DBS Denla British School

Bangkok, Thailand

Position Type: Teacher

Contract: Full-time

School: Whole School

Location: Nonthaburi

Closing Date: November 11, 2025

Job Start: August 2026

Leadership and Management

To lead by example by being an outstanding classroom practitioner; attend assemblies, departmental meetings, parents’ evenings, school functions and other staff meetings; and maintain high standards of professional behaviour, including timekeeping and personal presentation.
To follow, implement and advise on school policies and procedures in and out of the classroom.
To establish clear guidelines for how the department should be run, especially with regard to teaching, homework, marking and assessment policies.
To produce a Department Annual Report, including a department development plan that will contribute to the overall School Development Plan.
To update the Departmental Handbook.
To develop a subject related co-curriculum, such as assemblies, talks, displays, the Newsletter, website and trips.

To attend specific marketing events such as Open Days at the reasonable direction of the Headmaster.

Staff

To meet regularly with members of the department in order to review progress and plan for the future.
To monitor the teaching of members of the department by scrutinising students’ work and observing lessons, thus playing a significant role in members’ professional development.
To make effective use of learning assistants to support children in their learning.

Curriculum and Assessment

To lead on the Mandarin curriculum development and planning in all respects, from Reception, liaising with the Primary and Secondary leadership teams, ensuring that the curriculum is broad, balanced and challenging, preparing students to succeed in the Foreign Language, Second Language and First Language IGCSEs where appropriate.
To have in place thorough up-to-date schemes of work with details of topics to be covered as well as clear aims and objectives.
To ensure that school procedures for assessing, recording and reporting on students’ achievements are followed, and to use this information effectively for review and planning.
To supervise the production of appropriate exams or other means of assessment as and when necessary.
To liaise with the Head of ESL and Head of Learning Support regarding students having additional support.
To seek opportunities for the teaching and delivery of Entrepreneurship through the curriculum.
To be responsible for the setting of students in Mandarin classes.
To contribute to the scholarship programme.
To support the Examinations Officer with the information required to enrol candidates onto the correct external examination(s).

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Application Form

Section 1

1. Personal Details

First name*

Last name*

Middle name

Maiden name (if applicable)

Email address*

Telephone number (please include country code)*

Date of birth (YYYY-MM-DD)*

Gender* Male Female Other Prefer not to say

Nationality*

Passport Number

Marital status*

Number of dependent children (if applicable)

If married/partnered, state full name, profession of spouse/partner, number of children, with names and DOB

Will the above accompany you to Thailand?* Yes No N/A

Is your spouse a qualified teacher? Yes No N/A

If yes, which subject(s)?

Do any of your children have a special medical conditions? Yes No N/A

If yes, please give details.

Do any of your children require learning support? Yes No N/A

If yes, please give details.

Current residential address

Correspondence address if different than residential address

Current Country*

2. Teaching Qualifications

Do you have a teaching qualification? Yes No

If yes, what qualification do you have?

If you do not have a teaching qualification, what teaching experience do you have?

How long have you worked in a teaching role? (years)

Have you ever taught in the UK? Yes No

If yes, for how long? (years)

UK Teaching Qualification Ref. No. (or national equivalent) and date of qualification

Please state any other subject you can teach.

Outline your experience of pastoral care in schools.

Outline your experience of extra-curricular provision in schools.

Do you know anyone who works at DBS (currently or previously)?

3. Education

List all your school results and qualifications, most recent first. Please include dates as well as school and university names and locations.

Institution Name/Location	Qualifications/Results	Dates		Action
Institution Name/Location	Qualifications/Results	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)	Action

Recent Professional Development Training attended (including the year when attended)

Section 2

1. Current Employment Details

If currently not employed please list most recent employment details and dates.

Current employer name*
Current employer postal address*
Current employer country
Current employer website
Current post held
Current monthly salary before tax, in GBP.*
Type of school
Number of students on roll
Date appointed (YYYY-MM-DD)
Currently employed here?	Yes No
If not currently employed here, enter the date of last day of employment (YYYY-MM-DD)

If you have any career gaps, please give reasons below.

2. Previous Teaching / Employment Experience (most recent first)

Type of School	Country	Name of School/Company	Post Held	Number on Roll	Dates		Action
Type of School	Country	Name of School/Company	Post Held	Number on Roll	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)	Action

3. Personal interests, including extracurricular activities

Section 3

1. Medical self declarations

You are applying to work and live in Asia. In order to ensure a successful placement in an international teaching post we need to gather sensitive information including personal medical condition, accommodation needs and educational requirements for accompanying children. Please be assured this information is considered confidential and will only be used to inform the recruitment process.

Are you suffering from or have been diagnosed or treated for (example but not limited to) epilepsy, heart disease, liver disease, cancer, HIV, severe allergic reaction, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cerebrovascular disease, bone or muscular diseases or any other serious disease or condition?
Yes No

Are there any other physical or mental health conditions we should know about?
Yes No

If yes for the two questions above, please give details. (These are applied for both candidate and spouse)

Are you currently taking any medication or treatment regularly?
Yes No

How many days have you been absent from work in the last 12 months? _______ days, on ________ occasions. For what reason(s):

Please give details of any prolonged period of absence at any stage in your teaching career.

Section 4

1. Referees

Must include current or most recent Head Teacher. Other references can be a previous head teacher or member of the senior leadership team.

Referee A

Name*
Position*
School Name / Company Name*
Address
Telephone/Fax
Email*
Professional relation to you*
May we take this reference now?*	Yes No

Referee B

Name*
Position*
School Name / Company Name*
Address
Telephone/Fax
Email*
Professional relation to you*
May we take this reference now?*	Yes No

Referee C

Name*
Position*
School Name / Company Name*
Address
Telephone/Fax
Email*
Professional relation to you*
May we take this reference now?*	Yes No

2. Availability

Please indicate any dates you are not available for interview

Only complete applications, including all the documents listed above, will be considered.

It should be understood that nothing in this form constitutes a contract.

Head of Mandarin & Japanese