Teacher of Biology
West Island School - ESF
Hong Kong
- Expired
- Salary:
- Basic salary including Cash Allowance ranges from GBP 58,600 to GBP 95,400 p.a.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- August 2021
- Apply by:
- 24 October 2020
Job overview
West Island School is looking for Teacher of Biology to start in August 2021 (Full Time Two Years Renewable contract starting in August 2021)
Biology is a thriving subject within the school. The majority of our learners will take individual sciences at iGCSE and we typically have four IB Higher Biology classes. Many students of Biology will continue to major in related disciplines in the world’s highest ranked universities.
Teaching alongside the Head of Biology, and being part of the wider team of 14 teachers from all science disciplines, you will be able to teach Biology across the age and ability range (age 11-19) including iGCSE and IBDP. It is not essential to have prior experience of the IB curriculum framework as full training will be given. Applications are welcome from those with experience of equivalent post 16 programmes such as A level or Senior Secondary Curriculum. Your specialist knowledge of Maths, ability to work with other members of a team, passion and willingness to work collaboratively in developing teaching units is more critical.
You will be an excellent teacher who understands how inquiry learning can be promoted in a science classroom, shows a willingness to contribute and learn from the rest of your team and be excited to explore new ways of working. We have an excellent suite of science classrooms that have been refurnished over the last five years and we are well supported by a team of science technicians. You will be impressed by what you can achieve with the resources we access. As a result, we are looking for you to capitalise on the talents and ambitions of our students.
All teachers at West Island School are tutors to a group of approximately 15 students within a particular year group and you should be able to demonstrate a commitment to the holistic development of young people through pastoral work.
Learners are well motivated, enjoy learning and make consistently good progress as a result of great teaching. We have a suite of well-resourced classrooms that have been refurnished over the last five years. All teachers at West Island School are tutors to a group of approximately 15 students within a particular year group and you should be able to demonstrate a commitment to the holistic development of young people through pastoral work.
Finally, there are a range of extra-curricular events and activities which every teacher is expected to contribute to. Many activities are based on teacher’s own interests or in support of students who are leading activities. It is essential that you are willing and able to contribute to the wider life of our school.
In return for your passion and delivering a quality education we offer a highly competitive salary, gratuity, housing allowance, passage, healthcare and subsidised school places for your children. Our strength as part of the English Schools Foundation means that we offer security and the opportunities that are inherent in an established organisation of our size.
Please refer to the ESF recruitment website as well as our own school based website for further information. If I have missed anything in the details that follow, don’t hesitate to contact me or the Head of Faculty for further information about the school or living in Hong Kong.
Principal - Chris Sammons, chris.sammons@wis.edu.hk
Head of Biology - Jonathan Gilchrist, jonathan.gilchrist@wis.edu.hk
Requirements
- Bachelor Degree in the subject with PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate of Education), Bachelor Degree in Education, or equivalent.
- Experience of teaching the subject across the full age and ability range
- Previous full-time teaching experience
- Proven leadership skills or clear potential to develop in the role
- Commitment to inclusion
- Evidence of leading or contributing to an extra-curricular programme of events
- Pro-active, adaptable and passionate team player able to share responsibility for the development of curriculum and pedagogy
For enquiries, please direct to Rathi Nandakumar @ 852- 28191962 or Email: rathi.nandakumar@wis.edu.hk
Introduction to West Island School
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and offers may be extended prior to the job closing date.
By applying for this position, your application may be considered for other opportunities within ESF.
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About Us
The English Schools Foundation (ESF) is the largest English-medium international school organisation in Hong Kong. Our 22 schools and comprehensive programme of extra-curricular activities bring out the best in every student through a personalised approach to learning and by inspiring curious minds.
There are over 18,000 students from 75 different nationalities in ESF kindergartens, primary, secondary and all-through schools. About 70% of our students have parents who are permanent residents of Hong Kong.
ESF is proud of the high academic and wider achievements of our students. In 2020, 22 ESF students achieved the perfect score of 45 points in the IB Diploma examinations; more than 95% go on to leading universities worldwide.
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About the Team
West Island School is a world class co-educational IB World School with a leading reputation in Hong Kong. Our school motto “Strength from Diversity” reflects that the school caters for students from over 40 nationalities. The school has a strong focus on developing responsible global citizenship teaching through the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Courage, compassion and service beyond the classroom define our students. We have a reputation for academic excellence and the vast majority of students graduate to a range of leading worldwide universities after completing the IBDP or IBCP programme. In 2020, our average score for the IB Diploma was 37, and 29% of students achieved 40 points or more. Extracurricular activities are offered termly through an extensive CAS programme (Community, Activity and Service). We have a strong focus on pastoral care to support the whole development of young people.
http://www.wis.edu.hk
About West Island School - ESF
Strength from Diversity: A Better School, A Better World
Welcome from Hong Kong and from an outstanding International school comprising over 50 nationalities in the heart of Asia.
We are a happy, dynamic and hugely successful school established in the best traditions of the English Schools Foundation. The ESF exists to provide excellence in learning for Hong Kong based students of all abilities, nationalities, cultures and beliefs who would like to be educated through the medium of English.
Our school is housed in an exciting and innovative environment from which we can see the University, Hong Kong’s largest teaching hospital, the new cyber port and the busy shipping lanes which demonstrate Hong Kong’s key position on the global superhighway.
We have an outstanding record of high academic attainment through a careful crafting of curriculum to meet our students’ needs. We believe in using best practice from around the world, recruiting excellent practitioners from a variety of countries and using their knowledge and expertise. Our curriculum is taken loosely from the National Curriculum of the United Kingdom in our lower years, IGCSEs form our middle years academic programme and we offer three ESF diplomas to our upper school students with the option to pursue the International Baccalaureate or the Advanced or Intermediate Diplomas especially created for our student cohort.
Throughout the school we practice the belief that learning takes place within and without classroom walls. We believe in experiential learning, the value of creativity, action and service which are core to student experience throughout the school and the power of student leadership, choice and decision making through the empowerment of our “student voice”.
West Island School’s distinction lies in the pursuit of high achievement and attainment in learning through support, encouragement, praise and motivation. We believe that excellence in academic and co curricular learning experiences are of equal importance to provide a basis for a dynamic and enriching life. Central to our philosophy is that our school and those within it can influence the world of today and tomorrow. The quality of the relationships between staff and students and within the student body is excellent and draws upon a wide diversity of nationalities, cultures and beliefs which we believe enriches and strengthens our school. Above all else West Island school is a happy school where people are valued and where all individuals who are part of our community can fulfil their potential as learners: whether student, parent, teacher or para professional.
These claims were validated by the Hong Kong Education Department which after inspection categorized our school as an “Outstanding School”. We are the only international school in Hong Kong to have received this prestigious award.
The English Schools Foundation (ESF) was established in 1967 and is the largest education foundation in Asia offering a liberal education through the medium of the English language to children of school age. ESF now operates five secondary schools, nine primary schools, two “all-through” Private Independent Schools, five kindergartens and a school for students with special needs. Our 18,000 students are drawn from over 75 nationalities. Increasingly, our schools are also the destination of choice for local families.
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