Primary Year Leader

Primary Class Teacher As a result of unprecedented growth, the British School of Guangzhou is looking for highly qualified and experienced Primary Middle Leader to join our dedicated team from August 2015. The British School of Guangzhou has an enviable reputation for delivering a vibrant high quality academic education and has become the preferred choice for expatriate families in Guangzhou. Reporting to the Deputy Head and Head of Primary, the successful applicant will have a thorough knowledge of the National Curriculum for England and Wales. In particular, we welcome applications from teachers proficient in the integration of technology, specifically iPads, into the day-to-day curriculum and with experience of working with students who speak English as a second language.

Each Applicant Will need to hold a good Bachelor’s degree with QTS/PGCE, and at least 5 years experience teaching in a UK school or in a reputable British Curriculum International School.

Will be an excellent communicator, who gets on well with colleagues, students, parents, technology and change. Amongst other things, you will be well organised; have a good sense of humour and a desire to develop opportunities for students and teachers both in and out of the classroom.

In fulfilling the requirements for the post, the teacher will demonstrate essential professional characteristics, and in particular will: 

Actively promote a love of learning as stated in our school mission

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Inspire trust and confidence in students, parents and colleagues

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Be passionate about children and their education

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Have experience teaching students who are learning English as a second or third language

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Build team commitment with colleagues

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Be able to engage and motivate pupils

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Be an innovative and creative thinker to ensure all students are offered stimulating opportunities

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Demonstrate analytical thinking to improve the quality of students' learning

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Be willing to contribute to the school improvement plans and promote the school development plan

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Act as a role model in promoting the core values of respect, integrity, responsibility and commitment

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Be willing to go above and beyond to help students reach their full potential

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Be prepared to meet with prospective parents and students and act as an ambassador for the school

Some key tasks and responsibilities of the post will include: 

Leading and managing a Year Group of teachers and TAs.

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Being a role model for outstanding teaching, planning and assessment strategies

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Carrying out effective and meaningful performance management of staff

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Monitoring and intervening to ensure student progress is in line with the school’s high expectations

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Ensuring that teaching and learning within your year group encourages engagement and enquiry

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Ensuring that tracking, monitoring, assessment, recording and reporting support student learning

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Refining and developing the delivery of the Primary Curriculum to enhance student learning

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Contributing to the wider school community by supporting major school events

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Contributing to the enhanced curriculum through after school and extra curricular activities

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A commitment to consistently improve his/her own practice;

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Other professional requirements in line with the Job Description

The British School of Guangzhou The British School of Guangzhou offers high quality education in an international setting, comparable to the best schools in the UK. The school provides a superb learning environment through the recruitment of highly qualified, technologically literate teachers, who are dedicated to providing our highly motivated students with the very best education. Last year 76% of our Secondary students achieved A*- A grades in their IGCSE examinations; an impressive achievement which provides us with a challenging target for the future.

The Southlake Campus is situated with picturesque views over Nanhu Lake and a golf course; a 20 minute taxi ride north of the city centre with convenient high speed train links to Hong Kong. All classrooms are attractively furnished, air-conditioned and equipped with WIFI and an interactive whiteboard. The school site has impressive resources and facilities that include music rooms, a well equipped fitness room, guided reading rooms, IT zones, a dance studio, library, theatre and a coffee shop for staff and parents. Outdoor facilities include age specific football pitches, a swimming pool, basketball courts and an adventure playground. In August 2014 we opened a purpose built KS1 building to cope with unprecedented demand for places.

An additional secondary building will open in August 2015 to meet the needs of our growing number of secondary students. To find out more about our school you are encouraged to visit our website at www.bsg.org.cn

NORD ANGLIA EDUCATION Nord Anglia Education is the world’s leading premium schools organisation. We are a global family of 31 international schools, providing outstanding education to over 19,000 students in China, Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and North America.

The successful candidate will benefit from the career and development opportunities that come from being part of the world’s leading premium schools organisation. Nord Anglia University unites our team through a vibrant online forum, 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 team don’t just maintain their skills and expertise, but develop at the cutting edge of educational thinking. There has never been a better time to join the Nord Anglia Education group. To find out more visit www.nordangliaeducation.com

BENEFITS In return for your passion to deliver a quality education you will enjoy a 2 year contract, competitive salary, spacious accommodation, an annual flight allowance, a relocation allowance, international healthcare, an end of contract gratuity bonus and free school places for up to two children. You will also have the opportunity to live in and work in one of China’s most vibrant and dynamic cities.

The cost of living in Guangzhou remains comparatively low and, as a result, many of our staff are able to save over 50% of their salary and still travel to exotic destinations throughout Asia. We want teachers to feel valued and well rewarded for their efforts.

However if your motivation in applying for a position is simply financial then this is probably not the school for you. If however you are motivated by a desire to make a difference to the lives of our students then we look forward to receiving your application and discussing this in detail during your interview. TO APPLY

TO APPLY Please apply with an application letter and full CV (including photograph, phone number, Skype address and e-mail contact details of 2 referees – one of whom is your current Head Teacher/Principal) to: Head of Primary School david.laird@bsg.org.cn and to HR Assistant penny@bsg.org.cn The closing date for application is 27th March 2015. It is important to note that, on occasions, we are able to make a decision following Skype interviews.

CHILD SAFEGUARDING The safety of the students is the number one concern of the British School of Guangzhou. All applicants will need to provide contact details of at least 2 confidential

referees, one of whom most be your most recent/current employer, who can reassure us that they are safe to work in an environment with children. As part of our safeguarding procedures we will also call one of the referees to verify the authenticity of references and insist on a criminal records disclosure from your home country.

Nord Anglia Education use an online recruitment system to track applications and help us to make a fair and balanced assessment of your suitability against other candidates.

To register your details go to www.jobtrain.co.uk/nordanglia and follow the online instructions to record your interest for specific jobs within Guangzhou.

The recruitment of high quality candidates is critical to the development of our school and a number of people will be involved in reviewing your application. We also understand how difficult it is to be left waiting and will do our utmost to review all applications by the closing date for the vacancy. Soon after the closing date we guarantee that we will contact all applicants to give them an update with regards their application. Courtesy is very important to us, as a school, and we go to great lengths to update all applicants on the situation with regards their application.

Closing date: 27th March 2015