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Director of Sport & PE

Director of Sport & PE

The British School of Beijing, Shunyi

China

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
August 2018
Apply by:
31 January 2018

Job overview

Job Reference : 003469

British School of Beijing Shunyi (BSB), a member of the Nord Anglia Education family of schools, is looking to appoint enthusiastic and committed Director of Sport & PE (DoS) to join us from August 2018.

The successful candidate demonstrates thorough the leadership and management of the PE & Sport Department strong organisational and interpersonal skills to drive the development of the department across all of its areas of activity. To promote The Nord Anglia Brand and support the school in leveraging this brand to increase awareness in Beijing, internationally, and the greater BSB community through PE & Sport activities and events as a whole.

BSB is at an exciting stage of its development, having grown very significantly in the past decade and now numbering approximately 1,000 students aged 1-18. We have outstanding students from approximately 60 nationalities, who thrive academically and who are committed to achieving their best, and who grow with us as true global citizens through our culture of respect, opportunity and personal development. We also have highly supportive parents who engage fully in the life of the school and their children’s education.

The school is housed in a purpose-built campus with outstanding facilities in the safe and family-friendly suburb of Shunyi, which is only 20 km from the city centre of Beijing, which is without doubt one of the most exciting and culturally rich world capitals in which to live .

To learn more about our school, and the post, please click on the attachments/here, and visit http://www.nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/beijing/shunyi

Nord Anglia Education

With 47 schools and over 35,000 students across China, Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and The Americas, the success of Nord Anglia Education is built on an international, networked team where ideas, learning and best practice are shared around the globe as we strive to maintain our position as the world’s leading premium schools organisation.

We offer career and development opportunities that come with being part of our global organisation. Nord Anglia University unites our team through a vibrant online platform which harnesses the collective expertise of their peers in an exchange of knowledge, ideas and best practice. We also provide extensive online and face-to-face professional development through Nord Anglia University to ensure that our teachers don’t just maintain their skills, they develop at the cutting edge of educational thinking. Our collaborations with The Juilliard School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) offer our teachers unrivalled access to leading experts in their fields. We also offer selected candidates from our staff worldwide an opportunity to earn their Executive Masters in International Education in an exclusive collaboration with King’s College London..

The Role

In addition to being a qualified teacher with up-to-date relevant curriculum knowledge, the successful candidate will:

  • Be passionate about young people and education and be able to engage a motivate students, based on high expectations;
  • Hold a degree and Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent;
  • Show commitment to the principle that all children can achieve beyond what they previously thought possible;
  • Skilfully use planning and assessment to match learning to individual learner need;
  • Engage in the whole school, through form tutoring, extra-curricular activity and learning outside the classroom, as well as within;
  • Seek to consistently improve his/her own practice through Continuous Professional Development;
  • Promote the wider aspirations and values of the school;
  • Have at least five years’ experience (two for teachers of any language) in teaching (essential for visa regulation although please do ask if unsure);

Benefits

The successful candidate will enjoy a competitive package, including competitive salary, accommodation/housing allowance, annual flight allowance, worldwide private health insurance, end-of-contract gratuity bonus and free places in the school for children.

You will also benefit from the career and development opportunities that come with being part of the world’s leading premium schools organisation.

Above all, we believe that every student can achieve amazingly if they pursue their dreams and aspirations, be that academically or in the other fields in which we excel, such as sport, the performing and creative arts, leadership or commitment to the community. If you would like to be part of that success, we look forward to receiving your application.

Selection Process

Application should be made as soon as possible and no later than Wednesday 31st January 2018 Long-listed candidates will be contacted as soon as possible, with initial interviews taking place, conducted remotely by telephone, Skype or Facetime. The school reserves the right to appoint earlier if an exceptional candidate applies for the post so please do apply as soon as you are ready to do so.

Closing Date : 31/01/2018

https://www.nordangliaeducation.jobs/displayjob.aspx?jobid=3888

At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people are able to thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils irrespective of race, ability, religion, gender or culture.

All post holders in regulated activity (having regular unsupervised contact with children) are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both Country of residence/birth and any Country of residence within the last 10 years.

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About The British School of Beijing, Shunyi

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The British School of Beijing, Shunyi is a premium, high achieving school for children of expatriate families. We have an extremely strong academic record and our students secure places at top Universities worldwide or, for those returning to the UK, the USA and Europe, places in the nation’s best schools. It is a school to which many colleagues are proud to send their own children.

The British School of Beijing’s excellent academic achievements are the result of engaged students working in partnership with a dedicated and highly experienced teaching team, who regularly benefit from our continuous professional development programme, and work within an outstanding learning environment. We offer an exceptional range of co-curricular activities aimed at developing global citizens and encouraging enhanced learning opportunities. We also have an excellent track record of our staff moving on to promoted posts elsewhere. 

Above all, we all share the same values; respect, good manners, social graces are at the core of what we do, alongside our high achievement and a great sense of enjoyment of being part of a great team. We are committed to the belief that, in joining our school, you join our school family and we work from these values to enable every student and colleague to flourish.

For more information, please click this link: http://www.nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/beijing/shunyi

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