This boutique mid-sized international school located in the heart of Bangkok's Sukhumvit area is looking for an Early Years Teacher to join them from January 2025. The school opened in 2002 and have about 560 pupils from over 40 different nationalities across 3 campuses from Nursery up to Year 12. The school pride themselves on their close-knit community, academic excellence, co-curricular activities, multicultural environment, world class facilities and central location.
The Early Years and Lower Primary campus caters for children from Nursery 1 (aged 18 months) to the first year of Primary School (Year 1) and use the Australian Early Years Learning Framework and a primary curriculum developed from the Australian National Curriculum along with a STEAM programme. There are specialist classes for Early Years Music, Swimming, PE, Thai language and culture, Chess, Visual Art and Digital Technology. There are about 16 pupils per class, 22 specialist and class teachers and 35+ after school activities.
At the Primary and Secondary campus, they have pupils from Foundation to Year 3 and Upper Primary from Year 4-6. They also follow a primary curriculum based on the Australian National Curriculum with inquiry based learning, plus a STEAM programme and Health and Well-being programme. At Secondary level the Year 7 and 8 pupils use the Australian and Cambridge Lower Secondary curriculum, and the Year 9 and 10 pupils work towards the Cambridge IGCSE examinations. Year 11 and 12 students study for Cambridge A and AS Level examinations and there is also a University foundation Year for those needing extra time to complete their A Levels and to also complete IELTS an SAT preparation courses. As with the Early Years and Primary section, specialist classes are offered and 75+ after school activities, including robotics, woodwork, gymnastics and Junior Master Chef.
The campuses are located downtown and close to Bangkok’s main thoroughfare, Sukhumvit Road. Both campuses are ideally situated to serve the children of local and expatriate families living in the nearby areas.
They look for applications from teachers qualified with a B.Ed or PGCE or Graduate Diploma in Teaching) who, for visa purposes, come from Australia, New Zealand, the USA, Canada, the United Kingdom or South Africa and who have experience in providing excellent teaching of Early Years children [aged 2.5-3.5 years] age group, experience teaching in Remote Learning mode: Google Classroom or SeeSaw (Zoom) and experience in teaching students from different backgrounds, with varying aptitudes and interests. They are flexible on the curriculum experience for EY and Primary Teachers although those with Australian curriculum experience would be a natural fit for this school.
The school offer a competitive salary of between about THB 82k - 99k per month depending on position, qualfications and experience, and a small accommodation allowance on top of this. There is also a flight allowance and medical insurance. A 75% reduction in tuition fees is offered to teachers with children, although the package is probably best suited to those without dependants.
The school is in Thailand, a beautiful and welcoming country, and Bangkok combines the best of western amenities with a low cost of living and eastern flavour. Bangkok has become a top choice destination for both visitors and expatriates alike. Please speak with your Edvectus consultant about this amazing opportunity.