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Teacher of Early Years

Teacher of Early Years

Hangzhou Dipont School of Arts and Science

Hangzhou, China

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Salary:
Highly competitive salary and excellent benefits package
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
August 2020
Apply by:
13 January 2020

Job overview

RDFZ King’s College School is one of two schools in China initiated through partnership between the highly successful Chinese education management group, Dipont Education, and the prestigious King’s College School, Wimbledon. A third partner in Hangzhou is The High School Affiliated to Renmin University (RDFZ), one of China’s leading schools. At capacity, the whole school will serve over 3,000 students from 3 to 18 years of age.

About the School

RDFZ King’s College is located on an idyllic lakeside site in the Yuhang District of Hangzhou.

The facilities at the school are outstanding. We are committed to an educational environment that makes the most of our world-class campus and combines the best of Chinese and western approaches to learning and academic excellence, in a context of first-rate pastoral support and opportunities to excel outside the classroom. Every member of our community is involved in the areas of music, performing arts, service, sports or creative endeavours.

The school opened in September 2018 with over 700 students enrolled, increasing to over 1300 students in our second year of operation. These remarkable numbers are testament to the quality of the project, its exciting vision and the support of partners, parents and the whole school community. In a very short space of time, our pupils, who are mostly Chinese, have embraced the holistic style of education and inquiry-based pedagogy being employed. 

Hangzhou, with a population of over 9 million people, is the capital of Zhejiang Province and an important city in China, recognised for its history, prosperity and beautiful natural scenery. It hosted the G-20 summit in 2016 and will stage the Asian Games in 2022. Shanghai can be accessed within one hour by high-speed train.

About the Role

Reporting to the Head of Kindergarten, the successful applicant will join the school in August 2019. The Kindergarten caters for students aged 3 to 6 and operates an inquiry-based, bilingual curriculum based on the EYFS, the Chinese curriculum and elements of other international programmes. There is a shared pedagogical approach throughout the campus, enabling Chinese and expatriate students to benefit enormously from the cross-cultural exposure. 

The site offers an open, fluid learning environment where lessons and activities are held both inside and outside of the classroom. Play and learning areas are excellent and include a dedicated swimming pool for the Kindergarten. Classes operate in pairs for each age group and are staffed by one Chinese teacher and one expatriate teacher with additional assistant support. This allows teachers to support each other in planning, delivery of the curricula and the development of each child’s English and Chinese language skills.

Applications are invited from candidates with:

  • Excellent classroom practice in early years education and a passion for the opportunities a bilingual programme provides for children
  • The ability to work collaboratively and contribute to the development of an outstanding school 


This exciting and challenging role commands a very attractive salary and benefits package. In addition to a highly competitive salary, benefits include: high quality housing, annual return airfare, bonus scheme and medical insurance for employee plus dependents. Full tuition support will be provided for any successful applicant with school age children. The position will be offered on an initial three-year contract term with annual renewal thereafter. 

Application process

To submit an application, please email a CV to Oliver Knapman, Recruitment Manager:  oliver.knapman@dipont.com or please contact Mr Knapman for an information pack and informal discussion. Early application preferred. 

School website: www.rkcshz.cn




About Hangzhou Dipont School of Arts and Science

The campus consists of: 

  • A pre-school for pupils aged 3 to 6 years catering for Chinese and expatriate children, offering a bilingual programme based on international and Chinese curricula. 
  • A Chinese elementary and junior high school for Chinese students in Grades 1 to 9 who study the mandatory Chinese curriculum delivered in both Chinese and English, with a modern pedagogical approach and additional English language instruction. 
  • An international section for expatriate students from Grade 1, offering a British style curriculum leading to IGCSEs with additional Chinese language instruction. 
  • An international college for both Chinese and expatriate students, providing IGCSE and A Level courses with potential for the IB Diploma Programme to be implemented in the future.

The brand new campus provides first-class, modern school buildings and state-of-the-art facilities including a large multi-purpose sports hall, a 50 metre indoor swimming pool, fitness centre, playing fields, 400m running track, performing arts auditorium with a capacity for 800 people and boarding facilities. The campus sits on the side of a lake which potentially can be used in the future for water based activities. 

This is a partnership project between Dipont Education Management Group (one of the leading education providers in China), King's College School, Wimbledon, and The High School Affiliated to Renmin University (RDFZ). 

Dipont Education is a highly successful international education management company at the forefront in developing international programmes in China. Over 7,000 students currently study A Level, IBDP or AP programmes in 28 partner schools. Please see http://www.dipont.com for more information. The Hangzhou project is one of two new school projects opened in 2018 with other schools currently under development. 

King's College School, Wimbledon is an independent day school for boys aged 7-18 and girls aged 16-18 in Wimbledon, SW London. Founded in 1829 by Royal Charter, it's a school of over 1300 pupils and is one of the most academically successful schools in the world. Please see http://www.kcs.org.uk for more information. 

The High School Affiliated to Renmin University (RDFZ) is widely regarded as the top high school in mainland China and is a member of the G20 group of schools. With a main campus in Beijing, the school has recently established a network of branch schools both in and outside the Beijing municipality. Chinese website: http://www.rdfz.cn

All partners involved in the project are represented on the Board of Governors.

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