Primary Teacher

Candidate Pack

Primary Teacher

For January 2027

Educore Services

PO Box 110506

Solwezi, Zambia

Telephone: +260 965 47 63 52

tridentprepkal@educoreservices.com

https://www.trident-prep-kalumbila.com/

ENGAGE, ENLIGHTEN, EMPOWER

Dear Candidate,

Thank you for your interest in the Teacher position at Trident Prep Kalumbila (TPK), Zambia. We are  delighted that you are considering joining our school community and invite you to learn more about this exciting opportunity.

Trident Prep Kalumbila is a warm, vibrant and welcoming school located in Kalumbila, in Zambia’s North-Western Province. With approximately 70 pupils, TPK is a small yet very dynamic school that forms part of the wider Trident family of schools, comprising two preparatory schools and a secondary college. The Trident Schools are operated by Educore Services, one of Zambia’s leading providers of independent education.

TPK offers co-educational day schooling from Nursery through to Year 6. Established in 2014 to serve families living and working within the surrounding mining community, the school is situated within the beautiful grounds of the Trident Woodlands Estate. Our unique setting, combined with access to excellent sporting facilities, outdoor learning opportunities, and a rich co-curricular programme, provides an exceptional environment in which children can learn, grow, and thrive.

At the heart of TPK is a strong sense of community. Supported by First Quantum Minerals (FQM), the school serves not only as a centre of educational excellence but also as an important hub within the wider Kalumbila community. We are therefore seeking a teacher who is passionate about education, committed to nurturing every child’s potential, and eager to inspire and contribute positively to school life beyond the classroom.

Our student body reflects the international character of the Kalumbila community, with families

representing many different nationalities, including Zambia, Australia, Peru, the United Kingdom, India, and South Africa. The school delivers the Cambridge Primary Curriculum with a focus on inquiry,providing pupils with a strong foundation for progression to Trident College and beyond. This approach enables us to meet the needs of both local and expatriate families while fostering a truly global outlook.

As a member of the Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa (ISASA) and the International Schools Association of Zambia (ISAZ), TPS benefits from strong professional networks and

opportunities for collaboration with leading schools across the region.

The Trident Schools are committed to providing an outstanding educational experience and to

maintaining the highest standards of teaching and learning. This position offers an exciting opportunity

to join a dedicated and supportive team, make a meaningful contribution to the lives of young learners,

and play a role in shaping the continued success of our school.

I hope the information in this candidate pack provides a helpful introduction to our school and the role.

Thank you once again for your interest in Trident Prep Kalumbila. We look forward to learning more about you.

1. Introduction to Educore Services

1.1 Overview

Educore was formed in 2013, with the vision of creating a generation of engaged, enlightened and

empowered learners and teachers. Our mission is to provide quality education through all our family of

schools, institutions and programmes. We are dedicated to nurturing the potential of each student and

fostering a culture of academic excellence, holistic development, and global citizenship. Through high

quality teaching, community engagement and curated learning environments, we aim to empower our

people to have a positive impact on the people and places around them.

The Educore group currently comprises nine schools and a teacher training academy, situated across

Solwezi, Kalumbila Town, and Lusaka. The schools interact very regularly, and the staff and leaders

work together, with a focus on collective excellence and the intention to improve educational standards

not just within our own schools, but across the region.

Educore Services

Trident Schools Sentinel Schools Frontier Schools Educore Academy

Trident College Sentinel Kabitaka

Secondary

Frontier Nkisu Primary Teacher Training

Trident Prep Solwezi Sentinel Kabitaka Primary Cambridge CPDQs

Trident Prep

Kalumbila

Sentinel Kalumbila CPD & Partnerships

Trident Prep Lusaka

Group Public Exams & Curriculum

Current student

numbers

Frontier

Schools

Year 7 ECZ (Examinations Council of Zambia) School Certificate

Zambian National Curriculum enhanced with Cambridge Lit/Num

828

Sentinel

Schools

Year 7 & Year 9 ECZ School Certificate, IGCSEs (AS & A Levels from

2025).

