Garden International School - Bangkok
Location
Thailand | United Kingdom
Job description
Garden International School, Bangkok seeks a new Head of EYFS to commence in August 2024. We are looking for an energetic, innovative and enthusiastic professional with experience of leading a successful team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a thriving and well-established school.
Garden International School, Bangkok offers a premium international education, based on the British education model, in a friendly, family orientated environment. The school is located in the Sathorn district, close to Lumpini Park in the centre of Bangkok. We have children represented by over 40 countries, immersing all students in a rich diversity of cultures, religions and backgrounds. The school is accredited by Edu Development Trust and has received the International Schools Quality Mark. We are also accredited by Cambridge International Examinations, Oxford AQA International Examinations and the Thai Ministry of Education (ONESQA). We are affiliated to the International Schools Association of Thailand (ISAT) and the Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA).
Garden International School, Bangkok is a coeducational school of around 440 students, with classes from Pre-Nursery to Year 13. The school has a wonderful sense of community and class sizes are generally small, with the students well behaved, engaged in their learning and supported by their families. The First School campus houses Pre-Nursery to Year 1 classes and is two form entry.
In EYFS, we closely follow the Development Matters EYFS Curriculum. We are play-based in our learning approach and our students enjoy a child-centred learning experience. In Reception, our Read Write Inc programme begins and we adopt a Mastery approach in Mathematics. We have a fantastic community focus and our indoor and outdoor classroom areas provide an engaging learning environment. Each class in EYFS is supported by two teaching assistants and teachers work collaboratively as a year group team in our two form entry school.
Bangkok is a vibrant and modern capital city, which has all the international standard amenities you would expect to find, but it also retains wonderful historical districts that allow residents of Bangkok to immerse themselves in Thailand’s history. Thailand is an exciting country with rich cultural experiences; it is a beautiful part of the world with year-round sun and is a safe place to work overseas. The cost of living is very reasonable and teachers tend to avail themselves of high-quality holiday experiences around the region.
The health, safety and well-being of all of the students at Garden International School, Bangkok is the foremost concern of all of the adults employed by the school.
Appointed applicants from the United Kingdom are to provide an International Child Protection Certificate (UK) (refer: Full police clearance, covering at least the previous 10 years, is necessary for all appointees who are working, or who have worked, in countries outside the United Kingdom.
Garden International School, Bangkok offers:
For more information on the school please visit our website, or our facebook page,
Applicants who would like to experience the rewards of working at our school should send a statement of application, addressed to Mr. David Butcher, of no more than two pages highlighting their strengths as a leader and how those strengths will benefit our students, a full Curriculum Vitae (including photograph) and the names and email addresses of three professional referees through the TES apply now system.
Initial Interviews will take place via Google Meet or in Bangkok. Early applications are encouraged and applications will be assessed as they arrive. We reserve the right to close the selection process early should an exceptional candidate be identified at an early stage.
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