KS2 Year Leader & Primary Classroom Teacher

Description

AFantastic Leadership Opportunity Awaits you in Malaysia

Tenby Schools Setia Eco Park is the flagship campus within the region serving students aged 318 years. Situated on a beautiful green 20-acre site with outstanding facilities our school offers a welcoming inclusive and stimulating environment in which to work and grow. We are a caring community dedicated to nurturing the worlds most curious and confident minds.

We are seeking an experienced and motivatedPrimary Year Leader and Classroom Teacher to join our International Primary School. This is an exciting opportunity to teach and lead within a vibrant three-form entry year group.

Our curriculum combines the English National Curriculum for Mathematics English and Science with the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) for all other subjects providing a broad and engaging learning experience for our students.

If you are an enthusiastic educator who shares our commitment to nurturing curiosity confidence and community we would love to hear from you.

Tenby Schools Setia Eco Park Kuala Lumpur is the flagship school within the region. It caters for students aged 3-18 years old and is located on a green 20-acre site boasting excellent facilities and offering a welcoming inclusive and stimulating place to work and grow. We are a caring community that exists to grow the worlds most curious and confident minds.

Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment

We care about our whole community youngpeople 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.

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.

About us:

We are a unique campus home to Tenby International School which consists of a Primary and Secondary School (IPC National Curriculum for England CIE IGCSE and A Level) and a Malaysian Private SchoolSekolah Sri Tenby (Malaysian National Curriculum). The campus welcomes almost 2000 amazing students aged from 3 to 18 years and from 38 nationalities. The international school has 1200 students. We celebrate being Asian and combine this with international thinking to create a diverse and exciting campus.

Our Core Values andBehaviours are based on Confidence Curiosity and Care. 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 onto some of the top universities in the world and follow a wide variety of future pathways.

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 to take risks be resilient and show creativity and adaptability in the learning process.

We are a member of the prestigious Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA) hold certificates for IPC Microsoft and Duke of Edinburghs 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 globalschools 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.

ISP Commitment to Safeguarding Principles

ISP 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 including an online due diligence search references and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years employment history.

ISP Commitment to Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging

ISP is committed to strengthening our inclusive culture by identifying hiring developing and retaining high-performing teammates regardless of gender ethnicity sexual orientation and gender expression age disability status neurodivergence socio-economic background or other demographic characteristics. Candidates who share our vision and principles and are interested in contributing to the success of ISP through this role are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Role

We are looking for someone who:

• Puts children at the heart of everything they do.
• Is an outstanding Primary practitioner with minimum degree in related field and possess a teaching qualification (PGCE Diploma in Education or equivalent).
• Has experience of planning and teaching for the UK curriculum.
• Models a positive and learning-focused environment in their own classroom.
• Has at least 2 years of experience in delivering high-quality teaching and learning for all pupils.
• Is an inspiring teacher with a proven track record in making students better.
• Is able to prioritise and delegate effectively.
• Is a strong communicator who is personable caring and passionate with high expectations of themselves and others.
• Is committed to getting better through continued professional development and excited about working with others to get better too!
• Can build a positive relationship with staff students and parents.

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.
• Extensive CPD opportunities and support to help you grow as a leader.

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
• School fee reduction forchildren of employees
• Medical insurance
• Flight at the beginning and end of the contract and annually on the subsequent contracts

If this fantastic opportunity excites you please apply. We would love to talk to you.

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 is4th January 2026 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 via ISP Careers site and attach a comprehensive CV with a recent passport-size photograph and contact details of three referees from the latest employers (one of whom must be your current Head of School).

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