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Teacher of Primary (Lower or Upper)

Teacher of Primary (Lower or Upper)

Hangzhou Dipont School of Arts and Science

China

Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
2019
Apply by:
18 January 2019

Job overview

RDFZ King’s College School Hangzhou is one of two new school development projects in China initiated through a partnership between the highly successful Chinese education 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 3000 students from 3 to 18 years of age.

About the school

The school is located on an idyllic lakeside site in the Yuhang District of Hangzhou. The facilities at RDFZ King's College Hangzhou 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 or creative endeavours.

The school opened in September 2018 with 714 pupils enrolled, a remarkable starting number that is testimony to the quality of the project, its exciting vision and the support of parents in the Yuhang region and beyond. There is great interest in places for 2019/20, which will lead to significant growth in pupil numbers.

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 recently 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

In the elementary and junior high school sections, students undertake the Chinese National Curriculum delivered via modern, international pedagogy with content delivered by Chinese and English-speaking teachers to foster bilingualism as students progress. The aim is to supplement the national curriculum and to meet the needs of each child by giving a breadth of educational experience and academic depth in all areas of studies from core subjects to co-curricular activities. This paired bilingual teaching model is instrumental in ensuring high quality educational delivery, encouraging students to explore, discover, and excel.

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:

  • Experience in primary education and a passion for the opportunities a bilingual programme provides for children.
  • 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.
  • Interviews for applicants based in the UK will be held at King’s College School, Wimbledon between the 21st and 23rd January. For candidates in other locations, in-person interviews can be conducted in Dubai, Sydney and Shanghai in January or by Skype where an in-person interview is not feasible.

 

School website: http://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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