Director of Quality and standards - full JD available from your consultant
Start date : August 2024
Location Shanghai
Objectives
The Bridge | China is Wellington College China's centre for supporting all aspects of the educational provision of our schools. As such, the Bridge provides a tangible link between colleagues, ideas, and good practice across the global Wellington family. It gives explicit impetus to creating an innovation and research-informed community where staff can make a meaningful contribution to Wellington College China schools as they evolve from 'good to great'. Bridges are by their nature connectors, and thus the Bridge | China will be positioned not only as a point of contact for Wellington, but as a centre of engagement with progressive, likeminded institutions and individuals who share our vision of an education that meets the needs of 21st century learners, staff and parents.
The work on school improvement, research-based practice and innovation in education will thus be marked by greater collaboration across our schools and the family of Wellington College schools.
Core features of Wellington education: * Further research and involvement in current developments in teaching and learning (dual language, oracy, assessment, Harkness practice etc)
and the science of impactful teaching and learning (MBE, for example)
* Innovation and excellence in (i) Mandarin teaching, (ii) wellbeing, (iii)
coaching, (iv) leadership and (v) university guidance.
* Engagement with the key strategic directives of the group moving forward: unequivocal commitment to excellent results and university destinations, staff recruitment, retention and CPD, further deployment of EdTech and supporting the growth of a worldwide bilingual network of schools.
* Cross-phase liaison will be an increasingly important part of the role, as will a commitment to research and influencing the education debate outside the group. We expect The Bridge to generate research-led publications and engage with conferences and research across the world.
* Equally, informing schools, leaders and governors of developments in international, bilingual education becomes an essential expectation of the role. EdFest will sit well under the umbrella of The Bridge.
* Training staff, from ITE to ECT, middle leadership and beyond, in association with CO HR, is another key pillar of the work of the Bridge.
* As new leaders and teachers join the group, quality assurance continues to be part of the work of The Bridge staff, including supporting cross-school moderation for quality of teaching and assessment, Annual Review,safeguarding and governance reporting.
Key Responsibilities
The Director of Quality Assurance and Standards is responsible for supporting,
monitoring and reporting on the quality of the education WCC schools provide to their pupils and families.
The scope of work will include:
Quality of Teaching (QoT) Moderation: Organisation of QoT
moderation amongst WCC group (using a peer review system).
Producing comparative group data for schools, sub-committees and SABs. These data include end of phase comparisons with the UK and international schools, especially at IGCSE and A Level / IBDP.
Governance: reporting to the schools and boards.
Safeguarding: Responsible for safeguarding standards and audits.
Policies and procedures: Ensure consistency across the group in the implementation of agreed academic policies.
Annual Review: Liaising with WCI to develop and organise the Annual Review process.
Accreditation: Supporting schools with CIS / COBIS / WASC
accreditation
Package
The Director of Quality Assurance and Standards will be offered a highly competitive salary.
WCC offers an attractive level of variable performance-related pay. The remuneration package will also include an accommodation allowance, comprehensive medical insurance for themselves and dependents, school places, relocation support, annual flight allowance aligned with the WCC policy for senior leaders.
As an employer of choice, Wellington College China is committed to making professional learning and personal development central to its ethos and approach.
*WCC fully recognises its responsibilities for safeguarding children. Our safeguarding policy applies to all staff, governors and volunteers working in the Group.