Head of Primary (Teaching and Learning)
Fettes College Guangzhou
Guangdong
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- Salary:
- Competitive salary and various professional growth and development opportunities
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 1st August 2025
- Apply by:
- 31 March 2025
Job overview
Job Summary：
- The role Head of Primary(Teaching and Learning) at Fettes College Guangzhou reflects the nature of the College as a collaboration and partnership between Bright Scholar and Fettes College in the United Kingdom.
- In line with Chinese Government and Education Bureau requirements, the Chinese HoPS will lead in all areas of the Chinese Curriculum, staff supervision and moral education.
- In line with the bi-lingual and blended learning of the school, the Expat HoPS the lead in areas of pedagogy and additional value elements such as co-curriculum.
- Working in partnership and collaboration across all areas of school life the blended leadership approach i Across the shared leadership of the Primary School, the HoPS’s are responsible for the establishment, growth and day-to-day running of the Primary School. They will shape the academic, pastoral and co-curricular programmes and will be responsible, with the support and input of other senior leadership team colleagues, for the recruitment of primary school teaching staff (Chinese and Expat). The Heads of Primary (Chinese and Expat) will be responsible for ensuring that primary pupils are given an excellent educational experience which prepares them well for the next stages of their school career and for success in tomorrow’s China, designed to reflect the true nature of Fettes College Guangzhou.
Main Accountabilities:
- Strategic leadership and vision
- Develop and deliver a compelling vision for a thriving and highly successful primary school.
- Translate this vision into a clear strategy underpinned by measurable goals to support the growth of the Primary School.
- Work closely with the Head of College and other members of the senior leadership team in contributing to the development of the overall strategy for Fettes College Guangzhou.
- Establish and improve school rules and regulations that reflect the requirements of the best delivery of national educational priorities.
- Directing work of the school, ensuring the completion of the school's educational tasks, whilst organising the formulation, implementation and inspection of the school work plan, establish and perfect the school rules and regulations and constantly propose improvement measures.
2.External engagement
- Be a compelling ambassador for Fettes College Guangzhou, effectively communicating the School’s vision and ethos to prospective parents.
- Establish good relations with local government departments or other relevant departments as the head of the department, and take charge of various annual inspections of the school.
3. Operational management
- To work with the Head of College and the General Manager in the preparation of the Primary School’s annual planning and budgets.
- Manage Chinese and foreign teachers in accordance with the rules and regulations of the school, train and promote existing teachers, and coordinate with the Human Resources Department in personnel management such as teacher assessment and rating.
- Formulate and lead the delivery of CNC programme Grades 1 to 5. Including supervision and guidance to teaching staff delivering the CNC programme.
- Lead the timetable writing and staff contributions for the delivery of CNC programme, blended with the PYP.
- Lead on pupil discipline and parental liaison in conjunction with Senior Deputy Head and Chinese Deputy Head.
- Lead on staff recruitment (Chinese) for PS.
- Responsible for the administration and logistics of the primary school. Lead responsibility for education budget for curriculum delivery.
4. Educational culture (curriculum, policy, ethos, etc.)
- Champion the Fettes ethos and commitment to a broad, holistic education.
- Develop and implement an effective curriculum which follows mandatory Chinese National Curriculum, Grades 1 to 5 and is enriched by the PYP. Including supervision and guidance to teaching staff delivering the CNC programme.
- Cooperate with local and national primary school principals to actively understand the promulgation and implementation rules of national education laws and regulations.
- Cooperate with foreign principals of primary schools to actively track the trend and change of national basic education policies and analyze and interpret them.
- Lead on report writing and parent communication on all CNC elements.
- Implement and manage moral education programme in Primary School.
- Lead on pupil discipline and parental liaison in conjunction with Senior Deputy Head and Chinese Deputy Head.
- Lead on procurement and fixed asset management.
- Lead on Security management and Health and Safety in the PS.
5. Marketing and admission
- Lead on marketing for curricular programme.
- Promote the implementation of primary school’s admission strategy and complete the enrolment target and operation target of Primary School.
6. Others
- Report to the Head of College’s office and complete other tasks reasonably assigned by the Head of College.
Skills/qualifications:
- Master degree or above, major in education or management.
- More than 10 years working experience in education industry, more than 8 years teaching experience, more than 5 years teaching management experience, familiar with national curriculum standards is preferred.
- Possession of relevant education certifications or teaching qualifications such as PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate in Education) and QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) certificates.
- Experience in teaching research and development of the second phase of primary school curriculum reform is preferred.
- Experience in curriculum development of bilingual schools or experience as a bilingual school principal is preferred.
- Bilingual job requires standard Mandarin and fluent communication in English.
- Rich experience in teacher development and teacher team management.
- Proficient in team management, course management, teacher recruitment, training and other teaching process formulation and implementation.
- Strong team management and communication skills, able to work under great intensity and pressure.
- Identify with the company's teaching and management philosophy, and transfer the teaching philosophy to the school management team.
- Good thinking ability and learning ability, good at observing and analyzing problems, strong executive ability.
Application Process
All applications must consist of the following completed documents:
• Completed teacher application form (available on TES Online).
• Letter of application (maximum one and a half sides, Garamond 12) addressed to hr@fettes.cn . Please state clearly in your letter your teaching experience, together with details of your co-curricular strengths and contributions. This should be attached to your electronic application.
• CV (maximum four sides) naming two referees, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer. This should be attached to your electronic application.
