Teacher of Design and Technology
Taylor's International School Puchong
Puchong, Kuala Lumpur
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- January 2018 or earlier if possible
- Apply by:
- 9 August 2017
Job overview
Teacher of Design and Technology
Taylor’s International School, Puchong (Kuala Lumpur)
Contract Type: Full Time
Contract Term: 2 years
Taylor’s International School Puchong is part of the Taylor’s Education Group and is the sixth in a group of Taylor’s schools located in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. These schools follow a common ethos and vision. TISPC opened its doors in January 2015 and we now educate over 1,340 children. We follow the National Curriculum for England. As a new purpose built school with excellent facilities, we offer a wonderful opportunity to join an enthusiastic staff in a rapidly growing school in a lovely part of the world.
Main Responsibilities of the post include:
- Teaching a range of Secondary year groups within the school up to IGCSE level.
- Achieving the highest levels of teaching and learning, with a proven track record of success as a teacher.
- Planning effective strategies and programs for links between the primary and secondary sections for the short, mid and long term, in alignment with the priorities of the School.
- Being part of a small team of teachers to ensure the very best planning, teaching and learning is taking place for all our students.
- Staying abreast of developments in private education in general and international education in particular.
The above list of duties and responsibilities are not exhaustive. A detailed Job Description will be provided to shortlisted applicants.
The candidate will demonstrate the following attributes:
To be passionate about students’ learning and development and have:
- A deep understanding of the current literature regarding teaching and learning.
- A proven record of experience in a successful school.
- Strategic awareness and the ability to think creatively.
- People management skills coupled with the ability to act as a coach to team members.
- A high level of integrity with an appreciation of working with diverse cultures.
- Excellent communication skills.
- A keen knowledge of the National Curriculum for England.
- A vision and passion to help expand and develop DT as an exciting IGCSE subject.
- Some knowledge of leading a group of teaching colleagues from differing ethnic backgrounds and experiences.
Understanding of the Cambridge IGCSE is a pre-requirement of the role. If you require more details, please contact the school directly.
Please email us your CV and cover letter with a photo to hr.tes2017@pc.tis.edu.my indicating the position you are applying for in the subject header.
Application deadline: August 10th 2017.
Website: www.pc.tis.edu.my
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TISPUCHONG
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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