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Director of Early Years

Director of Early Years

Harrow International School, Shanghai

Shanghai, China

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
24th, Jan. 2018
Apply by:
14 February 2018

Job overview

As an employee of Harrow International School, Shanghai the Head Master expects the highest possible standards exhibited within the profession. The following is a list of typical attributes which the School can reasonably expect any teacher to exhibit and develop

Candidate profile  The teacher will be mainly employed in classroom delivery within the Early Years phase of the school.  

The successful candidate will lead and manage the Early Years section, play a key role in the academic development in general of Harrow International School Shanghai and exhibit the following features:

Essential  

Experience in the delivery and management of the EYFS. 

Willingness to teach within Pre-Nursery, Nursery or Reception. 

Strong inter and intra personal skills

Ability to work well in a team setting. 

Highly adaptable. 

Desirable  

Experience working in an international school setting, preferably ‘through school’. Strong ICT skills. 

Commitment to learning beyond the classroom. 

Department Profile 

The Early Years section of Harrow has seen rapid growth since inception in August 2016. We currently have two full classes in Pre-Nursery and Reception with three groups in Nursery and plans for further expansion in all year groups. The section is predominantly housed in its own impressive wing of the school with a magnificent open space into which all Pre-Nursery and Nursery classrooms connect. There is also good provision in terms of outdoor play space. All classes are supported by a teaching assistant as well as a nanny. The section is very well resourced and specialist teaching is provided for music, sport, swimming, Mandarin and computing. All students entering the EYFS at Harrow are expected to progress into the Pre-Prep section after completion of the Reception stage.

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About Harrow International School, Shanghai

Harrow School Shanghai is a co-educational day school for students aged from 18 months to 18 years. The teaching is based upon the EYFS Framework and the English National Curriculum, culminating in IGCSEs for Years 10 and 11 and A levels within the Sixth Form (Years 12 and 13). With a world-renowned reputation for its rich heritage of educational excellence, unique traditions and inspiring Leadership and Service programme, Harrow boasts a state-of-the-art campus with outstanding facilities, all located within 35 minutes of the centre of one of the world's most exciting and dynamic cities.

Harrow Shanghai was the fourth international school in the Harrow family of schools, initially joining those in Bangkok, Beijing and Hong Kong, alongside the historic Harrow School and its near-neighbour, John Lyon School, in London. There are now 12 AISL Harrow schools: Shenzhen, Chongqing, Nanning, Haikou, Zhuhai and the Hong Kong Children's School in China and Appi in Japan.

The School is organised as follows:

  • Early Years -Pre-Nursery, Nursery and Reception
  • Primary -Years 1- 5
  • Upper School -Years 6- 13

The School combines elements of educational philosophy, practice and traditions from Harrow School in London within an international context. It is envisaged that the School will eventually grow to a roll of approximately 950. As with the other Harrow Schools, Shanghai’s vision, 'Educational Excellence for Life and Leadership', is realised by means of a characteristically Harrow approach to schooling which demands of students and teachers high academic attainment, involvement in a rich array of extra-curricular activities, and engagement in high quality pastoral support structures, particularly the House system. Students are assigned into Houses where their which their academic and all-round well-being is monitored, nurtured and supported.

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