Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools

Thank you for your interest in the Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools, Kazakhstan. You have been directed to the website of TIC Recruitment; we provide a personalised, reliable and responsive recruitment and training service tailored specifically to international schools, teachers and leaders worldwide.

Below you will see details of teaching jobs in Kazakhstan at the Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools. You can download any relevant job descriptions, an information pack and complete the online application form. You can also watch videos and listen to podcasts of teachers who are currently working at Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools.

We are delighted to be working with the Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools (NIS) in Kazakhstan for the 6th year running. 

This is the 5th year we have worked with NIS and have successfully recruited around 140 experienced teachers for them. At the bottom of this page you can view feedback from these teachers and video interviews with the Director of TIC, Andrew Wigford, during his trip to Astana. You can also download a document named 'Quotes and Pictures' further down the page.

The Director of TIC, Andrew Wigford, and Recruitment Consultant, Joanne Hattam, visited Kazakhstan in March 2014.

Named after the president of the country, Nursultan Nazarbayev, the NIS schools are intended to change the way education is delivered to gifted and talented secondary (high school) aged children. It is the President's wish to develop a fundamentally new way of educating the future intellectual elite of the nation.

Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools (NIS) are a part of a wider programme of educational reform, which includes the establishment of Nazarbayev University, the Centre for Educational Excellence and further initiatives to focus on teacher training and development.

TIC Director Andrew outside of NIS Kokshetau

The Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools are state funded and very selective, aiming to educate the future intellectual elite of this prosperous and highly literate country.

The senior management staff at NIS Kokshetau

Class size never exceeds 24 students. Depending on the subject the class is divided into 2 groups which means that the teachers will be working with max 12 students in a group.

You can find information about the schools by visiting their website: http://nis.edu.kz/en/. You can find further information on the cities in Kazakhstan here www.visitkaz.kz.

NIS provide a fully comprehensive salary and benefit package which includes accommodation, medical cover etc. Details of the package are downloadable below.

English Teacher at NIS Pavlodar who has renewed his contract for a 2nd year

"Teaching at NIS has been a phenominal journey. The students are thirsty of knowledge that i feel like i always need to give more. I would say that the happiest moments of my life in Kazakhstan are those moments spent in the classroom with eager and responsible learners."

The schools are currently in the major cities such as Astana, Uralsk, Semey, Kokshetau, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Taldykorgan, Shymkent, Karaganda, Aktobe, Taraz, Atyrau, Kyzylorda, Pavlodar, Almaty, Petropavlovsk, Aktau and Kostanay.

Refer a teacher to TIC

TIC Recruitment is always looking for new, talented teachers who are potentially interested in teaching in Kazakhstan. And who better to point them in our direction than you?

If you know teachers as talented as you, who would consider a one year well-paid ($5000 per month) contract teaching gifted students and mentoring local teachers in the unique country of Kazakhstan,  then please ask them to get in touch with Hayley. Hayley works specifically with our schools in Kazakhstan and will be able to help: hayley@ticrecruitment.com. Alternatively, please let Hayley know their name and contact details and she will write to them.

If we find them a job at one of the Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools (NIS) we will say a big thank you by sending you £75 worth of Amazon or iTunes vouchers - it's your choice! All you need to do, to make sure you receive your vouchers, is ensure that the teacher you recommend quotes your name to us.

And it doesn’t need to stop at one person and one referral. We are always interested in talking to great teachers about our great overseas opportunities.

Terms and conditions

1.     In order to qualify for the referral scheme it must be stated, before the candidate is interviewed by one of our NIS schools, that they are a referred candidate

2.     This offer does not include candidates that are already registered with TIC Recruitment (i.e. they are already on our database)

3.     This referral scheme is currently only in relation to our Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools in Kazakhstan, we are currently not accepting referrals for any other schools

Application Process

In order to apply please click on the vacancy above and fill in the online application form. We regret we are unable to accept applications via email.

Please make sure you upload your CV and photograph into the appropriate section and include your supporting statement. We will contact references for all candidates who reach the initial shortlisting stage - if you would not like us to request references please specify this on the form.

Please also make sure you download the relevant information pack and/ or job description in the 'related downloads' section below.

Closing date

The closing date for applications is April 2017.

Early applications are encouraged.

Interview Process

Interviews will take place via Skype on a rolling basis - therefore early applications are encouraged.

Thank you

We look forward to receiving your application and thank you once again for your interest in the Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools.

If you have any specific questions please Hayley on +44 (0) 2920 212083. Please do not contact the school directly at this stage.

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• An IB Art teacher talking about his experiences teaching in Kazakhstan.

• An English teacher from NIS, Kazakhstan talks about living and working in Kazakhstan.

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