Director of Teaching and Learning

Cognita; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Stamford American International School in Singapore seeks a Director of Teaching and Learning to provide strategic, systems-level leadership for curriculum, instruction and assessment across campuses. Reporting to the Deputy Head of School, the role ensures alignment with the school’s mission and IB framework, while prioritising student well-being and high-quality teaching.

The successful candidate holds an advanced degree, IB training, and at least three years of admin experience leading

Qualifications

• Strong strategic leadership for curriculum, instruction and assessment across campuses.
• Ability to translate proposals into high-quality practice and coherent implementation across grade levels.
• Evidence-based feedback and professional partnership to develop teachers and leaders.
• Ability to lead scalable professional learning and cross-functional collaboration.
• Commitment to the IB Learner Profile and Stamford Values in practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead curriculum and assessment alignment across Stamford American campuses.
• Translate academic priorities into coherent school-wide practice and professional learning.
• Support faculty through evidence-informed feedback and coaching.
• Drive system-wide initiatives to completion across organizational boundaries.

Skills

Strategic clarity

Communication

Coaching

Systems leadership

Growth mindset

Professional integrity

Resilience

Education

Master's degree

IB training (PYP/MYP/DP)

Job description

As a leading international school in Singapore, Stamford American International School (Stamford American) caters to students aged 2 months to 18 years old. With students from 79 countries and over 3000 students across two state‑of‑the‑art campuses, we offer a dynamic educational journey emphasizing student well‑being and academic excellence.
Stamford American is proud to be an IB World School, offering the full continuum of the International Baccalaureate (IB) programmes: the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), IB Middle Years Programme (MYP), and IB Diploma Programme (DP). The school’s outstanding faculty comprising more than 350 experienced and highly qualified teachers from over 40 nationalities, through a competitive recruitment process. Educators are highly skilled in their content areas and pedagogy, but equally important, they excel at building strong relationships and creating an environment where students feel safe, supported, and valued.
The school now has an exciting opportunity for a Director of Teaching and Learning to join our Teaching and Learning team.

About the Role:

• The Director of Teaching and Learning provides strategic, systems‑level leadership for a coherent approach to curriculum, instruction and assessment across Stamford. Reporting to the Deputy Head of School, the Director ensures that curriculum, assessment and instruction is consistent across grade levels, subschools and campuses, professional learning is strategic and impactful, and that these essential elements of a rigorous program align with the school's mission, values, strategic initiatives and current educational research.
• The Director operationalizes the Deputy Head of School's academic oversight responsibilities at the curriculum and faculty level — translating educational program proposals and design decisions into coherent, high‑quality practice across the school. The whole‑child approach to learning is central to the role: student need drives every decision.

Position Requirements:

• Strategic clarity: translates the Deputy Head of School academic priorities into a compelling direction, defined program goals and practical accountability
• Communication: synthesizes disparate points of view into a coherent, well‑organized narrative for a variety of audiences, including parents; facilitates meetings that encourage high levels of thinking and collaborative, learning‑focused dialogue.
• Coaching: a skillful and experienced coach who develops teachers and leaders through evidence‑informed feedback and professional partnership.
• Systems leadership: leads strategic initiatives to completion while anticipating issues and identifying effective solutions across organizational boundaries.
• Growth mindset: self‑reflective, optimistic and models the dispositions expected of students and staff.
• Professional integrity: demonstrates a high level of work, personal and professional ethics; exemplifies the IB Learner Profile and Stamford Values — Courage, Ingenuity, Compassion, Integrity.
• Resilience: able to sustain high performance through the varying demands of the school year.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree required.
• International‑school and N–Grade 12 experience strongly preferred in an inclusive learning community.
• Three years administrative experience with proven effectiveness in leading curriculum and assessment development
• Experience developing, implementing and overseeing impactful professional learning systems.
• International Baccalaureate training and experience in PYP, MYP and/or DP.
• Deep understanding of research related to N–12 learning, differentiated instruction, curriculum development, digital learning and social‑emotional learning.
• Experience infusing innovation into curriculum and instruction and fostering an inclusive learning community.

With a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, all potential employees undergo mandatory pre‑employment background checks, and appointments are contingent upon satisfactory completion of all reference and background checks, as required by our parent organization, Cognita.
The school is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is respected and valued. There is no discrimination on the basis of age, ethnicity, nationality, gender, religion, sexual orientation, family status, pregnancy, marital status, medical or mental health history, physical characteristics, or disability. All applications from qualified candidates are welcome.
Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further steps in the recruitment process.