head of creatives (ibdp art) - aug 2025 - shanghai - china.

Dehong International Chinese Schools are sister schools to Dulwich College International schools. The schools takes a holistic approach to every child's learning and school experience, aiming to develop students' character, their social skills and to enable them to fulfil their academic potential. Dehong Schools provide a dynamic and innovative integrated education programme encompassing the Chinese compulsory curriculum, Dulwich College International Schools' educational philosophy and pedagogies, and the IB Diploma Programme, as well as world class facilities and outstanding faculty from China and around the world. Dehong teachers are committed to providing a variety of stimulating, challenging and fun learning experiences, both inside and outside the classroom.
The purpose-built campus is a beautiful learning environment, with large, airy classrooms, science laboratories, a spacious library, and dedicated art rooms including a ceramics workshop, and STEAM facility. The campus has flexible indoor and outdoor learning spaces.

About Role

The Group Leader is an outstanding leader, responsible for the overall standards of teaching and learning in the group area. This person is not only an exceptional teacher, but also is committed to the Dehong values and philosophy in creating a bilingual, bicultural learning environment. This person communicates effectively with their team and creates a positive environment for staff to flourish and for students to learn.
The SS Group Leader is responsible for the SS curriculum and reports directly into the Academic Deputy Head.

Teaching and Learning

• To promote outstanding teaching and learning in the Group that focuses on creating a bilingual, bicultural experience that inspires and will enthuse students to learn.
• Ensure appropriate Unit Planners are in place for all areas of the SS Group 6 Curriculum, including Pioneer Year, A-Level and IBDP across all Arts areas.
• Responsible for the integration of the SS standards into the SS Arts curriculum, including the future oversight of Digital media, Graphics and Textiles.
• Responsible for the alignment of the SS standards for G6-12 Group 6.
• Be familiar with and comply with IBDP, A-Level, EDB and SMEC regulations.
• Effective monitoring of student progress on an individual or group basis (e.g. by teaching group, gender, etc.
• Ensure appropriate monitoring activities are undertaken through regular paired lesson observations (at least one per teacher per term), and through scrutiny of students' work, including homework, and teachers' planning, marking and assessment, in line with school monitoring policies.
• Ensure accuracy and consistency in predicted vs actual IBDP and A-Level grades.
• Ensure positive behaviour for learning policies and procedures are implemented to enable effective learning to take place.

Team Management

• Creating a positive culture in the whole group; to be an enthusiastic role-model with a passion for their group and to be accountable for student progress and achievement within the group area.
• Line manage the Art Technician and have over-sight for the running of all Arts related areas, including purchasing and storage.
• Ensure school's assessment framework is adhered to by the SS group team.
• Ensure the group team's teaching and support commitments are effectively timetabled and roomed.
• Attend regular line management meetings with the linked SLT member.
• Contribute and lead regular group meetings with teaching and learning as a standard agenda item.
• Provide agendas and minutes of these meetings to all members of the group team, and to the SLT if required.
• Contribute to the Group development plan that mirrors the school development plan.

Other Responsibilities

• Ensure effective management and deployment of financial, physical and human resources.
• Cover arrangements, including setting appropriate cover work for absent staff if necessary.
• Through monitoring of assessment data, ensure appropriate targets for progress and attainment are set; that attainment is appropriate for specific groups of students, particularly EAL; identify areas of actual or potential underachievement and implement appropriate strategies to address these.
• Support in the mentoring of Oxbridge and Ivy League students.
• Ensure appropriate and effective induction of teaching staff new to the group team.
• Ensure appropriate measures are in place to coach, mentor, support and guide new teachers to the group.
• Ensure that the group provides appropriate support for students applying for relevant university course, especially those applying to elite universities
• Ensure that the group provides appropriate outlets for the development of the Dehong Difference, including supporting the Qidi programme and House Competition.
• Lead and maintain SchoolBox, particularly the group area section and produce a short weekly blog for parents.
• Provide agendas and minutes of these meetings to all members of the group team, and to the SLT if required.
• Contribute to the Group development plan that mirrors the school development plan.

Salary and Benefits Package

• You will receive one of the most generous international school salary packages available in China
• Expat-style housing
• Annual airfare allowance (for teacher and dependents)
• Comprehensive International Health Insurance (for teacher and dependents)
• Annual Relocation and Domestic Bills Allowance
• Shipping allowance (in and out bound)
• 3 year contract