Teacher of Secondary English

Established in 1972, Dover Court International School in Singapore is a leading inclusive international school with British heritage, serving international families, set on a green 12-acre site about 20 minutes from the Singapore CBD. Dover Court International School is a community with inclusion at its heart. With close to 2000 students aged 3 to 18, our unique Pathway programme enables us to provide an education that meets the needs of a diverse student population, ensuring all learners are appropriately supported and challenged in their learning. This is reflected in our excellent outcomes for all learners.

Our unique approach enables us to prepare all students to flourish in our dynamic world, so they are active participants in a globally connected community, now and throughout life. This was recently recognized as Dover Court International School was chosen for the ‘UK Impact in Singapore’ 2022 award by the British Chamber of Commerce.

In our Early Years we use a Reggio Emilia inspired approach. In Primary we are guided by the National Curriculum for England and the International Primary Curriculum. In Secondary we have IGCSE/GCSE, the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and International BTEC qualifications. We also offer courses that focus on English, mathematics, life skills and employability through ASDAN programmes.

All students are involved in a wide range of co-curricular activities, mainly run by teaching staff. Resulting in a rich and varied co-curricular offer for our students, with our school active and competitive in the local international school sports league across a number of sports. The school has an extensive programme of residential trips starting in Year 3 up to the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award in Secondary.

We are also members of the Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA) and are accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

Dover Court is a strong, vibrant community, where all staff are well supported with access to a range of professional learning opportunities and a commitment to professional reflection and growth.

Job Summary

An outstanding and inspirational English teacher is required for August 2025. 

We seek a dynamic English specialist to join our team. We offer a contextualised English National Curriculum in Year 7 and 8, Edexcel IGCSE Language and Literature in Years 9-11 and the IB Diploma in both Language and Literature. Candidates with experience in the IB Diploma are particularly encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will be passionate about driving high quality teaching and learning in an inclusive school and committed to making a difference to the lives of the young people in their care. They will be a reflective practitioner and an effective collaborator, relentless in the pursuit of ‘better’ practice. Staff contribute to our pastoral care and well-being programme and to our co-curricular programme, making a full contribution to our vibrant community. A curriculum leadership role may be available, and candidates are advised to indicate experience and interest.

Core Requirements

In fulfilling the requirements of the post, the Secondary School Teacher will aspire to the highest standards of

professionalism and will, in particular:

• Generate excitement and passion for learning in students and the wider school community;
• Inspire trust and confidence in students, colleagues and parents;
• Engage and motivate students to be ambitious for themselves and others;
• Be committed to helping students progress;
• Be committed to high achievement for students of a wide range of language skills, learning dispositions and educational needs;
• Be relentless in the quest for excellence, using achievement and progress data to design challenging learning;
• Use technology effectively in the classroom to enhance learning;
• Strive to develop the quality of students’ personal and interpersonal skills;
• Contribute to school improvement in line with the school’s strategic plan;
• Contribute to the development of the curriculum;
• Develop and deploy resources efficiently and effectively;
• Promote the school mission and values and those of the NAE family of schools.

Areas of Responsibility and Key Tasks

Planning, Teaching and Learning

Maximise learning by:

• Inspiring students to be passionate, curious, exited learners.
• Setting consistently high standards through the communication of high expectation and positive relationships;
• Develop effective approaches to learning in students;
• Monitoring, evaluating and developing teaching;
• Planning effective teaching programmes which provide exemplary learning opportunities within and beyond the classroom;
• Demonstrate responsive teaching to ensure learning is adapted to suit the needs of students;
• Identifying and supporting individual learning needs, liaising with EAL and Learning Support specialists when appropriate;
• Maintaining high levels of behaviour that encourage learning;
• Effectively promoting home learning and co-curricular learning opportunities;
• Establishing a purposeful and safe learning environment;
• Using technology to enhance and transform learning.

Tracking, Assessment, Recording, Reporting

• Make effective use of assessment, formative and summative, to plan challenging learning opportunities for all students;
• Provide effective, regular feedback to students on learning;
• Collect and use data to enhance teaching and learning and secure student progress;
• Monitor and record student learning to ensure ongoing progress, setting challenging targets;
• Accurately report on progress to students, parents and colleagues, meeting deadlines to support school processes;
• Effectively communicate progress and areas for development in consultations with parents and students.

Student Care and Guidance

• Establish a safe, purposeful learning environment for all students;
• Invest time in establishing the strengths, interests and aspirations of learners to maximise their success in school and contribute to their sense of belonging.
• Ensure that students are supported through challenges;
• Promote the progress and well-being of all students;
• Contribute to the preparation of action plans and other support mechanisms;
• Alert appropriate staff to problems experienced by students and make recommendations as to how these may be resolved;
• Communicate effectively with parents and liaise with other staff as appropriate.

Co-Curricular Activities

• Support the life of the school beyond the classroom;
• Lead one (or more) after school activities per week;
• Participate in residential and curriculum trips;
• Contribute to whole school cross faculty learning initiatives.

Other Requirement

• Contribute positively to the morale and community spirit of the school;
• Collaborate effectively in different teams;
• Assist in whole school marketing initiatives and contribute to the growth of the school;
• Operate at all times within the stated policies and practices of the school;
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of evidence-based pedagogy;
• Demonstrate agency in identifying and seeking professional learning through a cycle of professional reflection and growth.
• Keep knowledge of wider curriculum developments up to date;
• Undertake professional learning to enhance student learning and well-being as required;
• Meet responsibilities with regard to health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant legislation and conform to professional and ethical requirements;
• Any other appropriate duties as allocated by the Head of Secondary/School Principal.

Promote and adhere to the Nord Anglia Education vision and values:

Opportunity – for us, opportunities need to be meaningful, about achieving potential and making progress.

Impact – for us, impact is about making a difference. It needs to be immediate, positive and lasting.

Leadership – for us, leadership is about considering the team’s needs as well as your own, setting inspiring examples, being supportive and showing real accountability and responsibility.

Respect – for us, respect is about listening, being inclusive, showing tolerance and getting the little things right.

All staff are required to manage effective personal development as part of NAE’s commitment to invest in staff as the key resource in the organisation.

Each individual must ensure that they meet their statutory responsibilities and adhere to NAE and school policies with regard to Health and Safety, Equal Opportunities and other relevant legislation.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

• Bachelor degree level or above.
• Qualified Teacher Status.

Experience

• Proven track record with at least two years’ teaching experience.
• Experience of being part of a highly successful department and school.
• Demonstrate evidence of innovating and adapting curricula to engage students and enable them to perform highly.
• Experience of teaching the IB Diploma Programme or equivalent.
• Experience of working with the National Curriculum for England and (I)GSCE.
• Working in partnership with parents.

Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to engage students and enable them to perform highly.
• Strong organisation skills and time management.
• Effective use of IT for learning and administration.

Personal Attributes

• Committed to and a role model for the school mission and values
• Passionate about education and young people.
• Evidence of commitment to professional learning.
• Intercultural understanding and appreciation of diversity

Other

• Hold a current Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure or equivalent for countries lived in outside of the UK.
• Compliance with visa requirements for working in Singapore.
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils and the willingness to undertake appropriate child protection training when required.

At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people can thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils where we embrace all race, abilities, religions, genders, and cultures.

All post holders in regulated activity (having regular unsupervised contact with children) are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both your country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years.

We welcome applications from suitable qualified persons from all diverse backgrounds.

Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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