Head of Science
Huili School Hangzhou
Hangzhou
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- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 1 August 2020
- Apply by:
- 12 January 2020
Job overview
Head of Science
Huili School Hangzhou (Hangzhou)
JOB TITLE Head of Science
DEPARTMENT Academic
SUBJECTS Biology, Chemistry and Physics, Natural Science and General Science
SUPERVISOR Head of School / Principal
OBJECTIVES
Huili School Hangzhou is seeking experienced candidates to lead the science department across the school. The Head of Science will work with the Head of School to ensure high quality education and improved standards of learning, achievement and efficiency of science for all the pupils, based on the Wellington College philosophy and ethos. Candidates must demonstrate an understanding of the wider curriculum and administration needs of education and support pupil’s growth and development, encouraging pupils to be inspired, intellectual, independent, individual and inclusive.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Head of Science should:
1. Secure excellent standards of teaching and learning in their department and raise standards of achievement in the school
2. Ensure the policies, practices and parental communications are established and maintained across the department, to support the learning of individual pupils.
3. Co-operate with those responsible for timetabling to ensure that staff resourcing is effectively managed within the department
4. Monitor subject specifications and schemes of work throughout the school and revise as appropriate, in conjunction with SLT.
5. Ensure that the assessment procedure is followed throughout the year, and oversee the standardisation of internal examinations, their moderation, setting, marking and necessary follow-up.
6. To organise and lead curriculum based trips and visits across the Key Stages
7. Manage departmental resources and budget
8. Ensure effective records of progress are kept for all pupils
9. Prepare reports for board meetings relating to overall teaching and learning progress
10. Arrange and lead departmental meetings, as well as attending any other meetings that are required by the SLT
11. Be responsible for staff development and appraisal cycle, in conjunction with SLT
12. Promote good working relationships within the department.
13. Manage the Health and Safety requirements within the department
14. Any other duties as required by the Executive Master and other SLT members. This job description may be amended from time to time in consultation with the role holder.
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.
Website: www.wellingtoncollege.cn/huili-hangzhou
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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