Teacher of Science

**Job type**:
Full Time, Fixed Term

**Start date**:
January 2025

31 January 2025

**Job overview**:
Tara Pattana International School seeks a talented, innovative and ambitious teacher of Key Stage 3 and 4 Science for January 2025. This is an exciting time to join TPIS as we are increasing our numbers on role significantly and recruiting several new staff to meet this need. If you have high expectations of teaching and learning and have a natural passion for improving opportunities for children to nurture their aspirations, then this could be the role for you.

Applicants should be fully aligned to the TPIS ethos and culture: please look carefully at the school’s website and information for applicants. They should be highly professional but flexible in their approach, willing to take on a variety of tasks and fit into the wider community life. There are also some key criteria that must be fulfilled to qualify for a visa and work permit.
- A fully qualified teacher
- Able to teach IGCSE double award science
- Be flexible and positive in their approach to working in an all-through international school
- Be a team player and willing to commit to our co-curricular activities programme
- Able to build relationships with students, parents, administrative staff and colleagues
- Culturally sensitive
- Enthusiastic about taking responsibility for their own professional development and keeping up-to-date with current educational research and developments.

Tara Pattana International School is a privately-owned community school located very close to the centre of Pattaya. The school delivers the National Curriculum for England adapted for our local setting. Our students are eager to learn, polite and respectful of one another and of adults working at the school. The students represent over 50 nationalities and cultures and diversity is respected and celebrated at the school.

Based on our core values of working hard to build **Knowledge**, having **Integrity**, **Nurturing **dreams and aspirations and respecting the **Diversity **of our school community, we encourage students and all members of our school community to **Be KIND**. We aim to educate our students to be
- Global citizens
- Curious and culturally informed
- Happy, resilient and confident
- Socially conscious, politically informed and environmentally aware
- Adept with technology
- Expect the best of themselves

The employment package will be competitive, including free accommodation for single applicants, medical insurance, and relocation allowance and incoming and end-of-contract flights.

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**About **Tara Pattana International School**:
**Tara Pattana International School**
- 13 Pattanakarn Road, (Soi Tungklom-Tanman 9), Nongprue, Banglamung- Chonburi 20150- Thailand+66 8 224 511

Tara Pattana International School is a small caring school in which everyone knows each other. The school has a real mix of international students that creates a spirit based on diversity, respect and understanding. We are at the centre of the international community we serve and take great pride in ensuring that interaction with the school is a happy and fulfilling experience for the whole family.

The school is situated close to the centre of Pattaya, a lively and dynamic city on the east coast of Thailand. The curriculum makes full use of our own school garden, banana plantation, proximity to the city, beaches and rainforest with regular trips and outdoor education to enhance classroom study.

We understand that students learn best when they are happy and settled at school.Students can start in Nursery aged 18 months and stay until they are 18. Our motto is “Expect the Best”, we aim high and encourage students to not give up.

We provide a rigorous British Education with a Global Perspective for students of Early Years, Primary and Secondary age that draws its strength from the National Curriculum of England, and adapts to blend with the values of Thai culture.

Visit the school and you will find students that are confident, have a voice, develop deep knowledge who have fun with their learning and know the importance of teamwork.