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Teacher of Mathematics

Teacher of Mathematics

Hangzhou Dipont School of Arts and Science

Hangzhou, China

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Salary:
Excellent salary/benefits package
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
August 2020
Apply by:
30 March 2020

Job overview

RDFZ King's College School Hangzhou is one of two school development projects in China initiated through partnership between the highly successful Chinese education management group, Dipont Education and the prestigious King's College School, Wimbledon. A third partner for the Hangzhou project is The High School Affiliated to Renmin University (RDFZ), one of China's leading schools. At capacity, the whole school will serve over 3,000 students from 3 to 18 years of age. 

About the School 

RDFZ King’s College is located on an idyllic lakeside site in the Yuhang District of Hangzhou. The facilities at the school are outstanding. We are committed to creating an educational environment that makes the most of our world-class campus and combines the best of Chinese and western approaches to learning and academic excellence, in a context of first-rate pastoral support and opportunities to excel outside the classroom. Every member of our community is involved in the areas of music and performing arts, service, sports and creative endeavours. 

Hangzhou, with a population of over 9 million people, is the capital of Zhejiang Province and an important city in China, recognised for its history, prosperity and beautiful natural scenery. It has hosted the G-20 summit and will stage the Asian Games in 2022. Shanghai can be accessed within one hour by high-speed train. 

About the Role 

The high school (one of four individual school sections) delivers a range of IGCSE and A Level courses for Chinese and expatriate students and will implement the IB Diploma Programme in the next couple of years.

The successful applicant will teach mathematics at IGCSE level and/or A Level. Management positions are available for areas of pastoral responsibility and the growth of the school enables excellent career progression potential in subsequent years.    

This exciting and challenging role commands a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including high-quality housing; flights for employee and dependents and medical insurance for employee and dependents. Full tuition support will be provided for any successful applicant with school-age children. The position will be offered on an initial three-year contract term with annual renewal thereafter. 

Applications are invited from candidates with: 

  • Excellent classroom practice in the teaching of mathematics
  • The ability to work collaboratively and contribute to the development of an outstanding school 


Application process 

To submit an application, please email a CV to Oliver Knapman, Recruitment Manager: oliver.knapman@dipont.com or please contact Mr Knapman for an information pack and informal discussion.  Early application preferred.

Website: www.rkcshz.cn

About Hangzhou Dipont School of Arts and Science

The campus consists of: 

  • A pre-school for pupils aged 3 to 6 years catering for Chinese and expatriate children, offering a bilingual programme based on international and Chinese curricula. 
  • A Chinese elementary and junior high school for Chinese students in Grades 1 to 9 who study the mandatory Chinese curriculum delivered in both Chinese and English, with a modern pedagogical approach and additional English language instruction. 
  • An international section for expatriate students from Grade 1, offering a British style curriculum leading to IGCSEs with additional Chinese language instruction. 
  • An international college for both Chinese and expatriate students, providing IGCSE and A Level courses with potential for the IB Diploma Programme to be implemented in the future.

The brand new campus provides first-class, modern school buildings and state-of-the-art facilities including a large multi-purpose sports hall, a 50 metre indoor swimming pool, fitness centre, playing fields, 400m running track, performing arts auditorium with a capacity for 800 people and boarding facilities. The campus sits on the side of a lake which potentially can be used in the future for water based activities. 

This is a partnership project between Dipont Education Management Group (one of the leading education providers in China), King's College School, Wimbledon, and The High School Affiliated to Renmin University (RDFZ). 

Dipont Education is a highly successful international education management company at the forefront in developing international programmes in China. Over 7,000 students currently study A Level, IBDP or AP programmes in 28 partner schools. Please see http://www.dipont.com for more information. The Hangzhou project is one of two new school projects opened in 2018 with other schools currently under development. 

King's College School, Wimbledon is an independent day school for boys aged 7-18 and girls aged 16-18 in Wimbledon, SW London. Founded in 1829 by Royal Charter, it's a school of over 1300 pupils and is one of the most academically successful schools in the world. Please see http://www.kcs.org.uk for more information. 

The High School Affiliated to Renmin University (RDFZ) is widely regarded as the top high school in mainland China and is a member of the G20 group of schools. With a main campus in Beijing, the school has recently established a network of branch schools both in and outside the Beijing municipality. Chinese website: http://www.rdfz.cn

All partners involved in the project are represented on the Board of Governors.

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