About Fettes College Guangzhou
- Fettes College Guangzhou
- No. 2, Xinxue Road, Xintang Town, Zengcheng District, Guangzhou
- Guangdong
- 511340
- China
Overview
Fettes College is one of the UK’s foremost independent co-educational day and boarding schools. Situated in Edinburgh, Scotland’s gracious and vibrant capital city, rich in history, learning and culture, the College has enjoyed a reputation as a centre of educational excellence for one hundred and fifty years.
Fettes College Guangzhou (FCG) is the first overseas campus of Fettes College. The new school is very closely linked to Fettes College and shares its ethos and vision: to provide the highest quality of holistic, broad based education that will stretch and challenge its pupils and equip them with the qualifications, skills and personal qualities that will allow them to flourish and succeed in their lives beyond school.
FCG is located on a spacious and superbly equipped campus in Zengcheng, bordered by forest and hills and yet within an hour’s drive of the centre of Guangzhou, and of Baiyun International Airport. The campus has been created with imaginative flair by international architects Broadway Malyan. Their modern interpretation of the strengths, features and characteristics of the Edinburgh campus will allow the delivery of all the distinctive qualities of an authentic Fettes education in Guangdong.
Our Heritage
Fettes College is named for Sir William Fettes, twice Lord Provost of Edinburgh and among the most highly respected citizens of his generation. Having lost his only son and heir in 1815, he decided to devote his wealth to ‘the maintenance, education and outfit of young people’. Sir William’s passionate concern for the care, welfare and education of young people has been at the heart of the ethos of the College throughout its history and remains our guiding principle today, and for the future.
The size of the original bequest enabled the internationally renowned architect David Bryce to produce a magnificent design for Fettes College, and he created what experts agree is undeniably one of Scotland’s greatest buildings.
Fettes College first opened in 1870 educating just fifty-three boys. Under the formidable first Headmaster, Dr Potts, the School quickly gained a reputation for academic and sporting excellence that has grown richer over time. While the original foundation was for boys only, the School became co-educational in 1983 and is now home to over seven hundred and fifty boys and girls.
Over the course of the past century and a half, a remarkable number of graduates from the College (Old Fettesians) have drawn on the breadth and depth of the education they received to achieve success and distinction in a wide variety of careers nationally and internationally: in politics, law, commerce, industry, the arts and in the service of their country.
Ethos
The ethos and guiding principles of Fettes College Guangzhou mirrors those of its Scottish parent. Fettes College Edinburgh takes great pride in being a community that believes in mutual support and co-operation and in creating a happy, purposeful environment that encourages boys and girls to flourish and develop fully the skills and interests that they possess.
At Fettes College Guangzhou we strive to replicate this ethos by nurturing the individual while fostering a happy well-ordered and caring community with strong family values at its core. To this end, we will do our utmost to ensure our students:
· Receive the highest possible quality of education within a boarding environment.
· Feel safe, valued, have a sense of personal worth, are thoughtful and considerate of the needs of others, possessing a willingness to take on responsibility.
· Develop their self-confidence, integrity, emotional resilience, loyalty, good manners and humour, leadership skills and team-work.
· Value a sense of community and service, and develop a clear sense of right and wrong, equipping them for life beyond Fettes.
· Are provided with equal opportunities regardless of gender, sexuality, ethnic origin or religion.
· Are encouraged to stretch and challenge themselves in everything they undertake.
Our mission at FCG
We do this by providing:
The best of Chinese and western education;
A rigorous bilingual academic programme with diverse enrichment opportunities;
A unique and supportive boarding environment, drawing on 150 years of experience from Fettes College.
Academic Overview
At the heart of the world-class holistic education enjoyed by students at Fettes College lies a close focus on discovery, learning and academic development. Every individual is encouraged to stretch and challenge themselves intellectually and to develop the self-motivation to be the best that they can be. This outcome is achieved through a combination of inspirational teaching from the highly committed staff, a strong work ethic among the students, and a shared ambition to succeed. Consequently, the examination results that Fettes boys and girls achieve and their success rate in gaining places at leading universities and colleges, in the UK and internationally, are outstanding.
This focus on achieving the highest standards of teaching and learning will be an essential guiding principle at Fettes College Guangzhou.
At FCG we are passionate about instilling and inspiring a love of learning in our students. Examination success at the end of a student’s journey through the School is built on the development of an intrinsic curiosity and a desire to discover and explore, thereby acquiring knowledge and understanding through a broad range of experiences.
The curriculum offered at FCG is bilingual and draws on the strengths and rigour of both Chinese and British pedagogy. It delivers all the requirements of the Chinese National Curriculum blended with the inquiry-based approach to learning of the International Baccalaureate (IB) and delivered in a manner that emphasises the essential values of an authentic Fettes education. Being bilingual at all levels, the School promotes an immersive English learning environment that will encourage students to make us of both English and Chinese at every stage of their learning experience.
In the Kindergarten the focus is on providing a joyful and holistic education that will foster the development of happy, confident and resilient children. The learning and teaching embraces Chinese culture and guidance on Early Years education, while following the principles of the British Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum with enrichment from the IB.
This will prepare the students for the Primary and Middle Schools, where they follow a curriculum that, during the compulsory education years (Grades 1 to 9), blends the mandatory Chinese National Curriculum (CNC) with the breadth and inquiry-based learning principles of the IB. The unique programme of study will allow FCG students to excel in their CNC studies whilst simultaneously experiencing the breadth and holistic nature of an authentic Fettes education.
Students in the Senior School will start IGCSE and ALEVEL courses.
Combining the strengths of Western and Eastern educational practices in this way, FCG will offer to Chinese and international families a unique, world-class bilingual education that will allow its students access to global opportunities in their lives beyond school.
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