Cambridge, IPC & National Curriculum blend

1,364

Trident

Schools

Preps: Year 6 Cambridge Checkpoint

College: Year 9 Cambridge Checkpoint, IGCSEs, AS and A Levels

Cambridge curriculum enhanced with IPC at primary stage.

629

Educore

Academy

TCZ (Teaching Council of Zambia) certified CPD programmes

CPDQ (Cambridge Professional Development Qualifications) Diplomas

In-house programmes, training and other support.

1.2 Trident Schools

Vision: Unlock the potential within each child, as we prepare them to take on the mantle of global

citizenship in a dynamic and changing world.

Mission: Support students to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills through meaningful

interactions and a caring, child-centred education from teachers from around the world.

Education at all Educore schools, including the Trident group, is founded on our six pillars:

1. Academic Excellence
2. Co-Curricular Breadth and Depth
3. Pastoral Care
4. Social Responsibility
5. Teachers and Teaching
6. Sustainability

Trident Prep Kalumbila runs from Nursery to Year 6 and is coeducational

throughout.

The schools offer the Cambridge Primary curriculum in core subjects, enhanced by inquiry, followed by

IGCSE and Cambridge AS and A Levels. The curriculum reflects our pride in our diverse international

cohort of students and staff and our Zambian context. The education offered deliberately channels the

six pillars, with the aim of developing rounded individuals who live our values of responsibility, respect,

reflection, integrity, industry and innovation.

Each school is situated in beautiful grounds, with exceptional sporting and co-curricular facilities.

2. Information about Trident Prep Kalumbila

2.1 The Six Pillars

The education we provide aims to support children to develop into young people with self-discipline,

self-esteem, intellectual endeavour, and a sense of adventure. We ask our students to act as adaptable

young people who can perform in a team, while stepping up to lead when called. Every day our

students demonstrate the importance of these and their own personal values to us, and we are

endlessly impressed by their community spirit and well-mannered outlook.

As mentioned above, a Trident education is founded on our six pillars. In practice, this looks like:

Academic Excellence

Our academic delivery is internationally benchmarked against PIRA (Progress in Reading Assessment)

and PUMA (Progress in Mathematics Assessment) in the lower years, and Cambridge Progression and Checkpoint assessments in the upper year groups. These assessments and a strong emphasis on the importance of knowing our students and tracking progress through formative assessment, give us a detailed understanding of our student’s skills level in different areas. We aim to deemphasise testing wherever possible, and work on building functional skills in real-life contexts, to give students a strong foundation for public exams and the next phase of learning in secondary.

Co-Curricular Breadth and Depth

At TPK, we encourage both mastery and breadth of experience.

Each year, Trident students achieve top positions in various sports at the national and regional levels.

Equally, we emphasise creating opportunities for students who may not naturally gravitate toward

sports or other CCAs, helping them develop habits and confidence that will serve as a strong

foundation for life, while exploring activities that bring them joy.

Outdoor Education (OE) plays a meaningful role in our curriculum, with every Trident student

participating in an annual camp. Our bespoke OE programme fosters leadership, critical thinking, and other vital skills as students progress through school. Years 3 to 5 enjoy a 1-2 night camp introducing students to the idea of spending time away from home and building skills. Year 6 students attend a more challenging week at Ndubaluba Outdoor Centre in Mkushi.

We offer a variety of sports during the year including swimming, football, tag rugby, tennis, golf, cycling, netball, athletics and cross country. Sporting events are well supported among our regional schools, and we enjoy hosting many of these events at the beautiful facilities on our estate.

Afternoon clubs happen over four days for years 1 to 6, and the timetable currently includes over 15 clubs with topics including art, wildlife, music, cooking, games, gardening, outreach, debate and more.

Pastoral Care

Our primary goal is to ensure that every child in our care feels safe and happy. This commitment

remains a cornerstone of school life, and we continuously strive to improve in this area. Our 

(personal, social, health & economic) physical and emotional wellbeing programme offer a variety of topics led discussions by staff on a termly basis and is incorporated in weekly themed assemblies.

Parent WhatsApp groups, our Parent Teacher Committee (PTC), Class Reps, weekly newsletters and letters from the Head, and parent-teacher-student conferences, all support healthy communication between school and home.

