Full Time | Guangzhou, China | Primary Division
Start Date: August 2027
School aims to foster a 21st-century learning environment for its students and prepares them for a better future.
School humbly opened its gate in 2017 with just over 100 students. Today, it has blossomed into a leading bilingual international school that is accredited by Cognia, a member school of WASC, and home to 398 staff members and 1770 students, ranging from Pre-K to Grade 12.
Curriculum: A Levels, IGCSE, Montessori, US Advanced Placement (AP), US Common Core
Accreditation: Canada, Australia, WASC
School Type:K-8 Day, 9-12 Day and Boarding, K-12 Day and Boarding, Pre-K/EYFS
Students Enrollment: Approx 1800 in total
• Lead the implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of the primary international curriculum
• Develop and implement academic plans, curriculum maps, teaching standards, and assessment systems.
• Improve teaching quality through classroom observation, data analysis, feedback, and professional learning communities.
• Ensure the curriculum aligns with the school’s mission, international accreditation standards, and Chinese education regulations.
• Lead, manage, evaluate, and develop the expatriate teaching team, including recruitment, induction, training, appraisal, and retention.
• Build a positive staff culture that encourages responsibility, reflection, innovation, and high expectations.
• Organise professional development programmes that strengthen teaching practice and leadership capacity.
• Oversee student behaviour management, pastoral care, mental health support, and safety in the primary school.
• Develop extracurricular activities, house events, community service, and student leadership programmes.
• Support admissions, marketing, open days, and student retention.
• Communicate clearly with parents about curriculum, assessment, behaviour, and progression policies.
• Lead primary school self-evaluation, school improvement planning, and preparation for external inspections or accreditation.
• Bachelor’s degree or above in Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership, or a related field.
• Teaching qualification; Master’s degree or educational leadership qualification preferred.
• At least 8 years of primary teaching experience and 5 years of school leadership experience
• Experience in an international or bilingual school
• Excellent leadership, communication, interpersonal, and cross-cultural collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage staff, budgets, schedules, and complex situations calmly and effectively.
• Eligible to obtain a Chinese work visa; able to provide a clean criminal record check and pass a medical examination.
• Willingness to participate in evening, weekend, and holiday school activities.
• Contract Period: 2 years
• Student Contact days: 191
• Approximate Dates for the School Year: Aug 15 - Jun 10
