LPE Singapore is an international primary school accredited by the French Ministry of national Education and offering a plurilingual educational approach in accordance with the French national curriculum. The school currently counts around 120 students from N1 to G3, and is continuing its development with the opening of the G4 and G5 levels in September 2024.
LPE Singapore is a member of French international educational group Odyssey, specialising in French education abroad with 12 schools across 11 countries.
Duties:
- Teaching in English the French Curriculum to 2 classes of primary school students
- Sharing the class with your French-speaking counterpart, planning the programme for the week together
- Closely monitoring the children and their learning progression, and reporting this information to the school director and to the families accurately
- Coordinating with the classroom Teaching Assistant (French or English speaking) for daily programme and matters
- Contributing to the development of a special pedagogical project across school, in line with the school project and the French curriculum
- Teaching the “Activités Pédagogiques Complémentaires” (APC) according to the schedule provided by the School
- Supervising morning breaks and/or afternoon breaks according to the schedule provided by the School
- Attending the team meetings according to the schedule provided by the School;
- Participating in the school’s events outside of teaching time (i.e. end of year fair, open house and gardening days), and that may occur over the weekend
- Liaising with children’s parents whenever requested (incl. regular parent-teacher meetings scheduled twice a year)
- Reporting to the School Principal
Normal working hours in the classroom (exclusive of preparation time and meetings):
Monday to Thursday: 8.15am-3.45pm
Friday: 8.15am-1pm
Job Requirements:
- Holder of the French diploma in Early Childhood (titulaire du diplôme de Professeur des Ecoles) or Diploma in Early Childhood Care & Education – Teaching (DECCE-T) or above qualification
- Minimum 3 years work experience as a teacher
- Fluent in French and English Language.
- Excellent communication and classroom management skills to work together with the team on common projects and understand and support the children who have difficulties
- Good knowledge of new technologies to work in class and in the team
- Flexible and a real team player
- Open-minded and able to think outside the box
- Proactive and dynamic
- Willing to develop pedagogical projects, in line with the school yearly project
Factors or professional experience that will stand out in your application:
- A teaching experience in a multilingual environment is preferable, in order to better understand and assimilate the unique language situations of each student;
- A practical experience of the use of communication skills through trainings / workshops or projects (drama, discussion sessions / debates…) would be a plus;
- Good knowledge of English language necessary to communicate with the team and parents;
- Any additional experience that could be an asset to the children (i.e. a sport or an artistic activity) will be considered.