This ‘golden thread’ of care is interwoven with our mission to prepare students for the global contexts in

which they will live and work. To achieve this, we emphasise the development of a strong sense of self, guided by our core school values: integrity, reflection, responsibility, innovation, and respect.

Simultaneously, we nurture a strong sense of community through our outdoor education initiatives and social responsibility programmes.

Social Responsibility

At Trident, we aim for our alumni to leave school with a deep understanding of what it means to forge meaningful, mutually beneficial partnerships – especially with those who may have different

backgrounds or experiences. Through practical experiences, our goal is to cultivate students who become valuable contributors to their communities and society at large.

During their time at Trident, all students engage in a variety of internal and external service activities,

many of which are increasingly student-led as they progress up the schools. We have established an

enduring partnership with a local orphanage. Our approach prioritises collaboration over donation,

focusing on shared resources and capacity-building for mutual benefit.

Teachers and Teaching

A classroom at TPK should be an inspirational place of active learning, where students are able to think

critically and deeply, and where the onus is on analysis and original thought over repetition of learnt facts or opinions. We expect teachers to be cognisant of global and national developments (for

example, in AI and how it affects teaching & learning), and to apply intelligent rigour and continual reflection to their teaching by using student data and through collaboration with colleagues. We place significant emphasis on a growth mindset for staff as well as students and purposefully drive opportunities for internal and external CPD and ongoing training to ensure our staff are equipped to

prepare their students for the paradigm shifts occurring globally. Our teachers are supported by a detailed Learning Support programme which helps them to tailor their teaching to meet the needs of each individual in their class. Sustainability

The long-term success of our Trident Schools hinges on our comprehensive sustainability strategy. Our vision is to remain Zambia’s leading provider of broad-based education for generations to come.

Achieving this ambition requires a robust approach that combines strategic marketing, sound financial planning and discipline, and an adaptive embrace of the digital revolution. At TPK, the ongoing support

from FQM is crucial to the sustainability of the School.

2.2 Location

The North Western Province is situated near the Congolese and Angolan borders, and is a wild

forested region hosting a number of rare bird species. Kalumbila is a small town and is growing

steadily, with people and investment to support the mining activities taking place in the region. The

town is quiet and has a small selection of supermarkets, shops, restaurants and bars. The safety and

condition of the roads have improved significantly over the last few years and Kalumbila is now

relatively well connected to the Copperbelt, Solwezi and Lusaka. Multiple daily flights run from

Kalumbila and Solwezi to Lusaka and other domestic destinations.

The school is set in the middle of the beautiful Trident Woodlands Estate, surrounded by greenery and

wildlife including impalas, rare birds and other animals. The school is able to enjoy the outstanding

sporting facilities of the TWE, and provides a wonderful safe environment for students to learn

independence and grow. Wherever possible, students are encouraged to cycle or walk to school. Staff

housing is beautiful, modern and well built and maintained, and our hard work is balanced by the magnificent environment in which we live and work.

2.5 Student Numbers

We currently have 70 students at the prep school. The greater proportion of TPK students come from Zambia. However, we have students from Australia, Belgium, Britain, Canada, Algeria, India, Germany, Peru, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

2.6 Staffing

Our staff are a mixture of nationals and expatriates, reflecting the student body, and recruitment places

an emphasis on subject knowledge and pedagogical experience. Below you find a breakdown of

nationalities of Trident staff last year.

2.7 Affiliations

Trident Schools are part of the ISAZ (Independent Schools Association of Zambia) and ISASA

(Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa) and registered as a Cambridge Assessment

International Education School.

Job Description – Primary Teacher

3.1 Job Purpose

1. To deliver a broad, balanced, relevant, and differentiated curriculum that supports a designated subject or curriculum area as required.

2. To assess, monitor, and maintain high teaching standards that support the progress and

development of all students.

3. To create an inspirational learning environment that enables every student to achieve their

individual potential and raises overall attainment.

4. To support the school’s wider curriculum and its commitment to students’ personal and

academic growth.

3.2 Qualifications Experience

1. Diploma in Education (minimum) with Bachelor’s Degree or Post-Graduate Degree

(preferable).

2. Experience in primary and international schools as relevant to the post.

3.3 Qualities

1. Interpersonal skills, self-motivation, communication skills, good rapport with children and

parents.

