Curriculum Specialist (English) - Lower Primary

The Learning Lab, Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational enrichment company in Singapore is seeking a Curriculum Specialist to develop and manage quality curriculum for Lower Primary students. This role involves writing engaging lesson materials, collaborating with educators, and ensuring adherence to educational standards. Ideal candidates are passionate about child education, possess excellent language skills, and thrive in a team environment.

Qualifications

• Passionate about educating children and converting life lessons into classroom experiences.
• Well-organised, methodical with strong time-management abilities to manage multiple tasks.
• Flexible and able to manage change and ambiguity well.

Responsibilities

• Develop and produce quality lesson materials for Primary 1 to 3 and ensure adherence to curriculum standards.
• Collaborate with teaching leadership teams to support curriculum enactment.
• Conduct quality assurance processes and manage administrative duties.

Skills

English language skills

Creativity

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Good university degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Purpose of job:

The Curriculum Specialist works within the Lower Primary (Primary 1 to 3) English subject team to plan, develop and write quality curriculum, including lesson materials and teacher guides, that ensures TLL maintains a high-quality market-competitive range of product and services in the academic enrichment business arena.

The specialist generally works under the supervision of the Lower Primary segment head. As the lead developer, the specialist takes on the role of managing the production of materials for the lower primary grade levels, which encompasses writing as well as coordination and reviewing of lesson materials that may be contributed by the teaching team. Work may also include preparing, reviewing and revising materials for shorter programmes within the specialist’s assigned subject expertise.

Together with the segment head, the curriculum specialist is responsible for crafting engaging and meaningful learning experiences for TLL’s Lower Primary students through planning and setting appropriate learning outcomes, and designing lesson materials that help students progress and successfully achieve these outcomes.

Accountability and responsibilities:

• Responsible for the development and production of quality lesson materials for programmes at TLL that meet company needs and timelines and which adhere to TLL’s curriculum quality assurance framework. This includes:
• working within the overall curriculum design to ensure that learning outcomes for the level(s) are strategically planned and well-articulated through appropriate learning and assessment activities;
• planning Schemes of Work collaboratively with segment heads, senior team members, and relevant departments to align with TLL’s teaching timetables for the year;
• researching, writing, revising, editing and preparing for print or online delivery, all lesson materials, including hands-on learning activities, for the assigned grade level(s), that align with TLL’s teaching and learning model and all MOE requirements;
• supporting teacher enactment of the curriculum through the development of clear teacher reference notes and materials for each week’s lesson, working collaboratively with the teaching leadership team in documenting best practices for the classroom, and actively contributing to and participating in teacher meetings;
• ensuring the quality of the curriculum through careful observance of quality assurance processes, which includes adhering to house styles, close editing for content accuracy and presentation, vetting and collating feedback from teachers and the teaching leadership team;
• conducting administrative and project management duties and obligations responsibly as part of overall curriculum development and management.
• To ensure that the curriculum serves the purposes of TLL’s classroom and teaching contexts, the scope of work may also include teaching responsibilities, especially for specialists with little or no previous work experience in education.

Necessary qualifications and attributes:

• Excellent English language skills, with a love for reading, research and writing.
• Passionate about educating children.
• Creative and innovative individual who is enthusiastic about converting life lessons into classroom experiences.
• Team player, with effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Careful, meticulous, with an eye for detail.
• High level of professional integrity and good work ethic.
• A self-starter, open to feedback and willing to take on new challenges.
• Flexible, able to manage change and ambiguity well and able to work under tight deadlines.
• Well-organised, methodical with strong time-management abilities to manage multiple tasks and teams.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel, and adept in learning new educational tools and software where necessary.
• A good university degree or equivalent experience.
• Good working knowledge of the current Singapore MOE Primary education approaches a bonus.