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Biology Teacher

Biology Teacher

Bromsgrove Mission Hills Foreign Language School

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

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Salary:
Salary Negotiable
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
15/08/2021
Apply by:
15 June 2021

Job overview

Position Overview

Bromsgrove School Mission Hills requires for August 2021, as a result of the school's expansion, teachers who are in China are preferable.

Candidate Overview

A teacher of Science from Prep 4 to Senior 9 and IGCSE  Biology. A Head of Subject responsibility point will be available for the right candidate who will help us develop our teaching of science in this growing 3-18 bi-lingual school.

School Instruction

Bromsgrove School Mission Hills (BMH) is growing academically, holistically and numerically and therefore needs to recruit excellent teachers who are committed to helping our bi-lingual work hard play hard pupils to be the best they can be.

By August 2021 we will have pupils from KG to Senior 9, that is, 3 year olds – 16 year olds. Over the next few years we will fill up the Senior School following a Cambridge Pathways curriculum blended with the Chinese Directorate of Education Curriculum to ensure our pupils achieve well in Chinese Compulsory Education (Prep 1-Senior 9) and Cambridge IGCSEs (Senior 10) and Cambridge A’ levels (Senior 12). Our mission is to provide every pupil with the opportunity to progress to their university of choice wherever that may be. The school puts great emphasis on excellence whether it be in academic subjects, sports, art, music or drama.

Our pupils follow a blended bilingual programme with English first language teachers and Chinese bi-lingual teachers in every class in the Pre-School (KG 1, 2 and 3) and the Prep-Junior School (Prep 1, Prep 2 and Prep 3).  Following the successful model of excellence of our partner school, Bromsgrove School UK, from Prep 4 onwards pupils are taught by subject specialists following our blended curriculum. Chinese, Mathematics and Morality are taught using Chinese language. Humanities, Music and Musical Theatre use a blend of English and Chinese. Science, Computer Science, Design Technology, Art and PE are taught in English. As we progress to IGCSE and A’ levels the pupils increasingly study in English in order to ensure they are well prepared for IGCSE examinations where the language used is English. Nevertheless, we still keep their Chinese language skills strong.

Situated in the world class Mission Hills Golf Resort of Mission Hills we have unparalleled sports partnerships which means as well as pursuing traditional sports such as athletics, badminton, basketball, cricket, football, netball, swimming, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, etc we have partnerships with specialist world class providers in Golf, Tennis, Footballand Ice Skating which enable us to provide elite level programmes in these sports. From September 2021 we will add a 2nd cohort of PGA BMH Student Athletes pursuing a Cambridge IGCSE programme of English, Maths, Chinese, Biology, Chemistry and Physics with a view to securing a US University place on a golf scholarship by the end of Senior 12. This is the first of a number of such specialist sports programmes we intend to offer.

For Senior 7 onwards and PGA student athletes we run an extended day and provide weekly boarding. This enables us to ensure these students have a healthy work life balance with plenty of sport, enrichment and supervised study each day to complement their formal daytime curriculum.

Location

The school is nestled on the edge of the lush oasis of the Mission Hills resort, the largest Golf Resort in the world, with green spaces available for students and staff in which to learn and play, amenities and entertainment options a few minutes walk away, an Eco Park and mountain trails nearby, beaches less than an hour away and Hong Kong Island just 2 hours from our door.

Benefits

Along with your highly competitive salary, and the opportunity to live within the vibrant and verdant city of Shenzhen, you will enjoy the following benefits:

• Annual flight allowance

• Relocation allowance

• International in-patient healthcare

• Subsidy towards housing in the beautiful Mission Hills resort

• 80% subsidy on school tuition fees for up to two children

Application Information

To apply for any position please submit a CV including email addresses and phone numbers of at least 3 referees and Letter of Application spelling out your interest in the position, the subjects you would like to teach, the co-curricular activities you can offer and your thoughts on being a boarding parent for one or 2 nights per week. Applications should be sent to bmhhr@bmh.education.

Attached documents

About Bromsgrove Mission Hills Foreign Language School

Bromsgrove School Mission Hills is planned as a co-educational, bilingual (English and Mandarin) through-train day school for students in Pre-kindergarten to University entrance. Our partnership with Bromsgrove School, UK, brings the depth and breadth of expertise and knowledge a historically successful school affords, elevated with the passion and pioneering spirit of a newly established school. Our goal is to serve a growing number of Chinese nationals and expatriates in the Shenzhen region who have an interest in having their children attend a pre-eminent dual language internationally accredited school.

Our pupils follow a blended bilingual programme with English first language teachers and Chinese bi-lingual teachers in every class in the Pre-K, Pre School, Prep and Senor Schools. Following the successful model of excellence of our partner school, Bromsgrove School UK, pupils are taught by subject specialists following our blended curriculum. Chinese and Morality are taught using Chinese language. Art and Design, Humanities, Mathematics, Music, PE and Science are sometimes taught in Chinese and sometimes in English. Computer Science, Drama and English are taught in English. As we progress to IGCSE and A' levels the pupils increasingly study in English in order to ensure they are well prepared for IGCSE examinations where the language used is English. Nevertheless, we still keep their Chinese language skills strong.

Situated in the world class Mission Hills Golf Resort of Mission Hills we have unparalleled sports partnerships which means as well as pursuing traditional sports such as athletics, badminton, basketball, cricket, football, netball, swimming, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, etc. we have partnerships with specialist world class providers in Golf, Tennis, Football and Ice Skating which enable us to provide elite level programmes in these sports.

Our campus is located on the property owned by Mission Hills and immediately adjacent to the Mission Hills resort in Shenzhen, China. By subway, it is only 45 minutes from Shenzhen City Centre and Hong Kong Island just 2 hours from our door.

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