Head of Kindergarten/Pre-Prep School
The King's School Canterbury, Shenzhen International
Shenzhen, China
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required for April 2019
- Apply by:
- 7 October 2018
Job overview
The King’s School, Canterbury dates back to the year 597 though it acquired its name ‘The King’s School’ in 1541 when the institution was re-founded under King Henry VIII. Today, it is a leading UK independent co-educational boarding and day school, situated in the heart of the historic Cathedral City of Canterbury in Kent, UK.
The Senior School (educating pupils aged 13-18, 80% of whom are boarders) occupies various historic sites around the Cathedral. The Junior King’s School, with pupils aged 3-13, is located in a nearby rural setting. This September also sees the opening of the King’s International College in Canterbury.
In September 2019, the School will open the Pre-Prep department (300-350 pupils) of its first overseas school in Shenzhen, China. The rest of the school (1,000 pupils) will follow in September 2020.
The King’s School, Canterbury, Shenzhen International, is being designed through collaboration between our UK-based architects and our Chinese partners as a world-class K12 School to deliver an all-round education from early years right through to entrance to the top international universities.
The School will be an example of the best of its type, a modern school in a modern city, but built on strong historical and educational roots. The location of the site is excellent, about 20 minutes from the border with Hong Kong, and possesses a superb backdrop of tree-lined hills.
Our vision is to work closely with our local partners to bring one of the world’s oldest schools to the newest city in China in state-of-the-art buildings designed entirely for providing education of the highest quality. In so doing, we shall combine both a long and trusted tradition with the best of modern pedagogical practice in magnificent new buildings for the benefit of everyone concerned.
The post of Head of Pre-Prep is a wonderful opportunity for an experienced practitioner in this specialised area of education.
Full candidate details can be downloaded from: www.kings-school.co.uk/staff-vacancies-in-shenzhen-china
Applications should be submitted electronically as pdf attachments to: hr@kings-school.com.cn along with the following:
- a factual curriculum vitae (with past employment in chronological order starting with present position)
- a personal statement in which you should state your educational philosophy and outline what you will bring to the role
- a covering letter addressed to Ms Cynthia Chow in which you should explain why this post is suitable at this time in terms of your career and family.
Closing date: 23:59 (GMT) on 8 October 2018.
First round interviews: October and early November.
Final interviews: Mid-November 2018 in Shenzhen.
Enquiries or questions prior to application can also be addressed to hr@kings-school.com.cn
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers and criminal records.
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About The King's School Canterbury, Shenzhen International
- The King's School Canterbury, Shenzhen International
- No 375 Yuewan Street, Nanshan District, Shenzhen
- Guangdong
- 518000
- China
Established 1400 years ago in the 6th century, the King’s School, Canterbury is thought to be the oldest continuously operating school in England and Europe. In the early centuries, the School was attached to Canterbury Cathedral and it still occupies buildings which are part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The School was re-founded by King Henry VIII in 1541 and hence it was given the name ‘The King’s School’. It received a new Royal Charter from King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1946.
The famous ‘King’s Week’, the festival of music and drama at the end of the summer term started shortly thereafter, in 1952.The School has continued to evolve and modernise to meet today’s educational demands. Its new International College opened in 2018, and the first stage of the Shenzhen campus opened in 2019. It is also planning to open a sister campus in Cambodia in 2023.
The School has enjoyed a distinguished reputation and excellent academic results. It is labelled ‘outstanding’ in regular independent inspections. Every year 99% of its graduating class go on to world class universities. The King’s School Canterbury UK is not interested in multi-franchise arrangements but in a small number of quality overseas branch schools. In this way, it will be able to keep a much closer connection between both Canterbury and the overseas branches, but also between the overseas schools themselves.
Our Shenzhen school is King's first overseas school and will always have a very special connection in terms staffing, staff training, resources, policies, summer programmes, inspections and, in due course, exchanges.
Our Pre-Prep is blessed with the wonderful green backdrop of the Da NanShan – the Nanshan mountain – and the children enjoy very generous outdoor space as well as extremely well-fitted classrooms. In addition, there is an excellent library, art maker-space, a mindfulness room, a large music hall and an indoor play area. The curriculum is based on the UK’s EYFS (Early Year Foundation Stage) which allows children to learn through exploring the world and playing. Everything we do is in two languages and all classes have two teachers, one international and one Chinese and at least one TA.
Our main campus which opened in Autumn 2022, 4 kilometres away from the Pre-Prep, is designed specifically for the Prep School (Grades 1-8, UK Years 2-9) and Senior School (Grades 9-12, UK Years 10-13). State-of-the-art in every respect, it is modern in appearance and modern in the way it will meet the needs of today’s children. There are open learning and break-out spaces, both indoors and out, alongside bright and flexible classrooms with specialist laboratories, common social areas, sports, music and drama facilities. It also has a sizeable five-days-a-week boarding community.
Some of the ‘signature’ spaces include: library, health & well- being centre, robotics lab, performance halls, theatre, recording studio, sports hall, swimming pool, a martial arts room and outdoor sports and play facilities.
Our exciting pedagogy merges the best practice from the UK with that from China and comprises a strong emphasis on ensuring that academic depth and breadth, together with many co-curricular opportunities, supported by the highest standards of pastoral care.
Senior school students prepare for global university entrance through Cambridge IGCSEs and International A Levels.
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