Primary Teacher
Beijing, China
Required: August 2024
Region: Far East and South East Asia
Curriculum: IB (6yrs - 18yrs)
Experience: 2 years
The School
This campus in Beijing opened its doors September 2019. The school follows the IB curriculum and caters for students aged 6-18 yrs old. The school provides a state of the art, world-class teaching and learning environment with total student capacity of 1728. Providing a unique blended learning experience, the school offers students the best of eastern and western education resources and philosophies. The bilingual programme is based on the Chinese K-12 curriculum blended with globally respected international teaching pedagogy and education resources. Located in the Fang Shan District South West of Beijing, the school has world class facilities that complement an innovative approach.
Part of a family of 56 premium international schools, based in 27 countries around the world, this school group offers personalised, inspiring learning to more than 50,000 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 Beijing
Live and work in China's bustling capital city where 3 millennia of history lives side by side with ground-breaking, modern architecture. Explore the famous Forbidden City, a centuries old imperial palace, wander around the cultural delights of Tiananmen Square or walk along part of the 5,500 mile-long Great Wall of China- a structure so large that it can be seen from space. If history isn't your thing, then there is a thriving expatriate community and a wealth of cultural events covering everything from music to theatre. If you're a night owl then the city's large number of varied bars and nightclubs will keep you entertained until the small hours.
Requirements
- 2 years of post-qualification experience
- The school hires teachers from the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Singapore and South Africa.
- You must be confident working with students from diverse cultural and language backgrounds
- You will be an excellent communicator and confident with technology; someone who gets on well with colleagues, students and parents.
- You'll be well organised, have a good sense of humour and will want to participate fully in the extra-curricular aspects of school life as well as the classroom.
- A strong ambassador for the school, you will be able to develop new ways to engage students and parents with the wider school and school group community.
- Your strong motivation and communication skills will also enable you to create a feeling of energy, excitement and personal investment within the classroom.
Salary and Benefits
- The school offers a generous, competitive salary
- 2-3 bedroom furnished apartment, including utilities
- Annual flights for teacher
- Health insurance for teacher
- Relocation allowance
- Free tuition for up to 2 dependent children providing school can cater for their grade level (bilingual environment)
- 2 year contract