Head of the Preschool
Seeking an excellent leader to spearhead our superbly-resourced new Preschool!
We seek highly skilled and committed Head of the Preschool, capable of creating a supportive, collaborative learning environment closely based on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum requirements.
The successful applicant will be responsible for team-building, mentoring and ultimately for quality-assuring the learning journey for all Preschool children. While the wider school has a healthy blend of expatriate and host-country teachers, the Preschool is primarily locally staffed by committed, experienced, fluent English-speaking Uzbek class teachers; in order to provide excellent language modelling the Preschool is also staffed by a number of native English-speaking teaching and support staff.
1 WIST will offer education for children aged 2-11 (Pre-Nursery - Year 6) in 2019-20.
We provide a modern, positive and excellently resourced school environment ideally-suited to an authentic delivery of the EYFS; we do not, unlike some international schools, opt for a more formal Key Stage One-style curriculum. The bedrock of our provision will be child- initiated learning, facilitated by skilled teachers in a superbly resourced, enabling environment. The Preschool will be two form entry, comprised of the classes Pre-Nursery, Nursery and Reception, the latter of which has Mainstream and Accelerated English (AE) streams; placement of children from Reception upwards is determined by their level of English proficiency and a swift progression from the AE to Mainstream is anticipated for almost all children. The successful applicant will work in close cooperation with a team of ten other expatriate teachers and senior leaders forming the start-up team, including the Head of Primary, Head of English as an Additional Language, Learning Support Coordinator and Mainstream Class Teachers for Reception to Year 6. We have extremely high hopes for our new school and we seek energetic, innovative and capable teachers who can contribute to our vision and help make it a reality.
About the school
Westminster International School, Tashkent will open its doors to students at its purpose-built, state-of-the-art campus on 5 th September 2019. Working in partnership with the long-established and highly-respected Westminster International University in Tashkent, the school aims to establish itself as Tashkent’s leading international provider. In September 2019 the school will offer class Pre-Nursery - Year 6 (ages 2-11); for students aged 5 and older, the school will offer Mainstream (MS) Classes to children ready to access the curriculum at a level in line with UK age expectations and Accelerated English (AE) Classes to children newer to learning in an English-instruction environment. We are fortunate to have academic leaders with a track-record of success and to have highly effective school governance, overseen by our partner Westminster International University in Tashkent. The school will have a powerful IT infrastructure with interactive whiteboards in every classroom, an ICT and robotics room and laptops and tablets for student use.
How To Apply
Please attach the following documents to your Teach Away profile:
- A concise covering letter explaining why you are a strong candidate for the position
- An up-to-date CV including an accurate chronology of your teaching experience and qualifications
- A recent photo
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Location | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Start Date | October 2019 |
Eligible Candidates | Licensed Teacher |
Student Level | Early Childhood |
Number of Vacancies | 1 |
Job Benefits
Salary: Highly Competitive Full expatriate package with travel allowance, accommodation, international medical insurance and education for up to two dependents as standard. |
Qualifications and Requirements
Required Certificates | Teaching Credential/License |
Education Required | Bachelor |
Additional School Requirements | |
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