Head of Secondary Visual Art
Shanghai, China
Start Date: August 2024
Region: Far East and South East Asia
Curriculum: Bilingual - Chinese / International to IBDP
The School
Founded in September 2016, this school offers students a creative, challenging and rewarding learning experience. Students aged 6 to 18 years old are welcomed into a progressive and internationally minded school community, offering a distinctive bilingual, blended learning programme leading to the IBDP. Located in the Minhang District of Shanghai, the school has world class facilities that complement an innovative approach. Staff are from 10 different countries with significant numbers of colleagues from China, the UK, Ireland and North America.
Part of a family of 66 premium international schools, based in 29 countries around the world, this school group offers personalised, inspiring learning to more than 64,000 students between 2 and 18 years old. The group is widely acknowledged as offering fantastic opportunities to innovate and develop best practice and to access extensive professional development
Living and Working in Shanghai
Living in Shanghai is very exciting. The city is an amazing blend of traditional China and modern living with everything you can imagine on offer and more. It is China's most Westernized city, and the most comfortable one for expatriates. Shanghai is also exceptionally well placed to explore the rest of China and other parts of Asia
Requirements
- A minimum of 5 years of post-qualification experience, prior leadership experience.
- Able to offer leadership, inspiration and guidance to the secondary school Visual Arts department, the post holder must work effectively as a key member of the Secondary Leadership Team in ensuring students' academic progress.
- A willingness to embrace change and a commitment to participate fully in the extra-curricular aspects of school life.
- Committed and creative, you will be reflective on your own teaching and student outcomes, seeking out and implementing new ideas and innovative methods to raise the school's level of achievement
- Keen to collaborate and share your specialist expertise, you will be a fitting ambassador for the school.
- Communicate with confidence across diverse audiences and situations, using your expertise to build strong relationships with parents and students.
- Able to adapt quickly to a fast-paced international environment
- Promote high expectations for students, designing learning activities that are aligned to the school's curriculum and creating a learning culture where there are no limits to what can be achieved.
- Foster an environment of respect within the classroom, facilitating learning through questioning and discussion
Benefits
- A generous salary, paid in RMB, set by their point on the school's salary scale
- An additional living allowance and accommodation is arranged by the school
- You will also receive annual flights and an overseas relocation allowance
- International health insurance
- Gratuity - Upon full completion of each 2-year contract
- A fast-paced, global experience so that you can progress on a global scale
- An enabling environment founded on creativity, challenge, and collaboration
- A culture that is fair and consultative
- Unique opportunities to grow professionally and develop your career