Head of English, Senior

Rugby School Thailand (RST), a co-educational day and boarding international School set in 80 acres of glorious Thai countryside south of Bangkok, very successfully opened its doors in September 2017 for 110 pupils aged 2 – 10 years. The School has grown to nearly 1,000 pupils up to Year 13, including boarders.

The structure, School day and ethos of RST is based upon the British Independent School model, rather than the standard international school model. As such, the School has three sections: Pre-Prep (2-6 year olds), Prep (7 – 12 year olds) and Senior (13 – 18 year olds).

Rugby School Thailand is the first overseas sister school of Rugby School UK, one of the most prestigious and well-known schools in the UK. Rugby School Thailand shares Rugby School UK’s DNA in every important respect. It is unique.

The health, safety and well-being of young people are of paramount importance to all the adults who work at Rugby School Thailand. Children have the right to protection, regardless of age, gender, race, culture, sexual orientation, or disability. They have a right to be safe in our School. Members of staff in the School have a legal and moral obligation to safeguard and promote the welfare of the students, taking all reasonable steps to protect them from harm whether from physical injury, abuse, neglect, emotional harm or from anything that interferes with their general development.

About School/Department

The Senior School academic curriculum draws from the best of the UK National Curriculum. Each department offers either GCSE or IGCSE courses in E and D Block (Year 10 and 11). In the Sixth Form, Rugby School Thailand pupils study A Level courses. There are currently around 300 in the Senior section of the School. Rugby School Thailand has a wide variety of Co-curricular activities.

The Senior School buildings are designed to offer an outstanding learning environment. The main buildings include a teaching block; state-of-the-art Design and Technology and Art and Design studios; ICT suites; Drama studios; a Black Box theatre; Music classrooms; seventeen music practice rooms; a recording studio; and a dance studio. A separate Science Centre houses 13 laboratories, and a lecture theatre. The Webb Ellis Centre houses both 50m and 25m swimming pools plus a warm up pool; an air-conditioned basketball stadium; a fitness suite; gymnasium; and two PE classrooms. Floodlit football fields and tennis courts complete the sports facilities.

The Sixth Form Centre provides a hub for Year 12 and 13 students as they pursue independent and group study as they complete their A Levels.

The English Department

The English Department is housed in the Siddhi Meta, the main teaching block, in the centre of the Senior School campus. Each classroom is well equipped with a 75 inch Smart TV, whiteboards, flexible furniture. An English teacher at Rugby School Thailand can expect to teach a range of age and ability groups from Year 9 (F-block) through to the Sixth Form.

Most of our students will study Edexcel’s Higher IGCSE First Language and Literature course, with some students only taking the First Language English course. The department works closely with the Head of EAL and delivers the Edexcel English as a Second Language course. Average class sizes are 20 per class with the lower sets being significantly smaller.

We expect A-Level English Literature to be a popular elective in Year 12. The course is taught for ten periods (70 minutes) a fortnight. Set sizes will be between 8 to 12 students. The Head of English will be expected to demand a level of rigour that will ensure our students achieve academic success at both IGCSE and A Level.

The department works closely with the School librarian and the EAL department to promote a culture of reading within the School. The department aims to provide a range of additional activities in the cocurricular space to support students with a passion for English.

The department aims to support the RST Union activity and encourage debating in the school.

The department is well resourced and consists of two members of staff and the Head of English will line manage the two staff in the department.

Application Process

Long list and short list interviews will be held either in person at Rugby School Thailand or via Zoom.

Closing Date : Friday 10th February 2023

(Rugby School Thailand reserves the right to appoint by invitation before the closing date.)

Rugby School Thailand is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all the students in our care and expects all applicants to share this commitment. You will be required to provide documentation for proof of your identity, including an attested (by a notary) birth certificate, and qualifications. If successful at interview the position will be offered subject to satisfactory references and police checks. For candidates who have worked and/or lived in the UK, we will request that you have an up to date ICPC and we will complete Prohibition Order Checks . We also require that anyone who has lived and worked in a country other than the UK for more than 6 months has a police check from the national checking agency. All references will be verified, we require a minimum of two references with one reference from your present or most recent employer. You may also be required, within the final appointment process, to undergo a health check. Rugby School Thailand is an equal opportunities employer.