2. Able to establish good relationships with the community.
3. Able to teach clubs and/or sports to the relevant standard.
4. Able to organise school events such as cultural evenings/plays/sports events/class trips.

3.4 Responsibilities

3.4.1 Teaching

1. Deliver high-quality teaching across the relevant key stages, using effective modern teaching

methods and secure knowledge of the Cambridge Primary Curriculum.

2. Plan and teach lessons that meet key stage requirements, inspire active learning, and set clear

expectations for achievement, behaviour, and effort.

3. Act as a positive role model and maintain a safe, disciplined, and high-quality classroom

environment.

4. Keep accurate records, complete required documentation, and use EdAdmin effectively to track

student learning and progress.

5. Manage time well, follow school policies and procedures, and deploy classroom support staff

effectively.

6. Maintain curriculum overviews, promote cross-curricular links, and keep professional

knowledge up to date through ongoing development.

3.4.2 Assessment, Feedback and Tracking

1. Lead assessment and feedback in line with school and department policy, using marking and

diagnostic feedback to support student progress.

2. Assess, monitor, and record students’ attendance, attainment, progress, and development,

keeping accurate records and completing required tracking documentation.

3. Carry out internal and external assessments, including standardised and key stage

requirements, in line with school procedures.

4. Write reports within reporting cycles and communicate student progress to parents, including

guidance on how they can support improvement.

3.4.3 Staff Development

1. Continue personal development in the relevant areas including subject knowledge and teaching

methods.

2. Engage actively in the Performance Management process.
3. Participate in whole school CPD programmes.
4. Take part in the staff development programme by participating in arrangements for further

training and professional development.

3.4.4 Student Support and Progress

1. Serve as a Tutor when required, promoting the welfare, progress, attendance, and active

participation of students and the Tutor Group as a whole.

2. Work with pastoral leaders and other relevant staff to implement student support systems and

respond appropriately to student concerns.

3. Monitor student progress, maintain accurate records, and contribute to Individual Education

Plans and other required reports.

4. Communicate with parents and, where appropriate, external agencies on matters relating to

student welfare, in consultation with relevant staff and school leaders.

5. Contribute to PSHE, citizenship, and enterprise in line with school policy.

3.4.5 Communication, Marketing and Liaison

1. Communicate effectively with the parents of students as appropriate.
2. Where appropriate, to communicate and cooperate with persons or bodies outside the school.
3. Follow agreed policies for communications in the school.
4. Take part in marketing and liaison activities such as Open Evenings, Parents’ Evenings, liaison

events with partner schools, etc.

3.5 Personal Responsibilities

1. Play a full part in the life of the school, supporting its mission, ethos, and wider community.
2. Promote and follow school policies and procedures, including safeguarding, health and safety,

and requirements for communal worship.

3. Maintain professional standards through ongoing development, punctual attendance at

meetings, and the preparation of cover work when absent.

4. Contribute to a safe, welcoming, and well-managed school environment, including undertaking

duties on a rota basis and maintaining courteous, professional relationships with colleagues,

visitors, and callers.

4. Remuneration Package

Salary and benefits are competitive and will be commensurate with the responsibilities of the position.

Educore Services

PO Box 110506

Solwezi, Zambia

Telephone: +260 965 47 63 52

tridentprepkal@educoreservices.com

https://www.trident-prep-kalumbila.com/

ENGAGE

ENLIGHTEN

EMPOWER

5. Application Process – Teacher Trident Prep Kalumbila

Closing Date: 9th August 2026

TO APPLY CLICK HERE

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to submit a detailed CV with the names of three contactable

referees.

6. References

We will need to collect full references before shortlist interviews, but if you have a specific preference

that we do not contact one or more of your referees, please notify us of this. Please rest assured that

no referees will be contacted until Educore has received your specific consent to do so.

7. Qualifications, Identification, Health and Background Checks

Please note that you may be required to bring documentation to interview providing proof of your

identity and qualifications. You may also be required, within the final appointment process, to undergo a

health check and relevant background checks as part of the school’s recruitment and safeguarding

procedures.

Educore Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young

people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be

required to undergo relevant background checks.