Assistant Primary Head Teacher (Academics)

Working at HIKSVS

Important: This position is for the next academic year, starting in September 2025.

Sutton Valence School, a leading English co-educational independent day and boarding school, in association with Hopeland International Kindergarten Group, a successful Chinese owned independent education provider, opened this new co-educational, dual curriculum Preparatory School for 7-12 year olds in Tianjin, China's sixth largest city, in September 2017.

HIKSVS International School is a very exciting and unique place to work. The vision of the school is distinctive and compelling, offering the Sutton Valence ethos of 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, you will be able to play a key role in creating and developing a leading educational project in China. You will be part of the first stand-alone Preparatory or Primary School partnership by a Chinese school with a leading English public school.

As the school is expanding rapidly, it now requires several full-time English-speaking teachers.

There are also huge opportunities to be involved in CPD progammes. The school gives an annual allowance where staff can proactively research personal CPD courses. In addition, whole staff courses take place and all staff are added to the Educare system to complete their CPD of interest. Scholarships for BISE courses are available along with networking and training.

Qualifications and Requirements

1. Honours Degree and other leadership qualifications.
2. Minimum of two years leadership experience.
3. Strong academic background.
4. High professional standards

Skills and Abilities

1. Ability to lead and knowledge of the UK National Curriculum.
2. Experience in teacher observations and management
3. Excellent communication skills with staff and administration.
4. Able to relate well to staff, students, and parents.
5. High level of organisational skills.
6. Self-motivated, can-do attitude and solution-focused.