Primary School Teachers
This prominent international school in Singapore has a vacancy for August 2025 for Primary School Class Teachers (K1 to Grade 5- ages 4 11).
The school is one of the largest and most reputable institutions in the region, known for its commitment to educational excellence and impactful global citizenship. It serves a diverse community of thousands of students from various backgrounds, fostering an inclusive and dynamic learning environment. Recognized for its rigorous curriculum and innovative teaching practices, the school inspires students to achieve academic success and personal growth. With a longstanding reputation, it is dedicated to shaping future leaders and changemakers in a global society.
The successful candidate will be a highly resourceful and forward-thinking collaborator, passionate about delivering exciting learning. They will bring with them a passion for interdisciplinary learning and a rich understanding of concept based learning. The successful candidate will recognise the power of learner agency in building compassionate and efficacious students. They will also possess a range of strategies to build effective and engaging working relationships with students and colleagues.
Main Responsibilities
- Provide a happy, stimulating, safe learning environment for all children and bring a sense of energy, joy and fun to the classroom.
- Plan, teach and assess through engaging, developmentally appropriate learning experiences that promote agentic learning and the holistic development of each child.
- Reflect continually on your craft as a teacher and commit to personal and professional development and growth.
- Employ a wide variety of learning and teaching strategies including the use of new technologies to make learning both effective and enjoyable.
- Work as a member of a grade team, planning learning engagements collaboratively, sharing resources and offering insight to the team in areas of curriculum specialism.
- Enthusiastically participate in professional learning, both that which is mandated by the College and that which is identified by the individual.
- Contribute to the continuous professional development of Teaching Assistants.
- Integrate technology effectively within the classroom for learning, planning, assessment purposes and the documentation of student learning.
- To build positive and effective relationships with all stakeholders.
- Teachers should keep parents informed about the learning of their children, and be proactive in communication with parents.
Person Specifications
- A relevant degree in Primary Education from an accredited institution and a recognized professional teaching qualification or certification are essential.
- A minimum of 3 - 5 years, classroom based teaching experience, preferably in international schools (4-11 year olds).
- Experience teaching students who are English Language Learners
- Experience of a concept based curriculum would be advantageous.
- A committed and creative practitioner, you will reflect on your own teaching and student outcomes, seeking out and implementing new ideas and innovative practice to raise achievement.
- A passion for teaching and commitment to educating the whole child.
- A willingness to collaborate and share your specialist expertise, enthusiastic participation in and delivery of Professional Learning is expected. Evidence of regular and recent professional learning.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, written and spoken. The language of the workplace and the language of instruction is English.
- A commitment to diversity and inclusion is essential, alongside a willingness to adapt and develop pedagogy to meet the needs of our learners.
Knowledge of and experience of the following would be an advantage:
- International curricula, their delivery and assessment
- Concept-based teaching and learning - a desire to engage children in concept-based learning, where they develop big ideas both specific to subject areas and transcending them.
- Readers and Writers Workshop approach
- Reggio Emilia inspired, child centred, play based approaches
- Creating agentic learning environments and opportunities
- Honesty, integrity, compassion
Benefits:
- Competitive Salary: Including responsibility pay for specific roles.
- Annual Service Gratuity plus Salary Progression
- Child Education Subsidy: Tuition support for dependent children.
- Flights: Round-trip at the start and end of each contract.
- Housing or Boarding Allowance: Monthly support for accommodation.
- Relocation Benefits: Assistance with moving expenses.
