Director of Studies 2020-2021
Huili School Hangzhou
Hangzhou, China
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- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 1 August 2019
- Apply by:
- 21 December 2019
Job overview
Teaching Opportunities with Wellington College in China
Wellington College China has schools in Hangzhou, Shanghai and Tianjin. Our schools, for pupils aged 2 to 18, are expanding rapidly, so we are looking for talented teachers in most subjects. We offer attractive packages and prioritise teachers’ professional and career development. The Wellington schools in China all have world-class facilities and resources.
We are now recruiting teachers to start for the school year 2020-2021.
If you would like to find out more about teaching in China and the exciting professional opportunities available in Wellington schools, join us at one of our events in October 2019.
Date Time Location
UK
Friday 11 October Evening London
Saturday 12 October Day London
Sunday 13 October Day Wellington College, Berkshire
Tuesday 15 October Evening Manchester
Wednesday 16 October Evening Manchester
Friday 18 October Evening London
Saturday 19 October Day London
UAE
Wednesday 20 November Evening Dubai
Thursday 21 November Evening Dubai
Australia
Wednesday 8 January Evening Melbourne
Saturday 14 March Day Melbourne
Sunday 15 March Day Sydney
To book a place at our events, please click HERE to register .
Should you have any questions, please email recruiting@wellingtoncollege.cn
Director of Studies
Huili School Hangzhou
OBJECTIVES
The Director of Studies will be responsible for all aspects of Teaching and Learning in the Grade 9 and make 3-years curriculum plan for Senior High School(Grade 10-12).
The DoS will liaise with the head and deputy head of Junior school (or equivalent), particularly regarding the disposition of any staff with full school responsibilities and the transition from the JS Curriculum to the SS Curriculum, as well as maintain a whole-school overview of the assessment data held by the school.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Management of the Curriculum
1. Keep up to date with international curriculum developments and advise on the most suitable curricula to follow at various levels.
2. Determine the balance of the curriculum at each level.
3. Draw up a timetable each year, update it as necessary and publish it.
Staffing
1. Advise on the staffing requirements necessary to run the curriculum.
2. Draw up academic staff job descriptions as required.
3. Assist on the shortlisting and interviewing of candidates, as required.
Assessment and Reporting
1. Determine the nature of internal assessment.
2. Have an overview of external assessment and developments related to this area. Produce annual reports on Public Examination results for the SLT.
3. Schedule reporting cycles and their management, including the creation and publication of Effort and Attainment Grade Criteria.
4. Track Effort and Attainment Grades (and/or whatever other tracking may be deemed appropriate) and provide appropriate statistics and information to those who require it.
5. Be responsible for what appears on the Parents’ Portal in respect of academic reporting.
6. Identify those performing well and reward them.
7. Identify those performing poorly and instigate remedial action as required.
Entrance Examinations and Setting
1. Determine the nature of assessment for those is going to enter the Senior High School.
2. Set pupils as necessary (and delegate to departments as appropriate).
Academic Policy
1. Be responsible for academic policy, discussing with the SSMT where appropriate.
2. Maintain documents relating to academic policy.
3. Maintain areas of the Intranet that display academic policy.
Academic Administration
1. Be responsible for the maintenance of academic areas on iSAMS (delegating where appropriate). This includes:
a. Lesson Timetable
b. Prep Timetable
c. Rooming
d. Setting
e. Reports and Interims
f. House Points for academic work
g. Internal examination entries and results
2. Be responsible for collating and publishing lists of pupils in compulsory academic After School Activities.
Teaching & Learning and CPD
1. Keep abreast of development in T&L and innovation.
2. Schedule appropriate training as part of the school’s INSET programme.
3. Have an input into the expenditure of the CPD budget in terms of academic CPD.
4. Liaise with the Head of IT (or whoever has the role of promoting the use of IT in Teaching & Learning) over the integration of IT into all areas of the curriculum.
Please email us your CV and cover letter with a photo to jobs.hangzhou@wellingtoncollege.cn indicating the position you are applying for in the subject header.
To find out more go to https://www.wellingtoncollege.cn/careers/
About Huili School Hangzhou
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Huili School Hangzhou offers a world-class bilingual education for children aged from 2 to 18, which begins in Huili Nursery Hangzhou with the Early Years Foundation Stage supported by the Early Years statements taken from the Zhejiang Curriculum. In Primary School and Junior High we follow the Chinese National Curriculum (with reference to Zhejiang Province guidelines), which is complemented with a wide-range of international teaching resources and materials. Pupils then study the IGCSE and A-Levels in our Sixth Form. Huili School Hangzhou uses the unique Wellington approach to holistic education coupled with the Huili Values and Identity to ensure our well-rounded pupils will be ready for acceptance into the best universities around the world, leaving Wellington College Hangzhou prepared with the 21st century skills required for the future.
The Wellington College Hangzhou campus covers over 74,000 square meters and hosts a range of custom built, state-of- the-art facilities that provide pupils with access to the very best academic and co-curricular opportunities.
Huili School Hangzhou is guided by a clear Vision and Purpose founded upon three strong pillars and expressed in our motto: ‘Be You. Be More.’
Our Vision and Purpose
We offer a pioneering education to serve and help shape a better world, combining the very best of British and international education to create a pupil-centric, multilingual, multicultural and inclusive learning experience.
We inspire our children to be the best version of themselves, to take pride in where they come from and to be the change they wish to see in the world.
Be You. Be More.
Inspiring our children to be Learners, Connectors, and Changemakers.
Our Three Pillars
We are Learners
with the passion, intrinsic motivation and critical thinking that enables us to solve real world challenges.
We are Connectors
with the confidence, openness and empathy to bridge cultural chasms and bring our world closer together.
We are Changemakers
with the knowledge, networks and commitment to better serve our community and make a positive impact on the future.
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