Tanglin Mission
Tanglin Trust School Singapore has a long tradition of providing British-based learning with an international perspective. At Tanglin we strive to make every individual feel valued, happy and successful. Responsibility, enthusiasm and participation are actively encouraged and integrity is prized. Working together in a safe, caring yet stimulating environment, we set high expectations whilst offering strong support, resulting in a community of lifelong learners who can contribute with confidence to our world.
Our Vision
We aspire to be the best school in the world with a dynamic learning community which nurtures and inspires every individual to be the best they can be. Our core values of Respect, Responsibility and Purpose are at the heart of everything we do across the school.
The Role
As Tanglin reshapes its curriculum offering, we are looking for an English teacher with outstanding subject knowledge and broad experience of teaching ages 11-18, with the ability to enthuse and inspire students, maximising achievement and progress at all levels. A colleague with commitment, integrity and excellent communication skills would support this growing and already outstanding team. We seek to appoint a teacher with flexibility, resilience, and an innovative and caring approach towards students.
This role would suit a candidate seeking a short-term contract for two terms, but we also welcome applications from candidates looking for a permanent role.
Key Responsibilities
1. Learning & Teaching
- Seek to develop students’ attributes through the Inspired Learners Vision, as well as seeking opportunities to develop their own attributes through that framework.
- Ensure the thorough implementation of subject specifications, teaching schemes, assessment policies and reporting procedures.
- Create opportunities for students to develop confidence in the subject through carefully planned and managed activities.
- Support a departmental and whole school culture of innovation that includes varied and exciting teaching approaches, technological integration and thoughtful evaluation.
- Possess the flexibility required to teach a range of texts, topics and ability levels.
- Possess the flexibility required to teach either pathway (A level or IB) in the sixth form.
2. Planning & Development
- Take responsibility for at least one aspect of English curriculum development each year following discussion and negotiation with department leadership team (eg creation of new scheme of work; drafting of departmental policy; organisation of trip).
- Assist the English department leadership team in evaluating and developing the English curriculum.
- Take advantage of some of the many opportunities for professional development offered by Tanglin.
- Take responsibility for their own professional development, and that of colleagues, by occasionally leading departmental inset or department meetings in an area of expertise.
- Assist the AHOF/HOF in identifying areas for development in English within the broader aims of the school development plan.
- Collaborate with colleagues in the planning and delivery of schemes of work, including the choice of appropriate teaching and learning methods to meet the needs of the subject, and of different pupils.
- Assist HOF/AHOFs in adapting curriculum content and methods of teaching and examining as appropriate.
- Support a school culture of innovation that includes technological integration.
- Be supportive of and open to the frequent change that characterises a school such as Tanglin.
3. Management of Resources and the Teaching Environment:
- Assist the HOF in identifying appropriate resources within the limits of the departmental budget.
- Assist the AHOF in ensuring that departmental rooms present stimulating environments, which help to influence pupils’ attitudes positively towards English.
4. Assessment, Recording & Reporting
- Ensure pupils’ work is regularly assessed according to English Faculty policy and that homework is in line with school policy.
- Report to parents in accordance with the school’s reporting policy as laid down in the Staff Handbook.
- To use information gained from assessment data formatively to generate further improvement in pupil achievement.
- Assist the AHOF in the setting and marking of school examinations and to supervise entries for external examinations.
5. Pastoral and Co-Curricular
- When required, take on a form tutor role in the Senior School and fulfil the responsibilities of that position.
- Follow the School’s policies and procedures with regard to discipline and behaviour, daily routines, duties, homework, leave of absence, and visits, as laid down in the Staff Handbook.
- Lead co-curricular activities that broaden pupils’ experiences and contribute to the development of academic enrichment within the department and across the school.
- Be responsible for reporting any concerns about a child to the Designated Safeguarding Lead.
6. Communication and Liaison
- Help to establish a love of reading and writing around the school through your own enthusiasm for the subject.
- Contribute wholeheartedly to English department activities such as book week, debating and the public speaking competition.
- Attend and contribute to meetings of a professional nature with HOF, HOY, SSLT and in other circumstances when requested.
- Liaise with the AHOF and HOF in respect of pupil records, rewards and sanctions.
- Maintain appropriate links with teaching colleagues in all sections of the school and foster cross-curricular links where appropriate.
- Liaise with members of the Learning Support Team with regard to individual students who may have exceptional needs, to ensure that those needs are understood, planned for and met.
- Liaise with pastoral staff, including form tutors, Heads of Year, the Heads of School and the Head of Careers on matters pertaining to the study of English.
- Contributing to the strengthening of the parent-teacher partnership in individual and whole school initiatives as and when required.
- Assist the AHOF in developing effective links with the wider community in order to extend the study of English and enhance teaching and learning.
