SEN Teacher

A Great Learning Opportunity Awaits you in Malaysia!

Tenby International School, Tropicana Aman (TTA) is proud to be part of International Schools Partnership (ISP) a fast-growing global schools’ 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.

About us

Opening in 2018, TTA is on a purpose-built campus located in an attractive green setting in a suburban area of Tropicana Aman, just outside of Kuala Lumpur. With currently 500+ students on role, age 3 -16 across primary and secondary, our vibrant and dynamic school continues to grow and has already fostered a happy atmosphere and strong sense of community.

We believe in fostering active engagement in learning, celebrating character strengths and developing authentic leadership skills. We enable students to become happy learners and develop into innovative thinkers, confident young adults, and life-long learners. Our students develop resilience, a growth mindset and deep character strengths that allow them to flourish in an ever-changing world.

Our primary school follows the National Curriculum for England, incorporating the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) thematic approach in teaching and learning activities. In our secondary school the National Curriculum for England is delivered at Key Stage 3 leading up to IGCSE. We offer a wide range of IGCSE subjects and are an accredited center for CAIE, Oxford AQA and Edexcel.

As a teacher you will be a valued member of our school community supported by own leadership team and other learning clusters and networks, both regionally and globally. The school has access to a global Learning Hub.

• Maintain a special educational needs register.
• Put provision in place to ensure that progress of students with special educational needs improves relative to those without special educational needs.
• Support all students with special educational needs.
• Support all staff in understanding the needs of students with special educational needs and this includes regular training as well. 
• Support departmental development of special educational needs provision.
• Monitor progress towards targets for pupils with special educational needs.
• Liaise with staff, parents, external agencies and other schools to co-ordinate their contribution, provide maximum support and ensure continuity of provision.
• Promote inclusion best practices and contribute to the aims and ethos of the school through membership of the senior leadership team and where possible, attendance at school events.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of provision.

• Support the identification of and disseminate the most effective teaching approaches for individual students with special educational needs.
• Work with staff to develop effective ways of bridging barriers to learning through:
• assessment of needs
• monitoring of teaching quality and student achievement
• target setting (IEPs or Provision Maps)
• keeping accurate records
• Collect and interpret specialist assessment data to inform practice.
• Undertake day to day co-ordination of special educational needs students’ provisions through close liaison with staff, parents and external agencies.
• Work with principals, key stage coordinators, teachers and pastoral staff to ensure all students learning is of equal importance and that there are high and realistic expectations of students.
• Co-ordinate all Annual Reviews and reviews of Individual Education Plans (IEPs) where appropriate and attend/chair meetings when necessary.

• 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.  
• A commitment to professional development and to serving others.  
• A peer network of like-minded leaders.   
• A healthy work-life culture in a supportive environment.  
• Great employee benefits.  

1. Collaboration. Takes an active part in leading their school or region; is cooperative and a genuine team player, developing positive, supportive relationships with colleagues to solve problems and maximise opportunities.
2. Learning & Getting Better. Continually demonstrates personal commitment and passion for learning and getting better using evidence and feedback; supporting others in their continual learning, development and growth.
3. Innovation Leadership. Is good at creating an environment where ideas for learning initiatives and services are generated and is able to motivate and inspire others through the process of creation through to completion.
4. Outcome driven. Can be counted on to find solutions. Is consistently looking to exceed goals and is focused on KPIs.
5. Resilience. Can deal with setbacks and challenges calmly and effectively.
6. Community Focus. Is committed to meeting and exceeding the needs and expectations of our students and their families.
7. Integrity & Ethical Management. Has the ability to work ethically and with integrity; helps others feel valued; upholds and models the ISP Vision, Purpose and Principles.
8. Leading & Inspiring Others. Supports, encourages and inspires students, colleagues and teams so that they give their best.
9. Understanding People. Is a very good judge of talent, can objectively articulate the strengths and motivations of people inside or outside the organisation.
10. Influencing & Communication. Consistently informs, influences and inspires students, parents and colleagues through timely and effective communication.
11. Agile. Responds and adapts to changing circumstances; manages and solves problems by providing solutions in a climate of ambiguity.
12. Strategic, Commercial & Financial Awareness. Has the ability to apply understanding of the business and industry to improve effectiveness and profitability.
13. Planning & Decision Making. Makes decisions on the best course of action and then plans, organises, prioritises and balances resources to achieve the desired outcome.
14. Diversity & Equity. Has the sensitivity, awareness and skill to understand the values, behaviours, attitudes and practices across cultures that supports all children and adult learn and work effectively.
    
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