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Curriculum & Quality Manager (Primary Specialist)
Dipont Education - Shanghai Office (Head Office)
Shanghai, China
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- August 2019
- Apply by:
- 20 June 2019
Job overview
Where could excellent classroom practice take you next?
- Designing curricula for our growing network of independent schools
- Developing and delivering training programmes featuring the best aspects of modern pedagogy for trainee teachers and teachers at primary level
- Assessing the quality of teaching and learning
- Supporting primary teachers in the classroom
Dipont has pioneered the delivery of international programmes for Chinese students since 2003. With over 1500 employees across the group, supporting more than 10,000 students within our network of schools and out-of-school programmes, we aim to develop bilingual learners who are critical thinkers and confident communicators able to succeed in further study and in their future careers.
In August 2018, we successfully opened two K-12 campuses in partnership with the prestigious King’s College School, Wimbledon and two leading Chinese schools. In the new academic year, each school will serve over 1500 students and more than 3,000 at capacity. Other new school projects (to open over the next 4 years) are currently in development.
About the role
Working from our head office in central Shanghai, the successful applicant will join a dynamic team of curriculum, training and quality assurance specialists supporting our growing network of independent schools.
To fulfill the requirements of the Chinese curriculum at primary level (mandatory for Chinese students), our team have developed and are continuing to develop a tailored curriculum that blends the best of international practice with required content. In the schools, this is delivered by both expatriate teachers in English and by Chinese teachers. Training in best classroom practice and effective delivery of the programme is delivered to teachers in workshop sessions or small groups. A tailored development programme for trainee Chinese teachers provides an opportunity to support talented young teachers through their first year of employment. Formal review of the quality of teaching and learning in each school is carried out as a team.
The international market for Chinese students has seen phenomenal development over the past 10 years and that progress continues. Dipont has been at the heart of this development and continues to be an innovator in the field. This is an extremely exciting and rare opportunity for a talented practitioner looking to take the next step.
Applications are invited from:
- Highly skilled classroom teachers (either lower or upper primary specialists) looking to advance their career
- Practitioners with an understanding of the needs of ESL students
An excellent salary and benefits package provided (including accommodation allowance, annual return airfare, worldwide medical cover and bonus).
In order to apply, please email your resume/CV to: martina.meneghetti@dipont.com or for further information please visit our website at www.dipont.com
About Dipont Education - Shanghai Office (Head Office)
- Dipont Education - Shanghai Office (Head Office)
- 33rd Floor, 1788 West Nanjing Road, Jing'an
- Shanghai
- 200040
- China
Dipont Education is at the forefront of changing the way education is thought about and delivered in China. In addition to establishing and managing schools with elite Chinese and international partners, Dipont also provides innovative curricular and co-curricular programming, supported by more than 800 international educators across China.
For more than two decades, Dipont has introduced international educational ideas and resources into schools around China, through its independent international schools, international high school programmes and enrichment programmes and services.
We offer a range of career opportunities for international educators in cities across China, including Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen. Visit our website for job opportunities.
Independent international schools
In partnership with exceptional schools, Dipont Education has created a new model for K-12 education in China.
Through partnership with King’s College School, Wimbledon, one of the UK’s top schools, and highly regarded Chinese schools, our independent schools provide an internationalised learning experience while maintaining the requirements of the Chinese curriculum.
Wuxi Dipont School of Arts and Science is operated with Nanjing Foreign Languages School, while Hangzhou Dipont School of Arts and Science is a partnership with The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China. Both are among the best schools in China. In September 2021, we will open King's College School Chengdu.
The schools occupy state-of-the-art campuses and cater to Chinese and international students aged 3-18.
International high school programmes
Dipont works with partner schools around China to offer international curricula to students once they have completed their nine years of compulsory education in the Chinese system.
Studying in the schools’ international curriculum centers offers students the chance to gain the qualifications needed to study at higher education institutions overseas primarily in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
Enrichment programmes
Dipont delivers enrichment activities through 15 ENREACH learning centers, located in cities across China.
Delivered at weekends or during school holidays, ENREACH programmes and services provide the best of western and Chinese education to create critical, creative, independent thinkers who are successful in international colleges and education programs.
Programmes combine advanced courses with cultural, social and recreational opportunities and provide students with academic challenges designed to fit their abilities and interests.
Head Office: Dipont Education, 33rd floor, 1788 West Nanjing Road, Jing’an Shanghai, China.
Website: http://www.dipont.com
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