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Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator

Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator

Taylor's International School Puchong

Malaysia

Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
January 2019
Apply by:
24 September 2018

Job overview

Taylor’s International School (Puchong Campus) is a leading and fast developing educational community that offers an international curriculum for over 1300 children aged between 3 and 16 years culminating in the Cambridge IGCSE examinations. With over 30 nationalities of students on roll, we are a truly international school that is very proud of its Malaysian roots and identity providing a rapidly developing, vibrant multi-cultural learning environment.

Our core values have been derived from the long established Taylor’s name and aim to provide the best teaching and learning environment in which all of our students will achieve their very best academically, physically and socially.

We are seeking to recruit an experienced Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator who is ready to inspire and enthuse a community of children, teachers and parents. The Primary school has two SENCO positions and the two SENCOs collaborate on equal footing. The SENCOs are responsible for ensuring all children on the Primary SEN/Talented and Able Register can access the curriculum to the best of their abilities and thereby make suitable progress.  The candidate will need to be able to work closely alongside our school Counselors. 

The role involves managing a small team of teaching assistants and co-teachers. prioritising support for students with a wide range of needs, including dyslexia, autism, global developmental delay and other learning needs. Some 1:1 and small group teaching will be involved, as well as planning and leading staff training. There is also a strong emphasis on working with families, in a culture which is only just beginning to embrace additional needs in the mainstream.

This position would suit someone with a strong background in SEN including behavioural needs, preferably with the NASENCO qualification although this is not essential for the right candidate. 

Please note that this position is to initially cover the current Inclusion Coordinator’s maternity leave, after which the role will be shared. The position is available for January 2019. This position will report to the Head of Primary.

Whilst, compared to many other countries, living costs in Malaysia are very competitive and our package allows for a comfortable standard of living and includes: Flight allowance, Medical Insurance, Children Education Benefit and a cash housing allowance.

For more information or an informal discussion about this role please contact our current SENCO, Ms. Rosie Greaves: rosie.charlottegreaves@pc.tis.edu.my  or the Head of Primary, Marco Damhuis: marco.damhuis@pc.tis.edu.my

An up to date CV and supporting letter (max 2 pages) together with a completed application form (attached to this advertisement) should be sent to hr.tes2018@pc.tis.edu.my and marco.damhuis@pc.tis.edu.my

Further details regarding the School are available on our website:  www.pc.tis.edu.my

Interviews will be held in the UK, Malaysia or via Skype.

Taylor’s International School, Puchong 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).

 

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About Taylor's International School Puchong

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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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