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Prince of Wales Island International School Malaysia

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Salary:
See the attached \'letter to applicants\' for details of our competitive package.
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
1 August 2024 (required in Penang by 15 August)
Apply by:
7 January 2024

Job overview

We are looking for an experienced Key Stage Leader to join our successful team from August 2024. The Head of Key Stage will demonstrate both the ability and commitment to support the students in their care to achieve their academic potential and personal goals. They will work with a team of tutors to deliver a stimulating and challenging programme of study and develop the students\' holistic experience within the wider school community. The School\xe2\x80\x99s emphasis on activities outside the classroom means that an effective and varied contribution to the extra-curricular programme is also required. This role has a teaching commitment of around 60% of a full timetable; please state clearly your main teaching subject and any additional teaching subjects in your application. Subjects of particular interest would be English, Drama, DT, Science, Business/Economics or Outdoor Education. The ideal candidate would have:

• At least 5 years of recent successful teaching experience preferably in an International School.

. Experience as a head of year or other pastoral leadership role.

• A good understanding of Secondary practice and policy gained through first-hand experience, strategic management and direct delivery.
• A clear understanding of the needs of children transitioning to young adults and their developmental stages.
• An ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of children.
• Effective communication and engagement with children and their families.
• An ability to juggle priorities and manage their time effectively.
• An openness to exploring innovative approaches from across the educational field.
• Subject knowledge sufficient to challenge able students and achieve high outcomes (understanding of metacognition and mentoring strategies).
• Knowledge and understanding of child development and its impact on behaviour.

Since the foundation of the school in 2011, POWIIS has built a significant academic reputation with excellent results. Our student body is predominantly Malaysian, with international students from over 20 countries. Entry to the school is by test and interview, and the curriculum is based on the English system, with students sitting IGCSEs and AS/A2 examinations. POWIIS is a boarding school and consequently all teachers are expected to contribute to the wider aspects of boarding school life including occasional evening/weekend involvement on a rota basis. Experience of boarding education and independent schools is an advantage, but by no means essential. For a candidate with experience of, or interest in, a greater involvement in boarding, a boarding tutor position may be available, and an additional allowance is paid for this. Malaysian work permits are usually granted for two or three years. Contracts are therefore fixed term, but continuity is important for the school; it is hoped that appointments will be seen as longer term, with renewal of contracts common in the school. The staff are predominantly British, with a significant number of colleagues from around the world and a small number of high quality Malaysian teachers. Our facilities and resources are excellent and there is low staff turnover; a feature of the school widely acknowledged and highly valued by our parents. POWIIS is committed to the safety and well-being of all of its students. Those appointed will be subject to a thorough background check and must be able to provide up to date and full police checks/child protection certificates/criminal records disclosures covering all countries in which they have lived and/or worked for at least the last 10 years. We do our best to acknowledge applications and to keep applicants informed, but the large number of applications sometimes makes this impossible, for which we apologise. Applicants are requested to complete the TES online application AND to submit a current CV with details of 3 professional referees, one of who must be your current or most recent Headteacher or Principal.

Prince of Wales Island International School

• Prince of Wales Island International School
• 1 Jalan Sungai Air Putih 6, Bandar Baru Air Putih, Balik Pulau, Pulau Pinang
• Penang
• 11000
• Malaysia

+60 8689999

The Prince of Wales Island International School (POWIIS) is a co-educational day and boarding school (Years 7-13) modelled on the best of British independent and international education. We follow a curriculum based on the English National Curriculum in Years 7 to 9, and offer IGCSE and A level for senior students. Attracting students from Penang, the whole of Malaysia as well as internationally, POWIIS currently welcomes around students. We are not highly selective, and accept students with a broad spread of ability, but our cohorts include many very able students. Results at IGCSE, AS and A level are strong, and most leavers head to top universities in the UK, US, Australia or Asia. Academics are only part of the story at POWIIS, however, and we offer a wide range of extra-curricular activities, and every Friday afternoon is devoted to the POWIIS Project, where students select from a wide range of activities designed to enhance their global citizenship and develop their soft skills. We also offer an enhanced programme for students who are part of our Arts Academy. The outstanding facilities are located in the attractive rural location of Balik Pulau, on the island of Penang. Facilities at the school are second to none in Penang, and arguably in Malaysia. They include a substantial and developing library, a magnificent 500 seat natural acoustic concert hall/theatre with full backstage and technical facilities. Our Steinway D concert grand piano, a provision usually found only in professional venues, is indicative of our leading reputation in the performing arts. There is a multi-purpose sports hall, a 25 metre swimming pool, football and netball pitches, tennis courts, a fitness suite, art studios, and a design technology centre. The senior staff are from leading schools internationally and many of the teachers have come from other top international schools or directly from the UK. We are seeking to recruit able and visionary teachers interested in supporting high standards in a friendly and relatively informal atmosphere, where contact with students extends well beyond the classroom. One of the attractions for teachers is the quality of the students, most of whom are utterly delightful, many are talented and discipline problems are largely absent. The school has a very special atmosphere of purposeful and relaxed co-operation with excellent staff/student relationships. Because of its beauty and gentle life-style, Penang is an attractive location for teachers at various stages of their careers. It is an excellent and safe place for families, but the comfortable standard of living and exotic travel opportunities will appeal to younger teachers as well as those at a more senior stage. The quality of life, for all, is very high, not least because of the warmth and generous hospitality of the people of Penang. Part of the philosophy of the school is that subjects should be taught by specialists at all levels. Candidates for posts should therefore have good academic backgrounds themselves and be able to teach across the range from Year 7 through to A level. One of the great strengths of the school is that teachers have a whole range of interests themselves, enabling contributions beyond their subjects. Teachers are encouraged to follow their own enthusiasms within school and, indeed, to be seen to pursue their areas of interest outside. The school\xe2\x80\x99s trips calendar is impressive, both within Malaysia and overseas. POWIIS is a boarding school and consequently all teachers are expected to contribute to the wider aspects of boarding school life including occasional evening and weekend involvement on a rota basis. Experience of boarding education and independent schools is an advantage but by no means essential. POWIIS is committed to the safety and well-being of all of its students. Those appointed will be subject to a thorough background check and must be able to provide up to date and full police checks/child protection certificates/criminal records disclosures covering all countries in which they have lived and/or worked for at least the last 10 years. We do our best to acknowledge applications and to keep applicants informed, but the large number of applications sometimes makes this impossible, for which we apologise.
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