Head of Computer Science

Description

A Great Leadership Opportunity Awaits you in Malaysia

Tenby Schools Setia Eco Park, Kuala Lumpur campus is a large 3-18 school located on a green 20-acre site with excellent facilities and offers a welcoming, inclusive, and stimulating place to work. We love learning and we are continually getting better. We are extremely proud to be the flagship school in the region and one of the leaders in our global group.

We are looking for the Head of Computer Science to help us guide the school and work with our colleagues to take us to the next level. If you want to be part of our team you will need to be passionate about learning and knowledgeable about the factors that affect learning. You will be good at working with and inspiring your colleagues, our students and their parents.

Safeguarding

We care about our whole community, young people and adults. Our priority is the safety and wellbeing of our community and to this end we have rigorous safeguarding policies and procedures that we all must follow. Everyone is responsible for safeguarding our children and we have a culture of safeguarding training in all our schools.

About us:

We exist to grow the world’s most curious, confident minds. Our three School Values of Caring, Curious and Confident run through everything we do and the behaviours we develop in our wonderful young people. We believe in creating “Amazing Learning Experiences” for our communities. Working collaboratively to help children be ready for the world and the contribution they can make locally and globally.

We believe that all students learn through good struggles and this at times needs to be consolidated using a variety of teaching methods. Taking risks, being resilient, and showing creativity and adaptability for all our communities are important in our learning process. Our students go on to some of the top universities in the world and if they don’t, go into careers and colleges of their choice.

Learning is at the heart of everything we do here at Tenby. We are an honest campus and aim to be self-reflective so we can improve together to create “Amazing Learning Experiences” for everyone. We encourage our students and staff to take risks, be resilient, and show creativity and adaptability in the learning process.

We are a unique campus, home to Tenby International School, which consists of a Primary, and Secondary School (IPC, National Curriculum for England, CAIE, IGCSE, and A Level) and a Malaysian Private School, Sekolah Sri Tenby (Malaysian National Curriculum). The campus welcomes 2000 amazing students, aged from 3 to 18 years, and from 38 nationalities. Our students go to universities, colleges, and careers of their choice including some of the top universities in the world. We celebrate being Malaysian and combine this with international thinking to create a diverse and exciting campus.

We are a member of the prestigious Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA), hold certificates for IPC, Microsoft and Duke of Edinburgh's Award and are one of only 15 schools in Malaysia to hold the Green Flag Award.

About our Group

Tenby Schools SEP is proud to be part of the International Schools Partnership (ISP) a fast-growing global schools group in six clusters across the world; Europe, Mexico & Central America, the Middle East, South America, Southeast Asia, and the USA. Our Regional cluster includes other Tenby schools across Malaysia. Our teachers are supported by the school leadership teams and other learning clusters and networks both regionally and globally. We love to talk about learning at all levels, as this is at the core of everything we do!

This is an amazing opportunity for you to develop yourself, take a risk or two, meet other like-minded leaders, share learning practices and work collectively with a local and global team. We even have a global learning hub where you can share learning and leadership ideas so we can get better together.

So if this excites you, please apply. We’d love to talk to you.

The Role

We are looking for someone who:

• Puts children at the heart of everything they do.
• Is passionate about Computer Science and driven to bring the curriculum to life in engaging and exciting ways.
• Experience of planning and delivering high quality GCSE/IGCSE and A Level Computer Science is essential, including evidence of student progress across all key stages.
• Has experience of designing a Computer Science curriculum and the knowledge to keep it up to date in a rapidly developing sector
• Has excellent knowledge of using Python.
• Is self-reflective and wants to improve as an individual and as a leader.
• Has the skills to be an inspiring leader with a proven track record in leading improvements in a department or across the school.
• Can establish strong and positive relationships with others and looks to work in teams.
• Is able to effectively support other teachers with their personal and professional development.
• Is a strong communicator, who is personable, caring and passionate with high expectations of themselves and others.
• Is dedicated to growing the child including a clear commitment to child safeguarding

In return we offer:

• A culture of trust, where all contributions are recognised and respected.
• Passionate, positive, highly skilled, and motivated team of professionals who put children at the heart of every decision.
• Allocated support through our Leadership Teams to support you in developing an exceptional learning school.
• An embedded whole trust commitment to professional development and a commitment to serving others.
• A peer network of like-minded leaders.
• A real commitment to work-life balance – we remember we are human beings first and educators second!
• Great employee benefits.

The Package

This is a two-year contract with an option to renew at the end. Benefits include:

• Competitive salary
• Generous contributions to an Employee Provident Fund (EPF)
• Medical coverage
• Relocation allowance
• Fee reduction for children of employees
• Medical insurance
• Flight at the beginning and end of the contract and annually on the subsequent contracts

Safer Recruitment

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years employment history.

Interviews

Initial interviews will be completed through Microsoft Teams. Final interviews may be carried out face-to-face whenever possible.

HOW TO APPLY

The closing date is 5th January 2025 but interested candidates are strongly encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as interviews may be arranged before the deadline.

Candidates are invited to apply the ISP Career portal and attach a comprehensive CV with a recent passport-size photograph and contact details of three (3) referees from each of the latest employers (one of whom must be your current Head of School).

We follow safe recruitment practices which are aligned with the recommendations of the International Task Force on Child Protection. We hold ourselves to a high standard of effective recruiting practices with specific attention to child protection. All appointments are subject to an interview, identity checks, criminal record checks, and successful references.

(Please check your Junk Folder for emails and add tenby.edu.my to your safe senders list. Only applicants short-listed for an interview will be notified.)