Head of Primary - Bilingual School -Hangzhou, China - Janaury 2025
- Country:
- China
- Region:
- School - Far East / East Asia
- Curriculum:
- Bilingual, United Kingdom
- Level:
- Primary-Lower (5-7), Primary-Upper (8-11)
- Start Date:
- 02 January 2025
- Curriculum Experience Required:
- Strongly prefer it
VACANCY: Head of Primary, BILINGUAL School Hangzhou, China, January 2025
With campuses across China and a strong international network, this bi-lingual school is committed to academic excellence, holistic development, and a community that values innovation, integrity, and growth.
*Role*
As Head of Primary, you will lead a vibrant Primary School, inspiring both students and staff to achieve exceptional academic, pastoral, and professional outcomes. This is a dynamic leadership role, where you’ll work closely with the Vice Principal of Primaries to shape the school’s strategic direction, ensuring it aligns with our values of excellence, diversity, and inclusion.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include overseeing curriculum development, teaching standards, staff performance, and fostering strong relationships with students, parents, and the wider community. You will champion a culture of continuous improvement while maintaining a high standard of teaching and learning that prepares our pupils for future success.
*Responsibilities*
- *Strategic Leadership:* Collaborate with senior leadership to shape the bilingual school’s vision, priorities, and strategic plans.
- **Teaching & Learning:** Lead curriculum development, ensure high standards of teaching, and monitor pupil progress to drive academic success.
- **Staff Development:** Manage and motivate a diverse team, fostering professional growth and ensuring effective performance management.
- **Operational Excellence:** Oversee daily operations, including budget management, safeguarding, and parental engagement.
- **Community Building:** Build strong relationships with staff, students, parents, and the wider community, promoting Wellington’s values both within and beyond the school.
*Skills*
- A qualified educator with **10+ years of experience** in British curriculum schools, and **3+ years of senior leadership experience**.
- A proven leader with a strong grasp of international education best practices and a passion for delivering exceptional teaching.
- Excellent communication skills, cultural sensitivity, and the ability to work effectively in a bilingual environment.
- An innovative mindset and a commitment to continuous improvement.
**Why Join this school?**
It offers an exceptional work environment, with a strong commitment to professional development and career growth. As an award-winning employer, the bi-lingual school is committed to creating a dynamic, rewarding workplace. We also prioritize safeguarding and ensuring the well-being of our students.
**Apply Now!**
If you are a passionate educator with a strong leadership background and a commitment to shaping the future of education, we want to hear from you. Please email you CV and Cover letter to leadership@edvectus.com
With campuses across China and a strong international network, this bi-lingual school is committed to academic excellence, holistic development, and a community that values innovation, integrity, and growth.
*Role*
As Head of Primary, you will lead a vibrant Primary School, inspiring both students and staff to achieve exceptional academic, pastoral, and professional outcomes. This is a dynamic leadership role, where you’ll work closely with the Vice Principal of Primaries to shape the school’s strategic direction, ensuring it aligns with our values of excellence, diversity, and inclusion.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include overseeing curriculum development, teaching standards, staff performance, and fostering strong relationships with students, parents, and the wider community. You will champion a culture of continuous improvement while maintaining a high standard of teaching and learning that prepares our pupils for future success.
*Responsibilities*
- *Strategic Leadership:* Collaborate with senior leadership to shape the bilingual school’s vision, priorities, and strategic plans.
- **Teaching & Learning:** Lead curriculum development, ensure high standards of teaching, and monitor pupil progress to drive academic success.
- **Staff Development:** Manage and motivate a diverse team, fostering professional growth and ensuring effective performance management.
- **Operational Excellence:** Oversee daily operations, including budget management, safeguarding, and parental engagement.
- **Community Building:** Build strong relationships with staff, students, parents, and the wider community, promoting Wellington’s values both within and beyond the school.
*Skills*
- A qualified educator with **10+ years of experience** in British curriculum schools, and **3+ years of senior leadership experience**.
- A proven leader with a strong grasp of international education best practices and a passion for delivering exceptional teaching.
- Excellent communication skills, cultural sensitivity, and the ability to work effectively in a bilingual environment.
- An innovative mindset and a commitment to continuous improvement.
**Why Join this school?**
It offers an exceptional work environment, with a strong commitment to professional development and career growth. As an award-winning employer, the bi-lingual school is committed to creating a dynamic, rewarding workplace. We also prioritize safeguarding and ensuring the well-being of our students.
**Apply Now!**
If you are a passionate educator with a strong leadership background and a commitment to shaping the future of education, we want to hear from you. Please email you CV and Cover letter to leadership@edvectus.com
- Student Make Up:
- Chinese nationals
- Regional Info:
- The city of Hangzhou, one the oldest and most culturally rich cities in China, combines the traditional and the modern, the native and the international in a warm and friendly environment. Hangzhou is home to some of China's most advanced and successful international companies, such as tech giants Alibaba and Cisco Systems, and Wahaha Group, China's largest food and beverage company. Hangzhou has been designated China's Safest City, China's Happiest City, and China's Best Commercial City. The United Nations, in recognition of Hangzhou's cultural significance and reputation as a very liveable city, has awarded it the UN Habitat Scroll of Honor. It is also known as one of the most beautiful cities in China and is well-known for its scenery. Just west of Hangzhou Bay, there are mountains and lakes, tea fields, parks, botanical gardens, temples, museums and theatres making it a popular tourist destination. There are many bars, clubs and restaurants with familiar western brands such as Costa Coffee, Starbucks, Pizza Hut etc. Served by Hangzhou International Airport and also Shanghai International Airport, travel both domestically and internationally is accessible. The fast train to Shanghai takes just 50 minutes and there are also regular bus services as well. The region enjoys a subtropical climate with four distinctive seasons that include hot summers and cold winters (with occasional snow). http://www.visithangzhou.com/
- Tax Rate:
- Taxes typically 16-25%
- Benefits:
- Flights - allowance, Gratuity or end of service bonus, Housing- allowance, Medical or Health insurance, Tuition - free for dependants
- Suited To:
- Climate -moderate
- Minimum Years Experience:
- 0.0
- Curriculum Experience Required:
- Strongly prefer it
- Will Accept Newly Qualified Teachers:
- N
- Visa Restriction:
- 2 years post qualification teaching exp requd, Younger than 55