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Senior Deputy Head

Senior Deputy Head

Kaiwen Academy (KWA)

China

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Apply by:
26 September 2018

Job overview

Appointment of a Senior Deputy Head for Kaiwen Academy Haidian

Kaiwen Education, in partnership with the Chinese Government, seeks to appoint an innovative and experienced Senior Deputy Head curriculum leader who will also be the Senior Deputy Head for Kaiwen Academy Haidian. Established in 2016 in partnership with Tsinghua University High School, and situated on a £300 million state-of-the-art campus in the Haidian District of Beijing, KWA provides outstanding day and boarding education for 2,000 students aged 5 to 18.

This is an exciting opportunity to further develop an evolving international curriculum in a school which aspires to be among the best in the world. The Senior Deputy Head will lead an experienced and exceptionally well-qualified faculty, drawing upon the expertise of leading educationalists in Beijing and the UK and working with partners at Tsinghua University High School.

The appointed candidate will have a track record of successful academic and curriculum leadership experience developed in the USA, or in a leading international school. An understanding of the Advanced Placement (AP) curriculum is important. Well-developed people management skills are essential as is a genuine resonance with the pastoral needs of young people.

To download the appointment details for this role, including information on how to apply, please visit https://candidates.perrettlaver.com/vacancies quoting reference 3717.

The closing date for applications is 0830 hrs BST on Thursday 27th September 2018.

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About Kaiwen Academy (KWA)

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The School

Beijing Haidian Kaiwen Academy (KWA), founded in 2016, is a K-12 international school accredited by Cognia and is a WASC candidate school. Located at the foot of the picturesque and historic YuQuan Mountain, Haidian District in Beijing, the KWA campus is 200,000 square meters of beautiful gardens that integrate natural ecology, cultural heritage, and modern beauty with 140,000 square meters of green space.


Curriculum at KWA

Our school is organized into the Primary School, grades K-5, the Middle School, grades 6-8, and high school, grades 9-12. Under the guidance of the Ministry of Education’s nine-year compulsory education program, KWA’s curriculum is built on strength from both Chinese and western education.

For Primary and Middle School, we follow a bilingual program using the US Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards along with the Chinese National Curriculum.

For High School, we follow the US Common Core and College Board AP curriculum and also offer the UK IGCSE and A-Level UK programs.


Mission

To cultivate nationalistic and globally minded leaders

To honor and carry forward KWA’s mission of laying a solid foundation to cultivate future leaders. We seek to cultivate students with leadership, global vision and devotion to family and country.


Vision

KWA’s educational vision is to guide students to explore their individual talents. While perusing global competencies, to support teachers in reaching the top of their careers and to push itself forward into becoming one of the best schools around the world.

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