Class Teacher (Possible Leadership Opportunity)
Kellett School- Kowloon Bay Prep
Hong Kong
- New
- Salary:
- Kellett Payscale + generous gratuity
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- August 2025
- Apply by:
- 9 December 2024
Job overview
About the Role
We invite applications for a Primary Classroom Teacher at our Kowloon Bay Preparatory School. Join our diverse and inclusive school community where all educators collaborate to create educational excellence.
Leadership Opportunity:
Additional responsibilities may be available for a suitably experienced candidate. Please make clear in your application if you are interested in the Upper Phase Leader (Year 3 to Year 6) role.
Job Description for both roles can be found on our careers page.
About You
We seek candidates who can:
- Demonstrate exceptional classroom practice that ensures every student can achieve their full potential
- Work effectively in teams
- Apply knowledge and experience of the English National Curriculum Attainment Targets (UK or international)
- Adapt British educational approaches within a global context
- Use evidence-based teaching practices that support all learners
- Engage in continuous professional development
- Contribute to our ECAs programme, student leadership, sports and school events
About Us
The successful applicant will need to be committed to the mission, values and aims of Kellett School. An attractive and competitive remuneration package will be offered to the successful candidate. Kellett School has its own salary scale, which is highly competitive both locally and globally. Additional responsibility allowances payable where applicable.
Kellett is a through-train school from Reception to Year 13 with two preparatory campuses and one senior campus.
Student roll currently is 1528; Senior 718; KLB Prep 325; PFL Prep 485
Kellett offers a truly outstanding education, evidenced by a BSO Inspection, membership of COBIS, HMC and IAPS, as well as exceptional public examination results.
Kellett School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all the students in our care and expects all applicants to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices and all appointments are subject to an interview, identity checks, criminal record checks, review of social media presence and successful references.
We are an equal opportunity employer and as such treat all job applicants and staff with equal respect free from unjustifiable discrimination.
In line with UK Government guidelines - Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, Kellett School will conduct online checks prior to interview for all candidates shortlisted.
Kellett School reserves the right to appoint at any stage of the recruitment process.
Personal data is being collected for human resources purposes, including assessing your suitability for the post for which you are applying. The data will be used by the School and the Board of Governors. If you wish to access any personal data held by the School, please contact the Director of Human Resources. If your application is unsuccessful the personal data you supply will be retained for two years at the end of which time it will be destroyed.
Applications Close: 9th of December 2024 (Hong Kong Time)
About Kellett School- Kowloon Bay Prep
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About Kellett School
Kellett School, the British International School in Hong Kong, established in 1976, offers an exceptional education comparable to prominent independent schools in the UK. We are proud to be one of Hong Kong’s leading international schools, a reputation built on our global outlook and unwavering aim to nurture a love of learning and confidence for life in every one of our students.
Throughout Kellett’s more than 40 years of history, the School has been known for its superb education, both in the classroom and beyond. We offer a challenging and stimulating environment where high academic achievement is realised within a broad English curriculum embracing creativity, the arts and sport, all the while taking advantage of our unique position in Hong Kong. The world does not stand still so we continually evolve our educational offering to ensure we are equipping our students with the right mind set to enable them to thrive - today and tomorrow.
Kellett is a through train school with campuses in Pok Fu Lam on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon Bay. The Pok Fu Lam campus is a Preparatory School (for ages 4-11 years old) in Wah Fu at the foot of Mount Kellett and overlooking Kellett Bay, while the Kowloon Bay campus houses a Preparatory and Senior School for students from 4 -18 years old.
We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage and English National Curriculum, which includes GCSEs, IGCSEs and A levels. As our children progress through the school, they are encouraged to learn with growing independence in a challenging and stimulating environment. As a result, our students achieve consistently strong academic results with many going on to study at the world’s leading institutions.
In conjunction with our rigorous academic programme, our students enjoy access to a rich and varied programme of extra-curricular activities and a wide repertoire of performing arts, sports and volunteer opportunities.
Kellett School is a Not-For-Profit Association with a parent-led Board of Governors and highly skilled teaching and support staff, all of whom strive to provide an environment that enables our students to develop their own passions, broaden their outlook and achieve their full potential.
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