Music Teacher
Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong
Shanghai
- New
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- August 2025
- Apply by:
- 31 March 2025
Job overview
CREATE YOUR FUTURE
Music Teacher
Location: Pudong, Shanghai, China
We’re looking to recruit a Music Teacher to join our Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong, a Nord Anglia Education school.
THE SCHOOL
Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong is a highly successful, boutique school with a committed and inspirational team of teaching professionals at its heart.
We are set in a green acre site, close to the Shanghai countryside and about 30 minutes from the heart of Shanghai centre. We are an inclusive community who pride ourselves on the strong relationships between all members of our community. We provide an education that is personalised to each student and supports all of our learners’ needs.
Relationships between all members of our community are the foundation of our school and we are proud to educate students prepared for their future who are creative, confident and considerate. Our close knit
and supportive team is honoured to be at the centre of our community, educating
young people of more than 50 nationalities each year. To learn more about our
school, please visit
http://www.nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/shanghai/pudong
THE ROLE
Join our fast-paced international environment, and you will deliver UK National Curriculum KS1/KS2 plus KS3 music. You will also be professionally developed in teaching through our partnership with Juilliard. This role is ideal for a music teacher who has a passion for performance and developing students’ confidence and capability in performing on the stage. A key aspect of the role will be full involvement in the school after hours music programme and supporting school productions.
ABOUT YOU
You will be able to adapt quickly to our fast-paced international environment, you will possess a university degree, a recognised teaching qualification, and teaching experience. Committed and creative, you will be reflective on your own teaching and student outcomes, seeking out and implementing new ideas and innovative methods to raise the school’s level of achievement.
Keen to collaborate and share your specialist expertise, you will be a fitting ambassador for the school. You will communicate with confidence across diverse audiences and situations, using your expertise to build strong relationships with parents and students. You will also be able to meet visa-related restrictions for China including holding a bachelor’s degree, and have a minimum of two years teaching experience post qualifying.
NORD ANGLIA EDUCATION
We’re Nord Anglia Education, one of the world’s largest premium international schools organisations. Every day, our teachers and support colleagues help our thousands of students achieve more than they ever imagined possible.
A transformational education at one of our schools is focussed on excellent academic outcomes, creativity, wellbeing, and international connectedness. Our innovative use of educational technology also creates a personalised, 21st century learning experience for all students, while our global scale means we can recruit and retain the world’s best teachers and offer unforgettable events and expeditions.
Our people are empowered to make a difference in their fields of expertise. Our fast pace of growth requires evolution and change from everyone, giving you the chance to define the role you do in the future. This challenges the learning agility of our employees and ensures every day brings interesting new experiences.
Founded in 1972 in the United Kingdom, our first international school opened in 1992 in Warsaw, followed by rapid growth across the world since the 2000s.
When you join our team, you’ll become part of a global family of experts working for a fast-growing premium international brand.
OUR SCHOOLS
Each Nord Anglia Education school is unique in character and designed to meet the needs of its community. We are ambitious for our students, our people, and our schools. Working together, we can achieve more than we can individually.
We also create unique opportunities to benefit our students and people, such as Global Campus, Nord Anglia University, and our collaborations with The Juilliard School, MIT, UNICEF, and King’s College London.
BENEFITS
When you join a Nord Anglia Education school, you join a global community of 15,000 people working together to support our students’ success. We offer you unsurpassed opportunities to innovate and develop best practice across our family, to access extensive professional development, and to gain exceptional experience and career development in our schools. At Nord Anglia, you will have opportunities to progress more, learn more, and collaborate more.
We offer exceptional career and development opportunities that come with being part of our global organisation. Our online Nord Anglia University unites our team by harnessing the collective expertise of peers in an exchange of knowledge, ideas, and best practice. We also provide extensive professional development to ensure our teachers don’t just maintain their skills but can also develop at the cutting edge of educational thinking.
Our world-renowned collaborations with The Juilliard School, MIT, and UNICEF offers our teachers unrivalled access to leading experts in their fields. We also offer selected candidates an opportunity to earn an Executive Master’s in International Education from King’s College London.
Alongside great training and a competitive package, you’ll enjoy the chance to live and work in one of the world’s most vibrant cities.
As a Nord Anglia Education teacher, you enjoy the following benefits:
§ A fast-paced, global experience so that you can progress on a global scale
§ An enabling environment founded on creativity, challenge, and collaboration
§ A culture that is fair and consultative
§ Unique opportunities to grow professionally and develop your career
EMPLOYMENT START DATE: August 2025
TO APPLY:
Online applications need to be submitted directly through the Nord Anglia Education careers page and should include a CV. Please visit us online at https://careers.nordangliaeducation.com/
At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people can thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils irrespective of race, ability, religion, gender, or culture.
All post holders in regulated activity (having regular unsupervised contact with children) are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both your country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years.
We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.
Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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About Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong
Our commitment is to create and maintain the highest academic standards within a safe, happy and inspirational environment. We provide an education based upon the English National Curriculum in an international context. In the final two years of schooling, pupils follow the International Baccalaureate Full Diploma Programme counting as an entry qualification to top ranking universities, offering the very best in Higher Education.
Our students are supported in reaching their highest level of personal achievement through excellent learning habits, self-discipline and a strong sense of responsibility. Staff in the school place a keen emphasis upon hard work and application to study, alongside the importance of kindness, courtesy, and consideration for others. We also give recognition to hard work and commitment in areas of school life beyond the classroom, and encourage students to develop their individual strengths and interests.
Our school makes a positive contribution to the local community and to projects elsewhere in China and overseas. Our learning environment promotes a knowledge and understanding of diverse cultural backgrounds, belief systems and global issues.
Our aim is that upon leaving our school students are confident, caring individuals who are well prepared for the next stage of their education and their role in a challenging, demanding and rapidly changing world.
The Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong is located in a central location, less than 30 minutes from downtown Shanghai and 20 minutes from Jinqiao. The school is equipped with excellent facilities including a swimming pool, theatre and specialist rooms, and has a team of caring, highly committed and qualified teachers. It is an accredited centre for the University of Cambridge International Examinations, Edexcel Examinations (UK), a member of the Council of British International Schools, a recognised IBO World School and is a member of the Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA).
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