Highgate International School Thailand opened to a founding community of Pre-Prep and Junior School students in August 2026. It will open a Senior School in August 2027, initially welcoming students into Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9.
Operated in partnership with Siam Motors Group and Highgate School, London, students enjoy access to a wide range of world-class facilities within a beautiful and generously appointed campus situated in Chonburi.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The successful candidate will enjoy the privilege and responsibility of joining the school as a founding member of staff. They will, as a result, play a critical role in the subject specific interpretation of an aspirational set of guiding statements and the fostering of a culture centred upon the considered application of high expectations.
The Founding Senior Teacher of Design Technology and Engineering will help to establish Design Technology and Engineering as a distinctive strength of the Senior School. They will combine design thinking, engineering principles, digital tools and practical craftsmanship to develop creative and technically accomplished problem-solvers.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The Founding Senior Teacher of Design Technology and Engineering will:
Plan, implement and review an ambitious and engaging Design Technology and Engineering curriculum for a cohort of capable, multilingual students founded upon Key Stage 3 objectives drawn from the English National Curriculum
Guide students through an iterative design process involving research, specification, modelling, making, testing and evaluation
Integrate design thinking, engineering principles and digital tools within a progressive Key Stage 3 curriculum
Develop technical knowledge, creative confidence, practical skill and attention to quality through the purposeful use of materials and technologies
Collaborate with STEM and Art teachers from the outset to create a coherent and engaging Key Stage 3 experience
Establish clear progression both into and through Key Stage 3, and towards IGCSE and A Level Design and Technology
Use formative and summative assessment to support progress and inform teaching
Foster curiosity, rigour, engagement, enthusiasm, community and kindness among the student population
Work in accordance with school policy and in the wider interests of the school
Contribute enthusiastically and collaboratively to the development and wider operation of the school
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
The Founding Senior Teacher of Design Technology and Engineering will:
Demonstrate exceptional subject knowledge
Exhibit a commitment to academic ambition, intellectual curiosity and the instilling of a lifelong love of learning
Build productive relationships with students, families and colleagues
Be ambitious, reflective, adaptable and upbeat
Have a pioneering attitude
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
The Founding Senior Teacher of Design Technology and Engineering will:
Hold a relevant degree and be a fully qualified secondary teacher with QTS
Have a minimum of three years' successful post-qualification teaching experience
Have a secure working knowledge of the English National Curriculum and appropriate secondary assessment pathways
Be able to demonstrate a strong track record for the teaching of Design and Technology at Key Stage 3 and 4 - Key Stage 5 experience would be seen as an advantage
Have experience of securing strong outcomes for populations of multilingual students
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