Middle Years Programme Humanities Teacher

About:

Enjoy living in a beautiful setting near Chiang Mai in Thailand, surrounded by the rich cultures of northern Thailand. This fantastic school campus is situated on a lush 100-acre campus set in the foothills north of the historic city of Chiang Mai.

This leading International School is a leading co-education, boarding, and day school, authorized to offer all four International Baccalaureate programmes.

Employment Requirements: 

• Initially a two year contract
• Thereafter annually renewable
• An appropriate first degree
• Certified teacher status
• Experienced in teaching IB DP and/or MYP preferred
• A high level of relevant age curriculum knowledge
• An understanding and commitment to safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, prepare and teach in accordance with mission statement, its documented curriculum and policies, the IB’s philosophy and programme guides (including attributes of the Learner Profile amongst others)
• Provide challenging units of work for all students of different levels of ability and English proficiency using differentiated instruction as well as IT to support learning
• Differentiate spoken and written language so that it is appropriate for the content and language abilities of all students
• Accommodate a range of learning needs and styles as well as varying levels of competency in planning and teaching (including age and language levels)
• Prepare the learning environment to reflect best practice in contemporary pedagogy
• If working with a teaching assistant, support the teaching assistant to work directly with students and meet the responsibilities included in their job description.
• Communicate student learning, social or emotional concerns to the appropriate student support team and parents as necessary
• Develop knowledge and skills related to the IB DP and/or MYP as appropriate, with contemporary pedagogy and IT