Head of Secondary Curriculum Support
Taylor's International School Puchong
Malaysia
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- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 20 September 2024
Job overview
Taylor's International School Puchong is looking for suitably qualified and experienced candidates for the role of Head of Curriculum Support for the Secondary School. This person will manage and lead a small team of teachers who support secondary students who have learning difficulties and others who support students for whom English is an Additional Language (EAL)
Please note that there are two campuses for Taylor’s International School, one in Kuala Lumpur and one in a suburb of KL called Puchong. These campuses are 25 km apart. Both campuses have a vacancy for Head of Curriculum Support in the secondary section, so you will see another advert very similar to this one. Candidates will be considered for both vacancies unless they state specifically for one campus.
Key elements of this post include:
- Assessment of Special Educational Needs at the admissions stage and recommendation for support levels where required.
- Assessment of English levels at admission to school and recommendation for action to be taken.
- Leadership and Line Management of the team of teachers in Curriculum Support
- Liaison with the counselling department and the safeguarding teams
- Quality management of teaching and learning in all classes with regard to EAL provision and catering for Special Educational Needs, through planning assistance, drop-ins and observations
- Lead staff CPD and parent workshops in the fields of SEN and EAL
- Liaison with outside agencies, including Educational Psychologists, Language Specialists, and other professional agencies with regard to students under the care of the CSU department.
- Building and maintaining a relationship of trust, discretion and openness with students, parents, teachers and other stakeholders
- Professional and sensitive management of confidential information
- Liaison with the CSU department in the Primary school to ensure smooth transition of students into secondary.
- Assessment of students and preparation of application and supporting documents for consideration by the examination board.
- Where authorised, arrangement of special provision for exam students.
Candidates should send a CV (max 2 pages, including the contact details of two referees, one of which must be your current/latest Principal/Headteacher), and a supporting letter (max 2 pages) to recruit@pc.tis.edu.my
Position start date : Aug 2024 OR January 2025
Application closing date : 12 July 2024
Please note that candidates should have a recognised teaching qualification, and at least 5 years’ teaching experience. International experience is highly desirable.
For further details about the school, please visit www.tis.edu.my
Taylor’s International School, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be expected to show evidence of their most up to date child protection screening details including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
About Taylor's International School Puchong
- Taylor's International School Puchong
- No. 1, Jalan BP 14/7, Bandar Bukit Puchong 2, Puchong
- Selangor Darul Ehsan
- 47120
- Malaysia
Taylor’s International School, Puchong offers an English curriculum with a Malaysian flavour, and is located in a residential suburb south of Kuala Lumpur, near to CyberJaya and PutraJaya. TISPC caters to students from Early Years through to Year 11. The school is part of Taylor’s Education Group, Malaysia’s premier private education group which operates Taylor’s International School Kuala Lumpur, together with Garden International School, and Nexus International Schools (in Malaysia and Singapore), The Australian International School in Malaysia, as well as Taylor’s University (Southeast Asia's No 1 private university). We work very closely with our sister campus in Kuala Lumpur and have a one school on two campuses approach.
Our purpose statement is to “educate the youth of the world to take their productive place as leaders in the global community”, which encapsulates our holistic approach to education.
Taylor's International School Puchong is located in a suburb to the south of Kuala Lumpur.
The School
The school opened in January 2015 in a new award winning campus, and follows the same ethos and direction as the older KL campus.
With a current enrolment of over 1300 (with over 30 different nationalities), with mainly Asian expatriates making up about 30% of the school population), approximately 14% of teachers at the school are expatriates; with the remainder of the teachers being Malaysian.
Taylor's International School offers a holistic education, and follows the National Curriculum of England at Key Stages 1, 2 and 3, adapted for Malaysia, and also the IPC in Primary. All students study Bahasa Malaysia and Mandarin. The school follows IGCSE courses from CAIE.
The Taylor’s International School brand has a clear ethos by which all schools will deliver holistic education that provides a solid grounding in raising the academic achievement of all students through inquiry processes and active learning. These schools are termed neighbourhood International Curriculum schools, as they offer the “best of east and west” - western curriculum with eastern values.
The school is very active outside of lessons, with many opportunities in sport, debate and public speaking, Music and performance.
For more information and details of the school, please see our web site at https://www.tis.edu.my/campus/puchong
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