Teacher of English for Academic Purpose (EAP) - West Island School
West Island School - ESF
Hong Kong
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- August 2023
- Apply by:
- 9 December 2022
Job overview
Job Description
West Island School is seeking a Teacher of English to start in August 2023. (Full Time Two Years contract, renewable by mutual agreement).
The EAP Faculty is a dynamic team reflecting some of the best practices of language and learning within IB Programmes. It has existed since the inception of the school and serves the needs of our bilingual and multilingual learners. You will be providing targeted support to develop Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP) across our school programmes.
IBMYP ages 11-14:
Majority of students: Full IBMYP programme including Chinese as well as a choice of French or Spanish.
Some students who have EAP support : IBMYP programme with one additional language choice and a specialist EAP support class.
A few students who have EAP support: Personalised timetable with equal curriculum and specialised EAP learning time so that students are fully prepared for iGCSE
iGCSE ages 14-16:
Majority of students: Choice of 8-10 iGCSEs including Chinese, French and Spanish
Some students who have EAP support : Choice of 6-8 iGCSEs and some EAP support classes
A few students who have EAP support: Choices of 5-6 iGCSEs depending on individual strengths as well as highly specialised EAP support classes.
IBDP/CP ages 16-18:
Majority of students: Full IBDP or IBCP programme including option of IB Bilingual Diploma
Some students who have EAP support : Additional support periods provided as required to ensure full connection with DP/CP.
In supporting students who are currently studying in our MYP programme, EAP faculty provide a responsive curriculum that supports macro skills & acquisition of MYP terminology to fully engage with all learning units. Students are also provided with functional grammar in context, vocabulary development strategies and genre based writing skills.
During our iIGCSE programme, students have various levels of support depending on their CALP needs and future Post-16 pathways. The most intensive programme within these years is called WISCAL ( WIS Centre for Academic Language) which includes joining some iGCSE option groups as well as receiving specialist language acquisition in small groups. WISCAL students are taught English Language and World Literature in specialist teaching groups. Having a sound knowledge of either MYP or iGCSE, and prior experience of guiding coursework options would be an advantage.
For our IB Diploma and Careers Programme, a team teaching approach provides highly personalised support for students in their English language based subjects, extended writing or research requirements like TOK, EE and the EPQ. A working knowledge of the IB Diploma curriculum framework and language requirements (or their equivalent) would also be an advantage.
Specialist knowledge of functional linguistics, ability to work with other members of a team and willingness to collaboratively develop bespoke curriculum for EAP students is critical. This will include the creation of IEPs ( Individual Educational Plans) where necessary. Affirming the identity of bilingual and multilingual learners and a passion for empowering them through English language learning, is essential to this role.
Please refer to the ESF recruitment website as well as our own school-based website for further information. If we have missed anything in the details that follow, don’t hesitate to contact us for further information about the school or living in Hong Kong.
Principal - Chris Sammons chris.sammons@wis.edu.hk
Head of EAP & Advisor Teaching & Learning - Shubha Koshy shubha.koshy@wis.edu.hk
See ESF Terms and Conditions for further details of the conditions of service.
Requirements
- Bachelor Degree in Education, or Bachelor Degree in an English based subject with PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate of Education), or equivalent
- Experience of language teaching for academic purposes ( functional linguistics model preferred)
- Experience of teaching English Language and other subjects across the full age and ability range up to and including Year 13
- Previous full-time teaching experience for at least two years
- Commitment to inclusion, affirming identity & scaffolding learning for bilingual and multilingual students
- Evidence of your potential to participate in, support and lead professional development for colleagues on EAP / Bilingual & multilingual education
- Evidence of leading or contributing to an extra-curricular programme of events
- Proactive, adaptable and passionate team player able to share responsibility for the development of curriculum and pedagogy
Closing Date: 9 December 2022
To apply, please click here.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and offers may be extended prior to the job closing date. We strongly recommend early application as we reserve the right to appoint candidates earlier than the closing date.
By applying for this position, your application may be considered for other opportunities within ESF.
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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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