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BRITANNICA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, SHANGHAI
1988 Gubei Road,
Shanghai 201103
China
www.britannicashanghai.com
Required for August 2015
Pre-Nursery Teacher / Early Years Coordinator
The school
Britannica International School, Shanghai is a British style International school for pupils aged 2 – 18. It opened
in August 2013 and has quickly established itself as a school of choice for discerning expatriate and local
parents. It is a member of the British owned and managed Orbital Education Group.
Based in the cosmopolitan city of Shanghai, China, a melting pot of Asian and Western culture, the school
enjoys newly built premises near to downtown Former French Concession. A young, dynamic and fast
growing school, it provides the very best of British education to the varied international community it serves.
Pupils enjoy the best of facilities including access to excellent outdoor play space, specialist rooms for science,
music and comprehensive sports provision. There is also an impressive 350 seat theatre fully equipped with the
latest in sound and lighting technology. Learning takes place in well-resourced classrooms, delivered by
internationally qualified educators who prepare students for an international future as global citizens.
The school believes that personalised learning is at the heart of developing young learners of today into leaders
of tomorrow ensuring that the necessary skills are in place so that each child can fulfil his/her role as an active
global citizen of the future.
The location
Shanghai is one of the most vibrant and exciting cities in the World. China’s financial capital City it is by far
the most Westernised City in China and thus the most comfortable for expatriates.
Shanghai is a melting pot of culture, diversity, and entertainment. Being at the forefront of China’s progress,
life in Shanghai is fast paced and full of new experiences.
Eating out in Shanghai is incredibly diverse and all palettes are catered for, from the fancy restaurants of The
Bund to the street stalls of the Old Town and everything in the middle.
For centuries, Shanghai has been the place where east meets west in China. For a taste of ancient Chinese
culture, visit one of the many temples or tea houses in the city. Shanghai holds a unique place in the art and
culture of China.
Getting around Shanghai is surprisingly easy, with a fantastic Metro system, which is clean, efficient, easy to
navigate and will take you from one end of the City to another for less than a pound!
Within easy flight and train access to the rest of China and Asia, Shanghai has been one of the fastest growing
and exciting cities to live in, in the last ten years.
For more information, follow this link : http://www.britannicashanghai.com/school-life/living-in-shanghai/
The post
The School has high expectations of its staff and welcomes fully qualified, flexible, creative, child-centred
applicants who will further enhance the quality of teaching and learning at the school
Due to continued school growth we are now looking for an experienced Pre-Nursery Teacher to join our
successful school and staff team in August 2015.
This role also carries with it the responsibility for coordinating the Early Years Department.
Children enter Pre-Nursery after they are 2 years old and follow the UK Early Years Foundation Stage
Framework throughout Pre-Nursery to Reception age. Rooms are bright, spacious and well resourced.
The Pre-Nursery teacher has a reduced timetable due to the sleeping arrangements for these children. This
provided non-contact time to support planning, preparation and management of the other EYFS classes.
The Pre-Nursery class is also supported by local, fully qualified and experienced Teaching Assistants, who are
managed by the Class Teacher.
All teachers in the school offer two Co-Curricular Activities, which tend to be focused on the individual
teacher’s particular skills and interests. Teachers are also expected to participate in duties each week, either for
part of the lunchtime or in the morning break.
Class sizes are small (maximum size 22 but mostly 14-18). Pupils are very well behaved and have a very good
work ethos and are bright and keen to learn.
The school is committed to teacher’s professional development and teachers are actively encouraged and
supported to make the most of CPD opportunities available both locally and in Asia.
Essential Criteria
Since we are a British style school we will only consider applications from candidates who
- have QTS or overseas equivalent, recognised for the purposes of teaching in the UK and hold an
appropriate PGCE qualification.
- have a minimum of 2 years teaching in a school in the UK or British style school overseas
- are in possession of an up to date Police Clearance / DBS certificate from the country of your most
recent teaching post (This will be required to be presented at any future interview)
Britannica International School, Shanghai is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All
post-holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS (in the UK) or Criminal Records (Police Check)
disclosure from their most recent country of residence.
- demonstrate in their letter of application how they will use their experience to address the challenges of
teaching expatriate and local children in a British style school in Shanghai.
We only wish to receive applications from people who are truly attracted to and interested in working at our
school in Shanghai. Therefore speculative, generic CV's unaccompanied by a letter will not be considered.
The school offers a very competitive package including: flight, medical insurance, accommodation allowance,
reasonable visa costs if needed.
Britannica School, Shanghai Teachers:
- are passionate about education,
- inspire their pupils through their engaging and demanding teaching,
- participate in all aspects of school life creating a warm and safe community to which parents and pupils are
proud to belong
- are flexible and have a sense of humour
- enjoy being part of a British owned and managed group of schools with all the consequent benefits this
brings.
If this describes you then we would welcome an application from you.
Your application should be submitted by email, (CV with photograph, letter - please state curriculum
strengths, interests and co-curricular activities you can offer - names and email contacts of three referees, one
of whom must be your current or most recent employer) to the Principal, Mr David Goodwin at
[email protected]
with a copy to [email protected]
Closing date 20th March 2015
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and interviews will be held in Manchester, Shanghai or by Skype
in February / March 2015
If shortlisted, at interview you will have to present a current DBS certificate or Police Check from your current
country of employment, copies of teaching qualifications which would allow you to teach in a British school
and proof of identity.
Employment in another Orbital School.
Working in a Group school can have many advantages. We like to retain excellent teachers and so actively
encourage movement between schools, especially for promotion opportunities. The Group has British style
schools in the following culturally attractive and historically important destinations: Palma de Mallorca, Spain;
Budapest, Hungary; Shanghai, China; Ljubljana, Slovenia; Moscow, Russian Federation; and Quito, Ecuador.
After two years successful employment teachers wishing to move on will be given full consideration for
vacancies in these schools. All vacancies are posted on the respective websites of the schools.
Britannica International School, Shanghai is a member of the Orbital Education Group of schools. Orbital Education also has schools currently in Russia, Spain,
Hungary, China and Ecuador and Slovenia. (www.orbitaled.com)