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Singapore Sports School Hiring! Full Time HEAD OF DEPARTMENT, ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE in Northwest (Singapore) - Ricebowl
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT, ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Singapore Sports School
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Are you passionate about nurturing national and aspiring national athletes into confident communicators and critical thinkers with a love for language and literature?
Singapore Sports School invites an experienced educator and curriculum leader to lead our English Language and Literature Department. Join us in developing student-athletes into motivated, self-directed learners and learned champions with character.
The Role
As Head of Department, English Language and Literature, you will lead the planning, implementation and review of programmes across the secondary levels and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). Working closely with school leaders and colleagues, you will strengthen teaching, learning and assessment while supporting student-athletes' academic and sporting aspirations.
Key Responsibilities
Essential Requirements
Preferred Experience and Attributes
Singapore Sports School invites an experienced educator and curriculum leader to lead our English Language and Literature Department. Join us in developing student-athletes into motivated, self-directed learners and learned champions with character.
The Role
As Head of Department, English Language and Literature, you will lead the planning, implementation and review of programmes across the secondary levels and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). Working closely with school leaders and colleagues, you will strengthen teaching, learning and assessment while supporting student-athletes' academic and sporting aspirations.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead curriculum development: Design, implement and review a coherent curriculum aligned with national and IBDP requirements and student-athletes' learning needs.
- Strengthen teaching and assessment: Promote effective teaching practices, assessment and feedback to improve learning outcomes.
- Develop teachers: Build professional competencies through coaching, mentoring and collaborative professional learning.
- Support diverse learning needs: Use evidence of learning to plan targeted support and enrichment, including flexible arrangements to accommodate student-athletes' training and competition commitments.
- Collaborate across the school: Partner sport and other colleagues to support student-athletes' sporting pursuits and holistic development.
- Advance purposeful innovation: Integrate educational technology and AI thoughtfully and responsibly to enhance learning.
- Lead the department: Foster a collaborative, reflective culture and manage staff deployment, programmes and resources effectively.
Essential Requirements
- An undergraduate degree in English Language, English Literature, Linguistics or a related discipline.
- A recognised professional teaching qualification, such as the Postgraduate Diploma in Education from the National Institute of Education, Singapore, or equivalent.
- At least five years of teaching experience in English Language, Literature or both at the secondary or pre-university level.
- Relevant experience in curriculum leadership and teacher development.
- Strong subject expertise and the ability to lead curriculum, pedagogy and assessment in both English Language and Literature.
- Effective instructional leadership, coaching and team-building skills.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with school leaders and colleagues.
- An evidence-informed, reflective, inclusive and people-centred approach to leadership.
Preferred Experience and Attributes
- Experience serving as a Head of Department, Subject Head, Level Head or in an equivalent curriculum leadership role.
- Participation in relevant leadership and management training, such as the Management and Leadership in Schools (MLS) programme or an equivalent programme.
- Experience preparing student-athletes for national examinations or the IBDP.
- A genuine interest in sport and in supporting student-athletes to pursue academic and sporting excellence.
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