Assistant Principal (Academic) in a young bilingual school in Shanghai, China
About This Role
The Role
Assistant Principal Academic reports to the Executive Principal.
The post would suit an ambitious senior leader. You should be a highly visible and proactive source of inspiration, committed to cultivating the learning environment or your students. You should be a strong communicator with proven strengths in inspiring, engaging and motivating staff at all levels.
We seek an outstanding and imaginative academic leader who will foster and advance the distinctive opportunity to shape the role, and to influence the life of the school. He or she will report to the Executive Principal to lead and inspire our exceptional educational programme, which culminates in A Levels.
The Assistant Principal Academic’ priority will be to build on the A Level success of the school, advancing our successful delivery of the programme. The Assistant Principal Academic will lead and oversee the review of curriculum, structure of the day and week, timetabling, academic operations.
It is anticipated that the post holder will retain some classroom teaching.
Main duties and responsibilities include:
Academic Management
Curriculum Management
School Routines
The Assistant Principal (academic) should also be willing to take on any other reasonable responsibility to develop the academic life of the School as requested by the Executive Principal.
For more details, please refer to the attached JD.
Core Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality, engaging lessons aligned to the required curriculum.
- Create a supportive and inclusive classroom environment for diverse learners.
- Assess student progress rigorously and provide timely, constructive feedback.
- Participate actively in broader school life, including extra-curricular programs.
- Collaborate with departmental colleagues to elevate instructional strategies.
Candidate Requirements
- A recognized teaching qualification (e.g., PGCE, QTS, or equivalent).
- A minimum of 2 years verifiable post-qualification teaching experience.
- Demonstrable track record of excellent student outcomes.
- A bachelor's degree directly related to your teaching specialization.
- Clear criminal record check spanning the last 10 years of residency.