you will also get unrivalled access to world leading experts in the performing arts and STEAM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths). Also, our collaboration with King's College London, exclusive to Nord Anglia staff, gives you a chance to earn your Executive Master's in International Education.
To Apply
Applications must be made online via Nord Anglia Education Job Portal and should contain an application letter and full CV (including photograph, phone number, and contact details of 3 referees one of whom is your current Head Teacher/Principal). A scanned copy of relevant degree certificates will also need to be provided.
The closing date for application is Friday 3rd October, although we reserve the right to interview and make an appointment before the advertised closing date for the role. Therefore, an early application is recommended.
Interviews: will be conducted online
Start Date:
January 2026
Safer recruitment: 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.
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