Working with us

Working with us
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Passionate about learning?
Us too.

Join a global community of committed colleagues who share your dedication to nurture the changemakers of tomorrow.
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Careers at ISP

As a global organisation, we offer exciting opportunities to work with colleagues across different countries and cultures.

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Do you want to be in an environment where you are encouraged to continuously improve?
Where you support yourself and others to get better every day?
You’ll find likeminded professionals in our growing global group. Our culture is built on a shared growth mindset where everyone is motivated to help students and colleagues get better and experience amazing learning.
Visit our careers site to find roles in ISP schools or offices around the world.

Our culture

We exist to grow the world’s most curious, confident minds

Everyone at ISP is united in this purpose. And we are committed to finding new ways to achieve it, all the time.

How we work together counts

We believe that strong organisations are built from respect, openness, and effective teamwork. ISP works to support schools and our teams to be the best they can be and continuously get better. We want our colleagues around the world to feel curious about where a career at ISP could take them, and confident that we can help them get there.

Steve Brown
CEO
The ambition to learn and improve shapes our entire approach with our students,
colleagues and schools. Above all else, we listen to each other and work
collaboratively to develop.
If this resonates with you, we’d love to hear from you.
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Curiosity

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All progress starts with a questioning mind. We encourage curiosity because it leads learners to explore new pathways, and professionals to drive innovation in education.
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Open-mindedness

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As an international organisation, we are founded on an ethos of openness. We have a naturally global mindset and work hard to be inclusive.
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Care

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We build a deep sense of empathy in our schools. Our learning methodology puts a strong focus on individuality. We take time to understand each learner and their passions, strengths and needs, so that we can personalise their experience.
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Confidence

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Self-belief is the core of learning and improvement. By developing knowledge, skills and understanding, we inspire confidence in both our learners and educators.
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Responsibility

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As a learning organisation invested in future generations, environmental, social, and governance is fundamental to our schools. We are committed to developing conscious learners and colleagues, which is how we contribute to creating a better world.

What we offer

As a global organisation, we offer the opportunity to work in schools located around the world.
We all need support to be at our best, and that’s why we invest in our colleagues.

Our commitment to safeguarding

All of us at ISP share a commitment and responsibility to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people irrespective of the role we hold within our group or our schools.

All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures, including an online due diligence search, references and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years’ employment history.

Careers and professional growth

Everyone at ISP is a learner – that includes students, educators and our wider teams.

We believe that we can only maintain our high quality learning experiences when we all continually progress and evolve, together.

When you join ISP, you can expect:

  • To be empowered to take ownership of your own learning and development as you embrace the challenge of continuous growth.
  • Support in achieving your career goals, through our performance development processes that focus on self-evaluation and reflection, continuous feedback and learning.
  • Access to personal and professional learning and development through our online courses on The Learning Hub and courses, including a combination of live webinars, self-paced learning and group coaching.
  • A mentoring/coaching approach to line management. Our leaders will support you to explore career possibilities and develop your expertise at ISP.

International opportunities

As part of ISP, you will have access to a global community of schools and colleagues. Reach out for expertise and opportunities around the world, including:

  • A global careers site and mobility opportunities.
  • Cross-functional collaboration with other ISP schools and regions.
  • Peer learning and communities of practice to share stories, learning and successes.
  • Volunteering opportunities such as those with our charity partner, Street Child United.

Wellbeing at work

We promote and nurture wellbeing across ISP and in each school community by:

  • Supporting a holistic approach to wellbeing.
  • Working with schools across regions to adapt and embed our wellbeing framework.
  • Encouraging responsibility, accountability and action at every level in our organisation.
  • Providing training and guidance on wellbeing best practices.

Professional learning at every school

We want our colleagues to feel they can reach their career aspirations at ISP. Our professional development opportunities support and encourage our teachers and leaders to do exactly that.

Teachers’ professional development

When a student joins an ISP school, they become part of a global community of over 70,000 students and 10,000 colleagues committed to improving their academic, physical, social and emotional learning.

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They will develop in a safe, caring and inclusive environment. Every day, they get to engage in learning experiences that have a positive, long-lasting impact on their learning, personal development and overall wellbeing.

Leadership professional development

When learning is at the heart of every decision we make, our schools are always improving. Our teachers have the support and resources they need to best support and engage each individual student.

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‘When you join ISP, you are part of an amazing learning community
of schools that build talent and embed quality”.
Alejandra Moreno, Head of School, ITJ Valle Real, Mexico

We recognise the importance of our schools in their local communities. That’s why they retain their unique character, existing branding and bespoke curriculum offering when they join ISP. At the same time, ISP schools can leverage the power of our global network and access to shared ideas, knowledge and experiences.

Teachers’ professional development

Our teachers have a huge impact on our students’ learning potential. By supporting our teachers to continuously master their skills, we also give ISP students the best learning experience.

We focus on two critical areas for teacher development:

  1. Teacher empowerment
  2. Teacher career wellbeing

To help our teachers progress, we offer a number of opportunities through the following initiatives:

  • Programmes for aspiring School Leaders and Teacher Specialists, such as Learning Coaches and Curriculum Coordinators
  • A teacher learning and self-evaluation process
  • Professional learning led by expert workshop leaders

Leadership professional development

Our range of Leadership for Learning Programmes are designed to support our current and emerging leaders. These include:

  • Opportunities to learn from and with colleagues across the world
  • Bespoke career development support, including coaching and mentoring
  • Role-specific leadership programmes
  • Aspirational programmes to grow and upskill our future leaders.

All of our Leadership for Learning Programmes have been accredited by the Continuing Professional Development Standards Office (CPDSO) in the UK.

The Learning Hub

The Learning Hub is a virtual space where all our employees can learn and develop together.

All the 100+ courses and resources available were built created in partnership with colleagues across the ISP group and industry experts. They are designed to support the needs of each local community or area of work.

When you join ISP, you’ll be able to access a range of professional development opportunities, connect with colleagues and learn from our collective experience and expertise – all through the Learning Hub.

I’ve really benefitted from formal support through the sharing of good practice but also through the informal support – I have friends and colleagues who work in similar roles across Europe. We get together to share our challenges and our solutions.
Alan Taylor
Principal, Newton College, Spain