English Teacher - Kuantan

Garden International School in Kuantan is looking for an innovative, dynamic teacher with a growth mindset and high expectations. This is an excellent opportunity to join our successful International community school which has been established on the East Coast of Malaysia for the past 24 years. Experience of delivering a skills-based curriculum at Key Stage 3 and teaching EAL would be an advantage.

GIS is a well-resourced successful international school with good facilities and a reputation for academic excellence, placing the success of each student at the centre of our mission. We have fantastic students and a hard-working and motivated staff. We understand that every student requires more than academic skills to succeed. Therefore we adhere to our Student Vision of developing adaptable lifelong learners, active citizens, effective contributors, resilient individuals, independent enquirers and creative thinkers.

We value skills based learning along with meeting the rigorous requirements of the English National Curriculum and International GCSEs. The school is focused on creating the best environments for our students to grow and develop academically, emotionally, physically and socially. With a positive and progressive outlook, based on the latest research, we seek to constantly improve the provision for learning. GIS uses the latest technology to enhance learning, we provide a 1:1 iPad programme for Years 5-11 and use Google Apps for Education as a learning platform. We offer professional development for professional reflection, pedagogy and technology development and staff well-being.

Successful candidate must:

• Have a proven track record of outstanding practice
• Have a growth-mindset looking to continually improve
• Be able to engage, motivate and support children, staff and parents
• Be a reflective, flexible practitioner with the ability to think creatively and take risks
• Have an advanced ability to use ICT to support and enhance learning within the classroom
• Have the interpersonal skills needed to work successfully within teams
• Have a strong learning-focused philosophy
• A working knowledge of Google Apps and the confidence to work with iPads would be an advantage
• Be flexible to take on a variety of roles in a small community school setting

We will provide:

• A competitive salary and benefits package
• Ongoing Professional Development
• A professionally stimulating and collaborative working environment

We recommend early application as we reserve the right to appoint prior to the closing date.

Closing date for applications is the 31st of December 2016.
Interviews will take place in January 2017.

Please review the booklet: ‘Information for Applicants’ (in Attachments) prior to applying for this role.

To apply for this post please click the link below:
https://www.hirewire.co.uk/job/74395/  

Garden 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. As such, all offers of employment are subject to a criminal record check (DBS or equivalent).