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ExtendedEssayCoordinator–inconjunctionwithateachingpostKeyResponsibilitiesSouth Island School seeks to appoint anExtendedEssayCoordinator (in conjunctionwith a regular teachingpost), to lead this important core element of our IBDiplomaprogramme.The rolewill commence inAugust2019,andcarriesanadditionalTLR4allowance.The successful applicant will possess strong organisational and management skills, and will be expected tocarefullymonitortheprogressofstudents,aswellasteachersupervisors,withtheirIBDiplomaExtendedEssaywork.SheorhewillworkcloselywiththeIBCoordinatortoensurethatallExtendedEssaysareappropriatelydefined, planned, tracked, completed and uploaded, in accordancewith IBO regulations, andwith particularreference to academic honesty procedures. Thus, the Extended Essay Coordinator will be responsible andaccountableforallelementsoftheIBDiplomaExtendedEssay.Theroleisopentoapplicantsfromanyareaofteachingspecialism,andthesuccessfulapplicantwillalsobeamainstreamteacherwithaslightlyreducedteachingallocation.Requirements
• BachelorDegreeinEducation,or• BachelorDegreewithPGCE(PostgraduateCertificateofEducation),orequivalent• PreviousexperienceoftheIBDiploma
FurtherInformationFurtherinformationcanbefoundinthefollowinglocations:
• SouthIslandSchoolwebsite:https://www.sis.edu.hk• EnglishSchoolsFoundationwebsite:https://www.esf.edu.hk/
Furtherdetailsoftheschoolandtherolewillbediscussedwithcandidateswhoareshort-listedforinterview.PleasecontactthePrincipal’sPA,MsAngelieHiggs,ifyouhavequestionswhichrequireananswerbeforethen,byemailtoahiggs@sis.edu.hkPleasesubmityourapplicationsviaESFonlinerecruitmentsystemathttp://recruit.esf.edu.hkClosingDate:11thNovember2018
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SouthIslandSchoolSouthIslandSchool(SIS)openedin1977, initiallyasanannexofIslandSchool,beforemovingtoourcurrentsiteonNamFungRoad in1983.Today,SIS isa thrivingandhighlysuccessfulmemberof theEnglishSchoolsFoundation (ESF),withover1400 students covering the full secondaryage range fromYear7 toYear13. InadditiontoworkingcloselywiththeESF,SISisgovernedbyourSchoolCouncilandalsohasaveryactivePTA.SIShasrecentlyintroducedtheMYPprogrammetoYears7-8,withtheprogrammereachingYear9forthefirsttimeinSeptember2019.OurYears10-11curriculumconsistsmainlyof(I)GCSEcourses,withasmallnumberofothercoursesalsooffered.InYears12-13,ourstudentsstudyfortheIBDiploma(IBDP)orIBCareer-relatedProgramme(IBCP).ThevastmajorityofSISstudentssuccessfullyachievetheiruniversityorfurthereducationambitions,withdestinationsregularlyincludingtopuniversitiesinHongKong,theUKandtheUSA,aswellasotheroverseasdestinations.Pastorally, the school is divided into three learning families. Family Bauhinia meets the transition needs ofstudentsinYears7-8whentheytransfertousfromtheirPrimaryschool,andtheseyear-groupshavetheirowndedicatedHeadsofYear.InYear9,studentstransfertoFamilyBambooorFamilyBanyanandalsojoinoneofsix houses, which are named Bahay, Casa, Kuca, Maison, Namas and Shtepi. All teachers are tutors, and areactively involved in our Pastoral Learning Curriculum (PLC). Our well-being team also includes schoolcounsellorsandaschoolnurse.TheacademicandpastoralcurriculaarecomplimentedbyourValuesinActioncurriculum,whichincorporatesaverywiderangeofextra-curricularactivities,eventsandtrips.Ouroverallaimisto‘makeadifference’inourown lives, in our community and in the context of global citizenship. Our programme includes the annualMakingaDifferenceWeek(MaDWeek),whentheentireschoolisreleasedfromtheregulartimetableforoneweek,inordertoundertakeacommunityprojectorotherMaD-relatedactivity.TheleadingcharacteristicofSISteachersiscreativeenergy.Thisisaschoolwhereitispossibletoinnovate,todevelopandtotakeriskswithintheteachingenvironment,asweseektoprepareourstudentsfortheirfutures,ratherthanforourownpasts.AllstudentsandteachersatSouthIslandhaveMacBooksandtheuseof ICTisembeddedandwelldeveloped throughourapproaches topedagogy. StaffDevelopmentandplanning time isstrongly embeddedwithin our regular structure, and allmembers of the community are expected to showagrowthmindsetonadailybasis.Insummary,SISisahappyschoolandareallysuccessfulschool.Wethankyouforyourinterestinjoiningourteam.