Assistant Principal (Academic) in a young bilingual school in Shanghai, China
Shanghai Concord Bilingual School
No.70, Kangheng Rd, Pudong New Area
- $5,000 - $5,500 per month
- Salary:
- competitive compensation package, including monthly salary, housing allowance, annual flight allowance, high-end medical insurance, visa sponsorship, full pay vacations.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 01 August 2026
- Apply by:
- 28 May 2026
Job overview
The Role
Assistant Principal Academic reports to the Executive Principal.
The post would suit an ambitious senior leader. You should be a highly visible and proactive source of inspiration, committed to cultivating the learning environment or your students. You should be a strong communicator with proven strengths in inspiring, engaging and motivating staff at all levels.
We seek an outstanding and imaginative academic leader who will foster and advance the distinctive opportunity to shape the role, and to influence the life of the school. He or she will report to the Executive Principal to lead and inspire our exceptional educational programme, which culminates in A Levels.
The Assistant Principal Academic’ priority will be to build on the A Level success of the school, advancing our successful delivery of the programme. The Assistant Principal Academic will lead and oversee the review of curriculum, structure of the day and week, timetabling, academic operations.
It is anticipated that the post holder will retain some classroom teaching.
Main duties and responsibilities include:
Academic Management
Curriculum Management
School Routines
The Assistant Principal (academic) should also be willing to take on any other reasonable responsibility to develop the academic life of the School as requested by the Executive Principal.
For more details, please refer to the attached JD.
Attached documents
About Shanghai Concord Bilingual School
Shanghai Concord Bilingual School (SCBS) is unique in being the only bilingual school in the prestigious HuangPu District, right in the very heart of Shanghai. Our students, parents and staff choose the school not only for its convenient location but because we enjoy the best of Chinese attitudes to education alongside providing access to the international curriculum.
The school is expanding. There will be good career progression opportunities for strong candidates who work hard to contribute to our success.
We mirror the values of our sister school, Concord College near Shrewsbury, who advise and support us closely.
We are currently gathering expressions of interest in various disciplines from Primary to High School to join us. A strong academic background, positive attitude and excellent level of English are more important than a teaching qualification although we are always delighted to hear from experienced qualified educators.
For more information, in the first instance please send a CV to hr@concordschool.com.cn.
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