Secondary Curriculum Lead – English Mastery (SEM)

Key Responsibilities

Curriculum Leadership

• Own the curriculum architecture, scope and sequence, and long-term development roadmap for the Secondary English Mastery (SEM) programme.

• Design and develop comprehensive curriculum materials, lesson plans, classroom resources, and instructional frameworks for Secondary 1–4 students.

• Ensure curriculum alignment with Singapore's MOE Secondary English syllabus, assessment objectives, and national examination requirements, including GCE O-Level English.

• Continuously review and enhance curriculum based on classroom performance, teacher feedback, assessment data, and educational best practices.

Curriculum Development

• Develop teacher-ready lesson plans, teaching protocols, classroom activities, worksheets, assessments, model answers, and instructional resources that teachers can deliver confidently with minimal additional preparation.

• Create differentiated learning materials that cater to varying student abilities while maintaining curriculum rigour.

• Design assessments, rubrics, marking schemes, and answer keys aligned with programme learning outcomes.

• Ensure all curriculum content maintains high standards of academic accuracy, consistency, clarity, and instructional quality.

Teacher Enablement

• Conduct curriculum briefings and onboarding sessions for teachers.

• Lead teacher calibration sessions to ensure consistent curriculum delivery and assessment standards across all centres.

• Provide ongoing curriculum guidance and instructional support to teaching teams.

• Gather classroom insights and teacher feedback to continuously improve curriculum effectiveness.

Collaboration & Quality Assurance

• Collaborate with academic leaders, subject specialists, editors, and instructional designers to enhance programme quality.

• Review and quality assure all curriculum materials through proofreading, fact-checking, and content validation.

• Stay informed of developments in Singapore education policies, curriculum trends, assessment changes, and teaching methodologies.

Commercial Awareness

• Develop curriculum with an understanding that exceptional classroom experiences contribute to student engagement, parent confidence, retention, trial conversion, and enrolment growth.

• Balance sound pedagogy with practical classroom implementation and business objectives to ensure the programme remains both educationally impactful and commercially competitive.

• Bachelor's Degree in Education, English, Linguistics, or a related discipline.

• Minimum 5–8 years of experience in Secondary curriculum design, curriculum leadership, or educational content development.

• Prior teaching experience in Secondary English within Singapore schools or recognised enrichment centres is highly preferred.

• Deep knowledge of Singapore's Secondary English curriculum, MOE syllabus, assessment objectives, and GCE O-Level English examination requirements.

• Demonstrated experience designing curriculum frameworks, scope and sequence, assessments, and instructional resources.

• Strong understanding of curriculum design principles, instructional strategies, and differentiated learning approaches.

• Excellent English language proficiency with exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills.

• Ability to translate complex concepts into engaging, teacher-ready instructional materials.

• Experience supporting, coaching, or briefing teachers on curriculum implementation is an advantage.

• Strong project management, organisational, and stakeholder management skills.

• Collaborative, proactive, and solution-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.