Mandarin Language Assistant

Summary

The King's School Mandarin Department is looking to appoint a talented and inspiring Mandarin Language Assistant who is passionate about Mandarin and dedicated to maximising student outcomes.

Detail

One year fixed term contract initially from 1 September 2025

The King's School Mandarin Department is looking to appoint a talented and inspiring Mandarin Language Assistant who is passionate about Mandarin and dedicated to maximising student outcomes.

The King's School has a strongly academic curriculum that is continually adapting to the changing demands of modern education. With almost all pupils going on to university, there is an emphasis on scholarly excellence, but through regular monitoring of academic progress and educational support for those experiencing difficulties with their learning, the aim is to enable every individual to make the most of their abilities and to fulfil their potential. There is a strong sense of community in what is a mainly boarding school. The King's School is a very special place where opportunities abound and individuals matter. Our community is lively and creative, where everyone can grow up safely and securely and where individuals enjoy the success of others as much as they enjoy their own triumphs. King's is a happy and vibrant school, in which the energy and spirit of the pupils match the exceptional environment.

The hours for this post will vary depending on pupil numbers, but usually average approximately 15 hours a week, and the post involves leading individual and group conversation classes at A Level (Lower and Upper Sixth form) and GCSE, working closely with students to help develop their language skills, knowledge, cultural capital, and fluency. There is also the opportunity to support bilingual Mandarin students looking to extend their cultural knowledge, and to work towards examinations. The Mandarin language assistant will work closely with classroom teachers to help pupils prepare for public examinations, focusing chiefly on the speaking component.

Languages play an integral role at King's, with a healthy uptake at GCSE and A Level. Our pupils aim for academic excellence and the language assistants play a vital role in preparing them for their examinations, as well as developing their fluency and love for the language.

If you have questions about the post, please contact recruitment@kings-school.co.uk

Closing date for receipt of applications: 13 July 2025.

Interviews will take place on 18 July 2025.

The King's School is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process which is in line with the statutory Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates.

All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Further Information

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