Performing Art/Drama Teacher

About Our School – Nord Anglia School, Jiaxing

Opening in September 2020, Nord Anglia School Jiaxing (NAS Jiaxing) will provide a state of the art, world-class learning and teaching environment with a total student capacity of 1,728 and a boarding capacity of 864 for students aged 6-18. Providing a unique blended learning experience, NAS Jiaxing will offer students the best of Eastern and Western education resources and philosophies. The bilingual programme will follow a progressive blend of core elements of the Chinese National Curriculum with other renowned international curricula taught through the medium of Mandarin Chinese and English.

As part of the Nord Anglia Education family of schools, it shares resources and knowledge with 66 other schools around the world. The Global Campus will connect NAS Jiaxing students with other Nord Anglia Education schools based in 29 different countries worldwide. Students will be able to extend their international experience through opportunities to learn abroad, to connect with more than 64,000 students through the innovative online platform and to take advantage of exciting experiences and expeditions.

Through our collaborations with The Juilliard School, MIT and UNICEF, we embrace innovation to ensure students and teachers have the skills and knowledge they will need to succeed in the future.

For more information about our school, please visit www.nasjiaxing.cn

About the City - Jiaxing

Jiaxing, situated in northeast Zhejiang Province, the hinterland of Hangjiahu Plain of Yangtze River Delta (YRD), is one of the major cities in the YRD. Bordering the East China Sea in the east, the Qiantang River in the south, the Taihu Lake in the north and the Tianmuhu Lake in the west, Jiaxing, with the Grand Canal passing through, lies at the junction of rivers, lakes and the sea as the passage of Southern Taihu Corridor. The distance between Jiaxing and Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou or Huzhou is less than 100 kilometres. 

Jiaxing, a prosperous land known as Land of Rice and Fish and Home of Silk, has the characteristics of Jiangnan waterside towns. With the area of 4,275 square kilometres, it governs 2 districts (Nanhu, Xiuzhou), 3 country-level cities (Haining, Tongxiang and Pinghu) and 2 counties (Jiashan, Hiayan). It had a permanent population of 4.73 million at the end of 2018, including urban population of 3.12 million, with an urbanization rate of 66.0%.

About the Role

Join our fast-paced international environment, and you will deliver international curricula to our students. You will challenge your students to set ambitious targets for themselves and seek out and implement innovative teaching practices to enhance the student experience and outcomes.  

About You

Able to create a classroom culture where there are no limits to what can be achieved, you will have a university degree in your specialist subject, a teaching qualification plus considerable teaching experience and knowledge of the curriculum. Receptive to feedback and ready to embrace change, you will be keen to share best practice with colleagues and peers.

A strong ambassador for the school, you will be able to develop new ways to engage students and parents with the wider school and Nord Anglia Education community. Your strong motivation and communication skills will also enable you to create a feeling of energy, excitement and personal investment within the classroom. 

Benefits

When you join a Nord Anglia Education school, you join a global community of more than 13,000 people working together to support our students’ success. We offer you unsurpassed opportunities to innovate and develop best practice across our family, to access extensive professional development, and to gain exceptional experience and career development in our schools. At Nord Anglia, you will have opportunities to progress more, learn more, and collaborate more. 

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 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, MIT, UNICEF and King’s College London, offers 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 Master’s in International Education in an exclusive collaboration with King’s College London.

Alongside great training and a competitive package, you’ll enjoy the chance to live and work in one of the world’s most vibrant cities. 

As a Nord Anglia Education teacher, you enjoy the following benefits:

A fast-paced, global experience so that you can progress on a global scale

An enabling environment founded on creativity, challenge and collaboration

A culture which is fair and consultative  

Unique opportunities to grow professionally and develop your career

Selection Process

The closing date for application is 30 April 2020.  Interviews will be conducted via Skype, Microsoft Teams or telephone by the end of April 2020. 

Employment Contract Start Date: 1st August 2020

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 your country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years. 

How to Apply

Application must be made on-line, attaching your current resume, cover letter and details of two professional referees.

Please apply for the position via https://www.nordangliaeducation.jobs.