We require a full-time English-speaking Primary Class Teacher to work in our first-class environment.
The School

We are a leading English co-educational independent day and boarding school in association with Hopeland International Kindergarten Group, a successful, Chinese-owned independent education provider, and opened this new co-educational, dual-curriculum day preparatory school for 7–12-year-olds in Tianjin, China’s fourth-largest city, in September 2017.

Highly successful and expanding rapidly, we offer a dual curriculum (English and Chinese) with subjects taught in both languages and with the pupils integrated for many activities and community events.

We aim to inspire our students and enhance their education and cultural understanding. We want to prepare them for the opportunities available in a highly connected world. This global outlook is expressed in the ethos of the Four Journeys, which is promoted by Sutton Valence school.
Working at HIKSVS

HIKSVS International... School is a very exciting and unique place to work. The vision for the School is distinctive and compelling, offering the Sutton Valence ethos of the ‘Four Journeys’ and blending the very best of educational practice from western and eastern traditions.

If you work for HIKSVS International School, you will have the opportunity to live in a beautiful city, work in a school located near the most wonderful lake and parkland, develop your professional practice through this blend of educational traditions, and, most importantly, play a key role in creating and developing a leading project in China. You will be a part of the first stand-alone preparatory or primary school partnership by a Chinese school with a leading English public school, Sutton Valence Senior and Preparatory Schools, in the United Kingdom.

We are committed to the most exciting development of teaching and learning and to developing the dual curriculum in which international and domestic Chinese pupils are taught separately for some subjects but are integrated for others. We promote international understanding and global citizenship values.
Remuneration

We offer an excellent remuneration package and the opportunity to work with our dynamic, highly qualified team in very pleasant surroundings with excellent facilities. The package will be discussed at interview.

Benefits and other allowances:
• Dedicated support for on-boarding and visa
• Accommodation and expense allowance (single or married packages)
• Comprehensive medical insurance
• Return air passage to base country each year via an annual flight allowance
• Settlement cash allowance on arrival
• Free work-day lunch at the refectory and international-style dinner each day after work
• Free pick-up service on the day of your arrival in China and a dedicated guide for expat support

To apply, please complete an application form and send it, along with your current CV and letter of application, to Sherrie Lu, International Coordinator at [email protected]

Applications will be dealt with on a rolling basis, but the closing date for all applications is Friday 10th March 2023.

HIKSVS International School is committed to safeguarding all pupils, and all appropriate checks will be carried out to ensure the accuracy and validity of any information provided in support of your application. Details of two referees should be provided, and HIKSVS International School will telephone to confirm the accuracy of the references provided
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