About the School – Brighton College (Singapore)
Brighton College (Singapore) is an exciting place to work, and it is our staff who make our community a vibrant and stimulating environment. The academic success of the Brighton College Family of Schools is due to excellent, innovative and well-planned teaching. Above all, therefore, we are looking for individuals who foster a passion for learning and who demonstrate an ability and genuine desire to develop pupils and staff to their fullest potential. The school now has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Teacher of Mandarin to join our fantastic team.

About Cognita
At Cognita, we know every student is unique. We nurture their distinct personalities and strengths. We support them academically, socially, and emotionally, wherever they are in the world, wherever they’re starting from. And each and every one of our schools is unique too. We protect what’s special about them, while offering them rich knowledge, opportunities, and best practices. And they get to be part of something bigger. We open their classrooms to the collective wisdom of over 100 schools in 17 countries, ensuring every child gets an education that’s, quite literally, world class. It’s an individual approach that empowers every school, teacher and student to focus on what they do best and thrive.

About the role
Brighton College (Singapore) is seeking an inspirational and nurturing Teacher of Mandarin to play a leading role in delivering an outstanding Mandarin curriculum across the Prep School from August 2026. This role represents an exciting opportunity to strengthen and elevate the College’s Mandarin provision for young learners as the school continues its journey toward becoming one of the region’s premier all‑through schools, offering education from Pre‑Nursery to Year 13.

What you will be doing

• Inspire pupils in the learning of Mandarin from Pre-prep to Key Stage 3.
• Instil in pupils an understanding of important Chinese cultural features and traditions.
• Ensure medium-term and short-term planning are undertaken in accordance with school policy.
• Ensure that the range of abilities among children is catered for by planned differentiated activities.
• Ensure monitoring, recording, assessment, and reporting are undertaken in accordance with school policies.
• Mark work appropriately and as immediately as possible in accordance with the marking policy, giving individual feedback and encouragement whenever possible.
• Promote the use of ICT within the teaching of Mandarin.
• Work closely with parallel teacher(s) regarding termly and weekly planning, and with other staff to ensure continuity and progression.
• Ensure that the parent portal is kept up-to-date and provides useful links for parents.
• Work closely with the Teaching Assistants in the Pre-prep to support the delivery of Mandarin
• Partner with Mandarin department colleagues to design and improve the curriculum.
• Cover other teachers' classes or duties when required.
• Meet with parents as required and foster good professional relationships and communication with parents.
• Attend parents' evenings and school functions as required.
• Celebrate pupils’ work through displays around the school, as well as through pupil performances at events such as Lunar New Year.
• Support/give whole-school assemblies on an occasional basis, for example, at Lunar New Year or Mid-Autumn Festival.
• Be prepared to attend INSETS (sometimes in evenings) and undertake continuous professional development.
• Contribute to the highest standards of safeguarding and to the school’s pastoral system, acting as a tutor for a Senior School year group.
• Contribute to the co-curricular life of the school.
• Undertake any other reasonable management requests in support of the school’s mission, vision and values.

Who we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mandarin with PGCE or equivalent.
• The successful candidate for this challenging and rewarding position will have at least two years’ teaching Mandarin as First language, Mandarin as a second language and Mandarin as a foreign language with international schools.
• The successful candidate will have the ability to teach spoken and written Chinese to children of all nationalities, ranging from beginners to native speakers.
• International school experience (preferred).
• Exemplifies the Brighton College (Singapore) values of Curiosity, Confidence and Kindness.

• An international outlook and understanding of working in diverse environments.

SAFEGUARDING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Brighton College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, / international Police checks, the receipt of satisfactory references, the College’s pre-employment medical question, relevant original ID documentation and examination certificates. The College understands that a robust, fair and transparent recruitment and selection policy plays a central role in achieving this aim.

The College is committed to ensuring that the recruitment and selection of staff is conducted in a manner that is systematic, efficient and effective and promotes equality of opportunity.

The College reserves the right to appoint a candidate to the role in advance of any deadline date, in the event that a suitable candidate can be appointed.

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