Deputy Head of Curriculum and KS3 Leader
Taylor's International School Puchong
Malaysia
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 31 July 2014
Job overview
Opening in January 2015, Taylor's International School, Puchong (TISPC) is a new addition to the Taylor's Education Group, Malaysia's premier education provider, which includes Garden International School, The Australian International School Malaysia, Taylor's International School, Kuala Lumpur, Nexus International School, Putrajaya and Nexus International School, Singapore.
Taylor's International Schools have a focus on character building, follow the National Curriculum of England and Wales and provide a solid foundation in three languages (English, Bahasa Malaysia and Mandarin) to students from 3 to 16.
Taylor's International School, Puchong will be the second of an anticipated group of schools opening in Malaysia; the first being the very well established and successful Taylor's International School, Kuala Lumpur (formerly known as Sri Garden International School). The Taylor's International School brand has a clear ethos by which all schools will deliver holistic education that provides a solid grounding in raising the academic achievement of all students through inquiry processes and active learning. All teachers will undertake ongoing professional development, ensuring that they are up to date with research and best practices in pedagogy and information technology.
This new school will be located in Puchong, midway between Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's capital and Putrajaya, the administrative capital.
We invite dynamic, suitably qualified and experienced candidates to lead and drive this position.
Please email us your CV and cover letter with a photo at tes2014@pc.tis.edu.my, indicating the position you are applying for in the subject header.
Application deadline: 31st July 2014
Website: www.tis.edu.my
About Taylor's International School Puchong
- Taylor's International School Puchong
- No. 1, Jalan BP 14/7, Bandar Bukit Puchong 2, Puchong
- Selangor Darul Ehsan
- 47120
- Malaysia
Taylor’s International School, Puchong offers an English curriculum with a Malaysian flavour, and is located in a residential suburb south of Kuala Lumpur, near to CyberJaya and PutraJaya. TISPC caters to students from Early Years through to Year 11. The school is part of Taylor’s Education Group, Malaysia’s premier private education group which operates Taylor’s International School Kuala Lumpur, together with Garden International School, and Nexus International Schools (in Malaysia and Singapore), The Australian International School in Malaysia, as well as Taylor’s University (Southeast Asia's No 1 private university). We work very closely with our sister campus in Kuala Lumpur and have a one school on two campuses approach.
Our purpose statement is to “educate the youth of the world to take their productive place as leaders in the global community”, which encapsulates our holistic approach to education.
Taylor's International School Puchong is located in a suburb to the south of Kuala Lumpur.
The School
The school opened in January 2015 in a new award winning campus, and follows the same ethos and direction as the older KL campus.
With a current enrolment of over 1300 (with over 30 different nationalities), with mainly Asian expatriates making up about 30% of the school population), approximately 14% of teachers at the school are expatriates; with the remainder of the teachers being Malaysian.
Taylor's International School offers a holistic education, and follows the National Curriculum of England at Key Stages 1, 2 and 3, adapted for Malaysia, and also the IPC in Primary. All students study Bahasa Malaysia and Mandarin. The school follows IGCSE courses from CAIE.
The Taylor’s International School brand has a clear ethos by which all schools will deliver holistic education that provides a solid grounding in raising the academic achievement of all students through inquiry processes and active learning. These schools are termed neighbourhood International Curriculum schools, as they offer the “best of east and west” - western curriculum with eastern values.
The school is very active outside of lessons, with many opportunities in sport, debate and public speaking, Music and performance.
For more information and details of the school, please see our web site at https://www.tis.edu.my/campus/puchong
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