Economics Teacher, Shanghai Concord Bilingual School

The Role 

The Economics Teacher will report to the Head of Economics. He/she will be responsible for contributing to the development of the subject at all levels throughout the school. He/she needs to possess good organisational skills and also be an enthusiastic, energetic and innovative teacher, committed to flexible and varied styles of teaching and in sympathy with the aims and objectives of this bilingual school. 

The post holder will be part of a small team of economics teachers, which is expected to grow in size considerably as student numbers increase. He/she will be closely involved in the development of Economics at all levels throughout the school.

Qualifications: 

• a high quality degree with Economics as the sole or major focus 

• a formal teaching qualification  

• at least one year’s teaching experience 

Requirements: 

• Native level of English;

• Minimum one year’s Economics teaching experience and the capability of teaching Economics to all IGCSE and A-level groups aged 14-18;

• Ability to communicate in English with pupils, colleagues and parents, with support for interpretation into Chinese where necessary, and to build strong relationships with all members of the school community;

• Ability and strong desire to work collaboratively;

• Familiarity with various teaching resources including, where appropriate, digital tools to support and enhance teaching and learning;

• Sensitivity to the cultural differences found in China and the willingness to develop and maintain a cross-cultural approach to work;

• A willingness and commitment to contribute fully to the life of the pupils and school beyond the academic day, including active participation in the academic enrichment and co-curricular programmes;

• Experience of A-Level or IGCSE students will be beneficial.

For more detail information of the Job Description and Person Specification of the role, please kindly find the attached JD - Teacher of Economics.

The 2021-2022 academic year school calendar is still in process. The 2020-2021 academic year school calendar is attached for your reference.