About the city
Expats living in Ningbo will find the contrast between traditional Chinese and modern Western culture within the city fascinating. Ningbo is very much a modern, westernized city, yet in many areas you will find cobbled streets with small streams running through and a traditional Chinese way of life. Chinese markets in Ningbo trade in close proximity to international chain stores and supermarkets, and in the business district of Lao Waitan you will find restaurants, coffee shops and bars serving food and drink from around the world. Ningbo is on the east coast of China, at the southern end of the Yangtse River delta. Three rivers run through Ningbo, with many bridges linking the islands and outlying districts. Water holds much significance in Ningbo as the name means “Serene Wave” in Mandarin, and many of the city’s parks contain large lakes on which to enjoy watersports. Temples are also a feature of Ningbo, with the Ashoka Temple housing a bone fragment relic of Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, and the Tiantong Temple, which has a distinctive architectural style, situated amongst beautifully relaxing scenery. Many nationalities live in Ningbo, drawn to its commerce and high tech industries, but being able to speak at least some Mandarin is a distinct advantage for any expatriate in Ningbo. English is only spoken amongst the international student and expat population, though some of the high end stores have English-speaking staff. By joining InterNations, the international online expat community, you will have access to forums and discussion groups on which you can network and socialize with other expats living in Ningbo and across the world. The Internations community is composed of professionals within business, industry and education, and offers friendship and support to fellow expatriates, wherever they are living.

About the school
The International Department has a roll of approximately 270 students in grades 10
through 12 and is a stand-alone center within our school, a public high school with approximately 2000 students.
Our students are fantastic! They are highly motivated, outgoing, well-mannered and cooperative. Their parents are very supportive and encourage high achievement. Places in the Center are competitive, so we admit the best students from Ningbo city and surrounding areas. All students are Chinese nationals and intend to study internationally, and our instruction is 100% in English.
Class size varies (currently, from 6 through 31). We emphasize a wide curriculum with a lot
of choice, and so are open to smaller class sizes that many other schools might consider
unviable. Relationships with the host school are very positive. The school wants to provide conditions in which expat teachers can get on with teaching to high standards – two examples: all classrooms have smart boards, and the Center has a full coffee shop that would rival a Starbucks for facilities – best of all, free coffee for teachers. We offer above average students, facilities, salary and benefits; in return excellent teaching is expected. The culture within the Center is very much one of everybody cooperating and working towards a common aim – for students to achieve the best results they can, so as to go to the best university/college for them. The informal motto of the Center is We are all in this together.
The working year and working week
As we are a public school, we follow the government school dates; but foreign teachers get
the same number of holidays as a teacher in an international school would.
A working week is 45 x 40-minute periods, and a teacher will teach up to 26 of these
periods per week.
A teacher might be on one of two shifts – each of about 4 ½ days a week:
 Sunday lunchtime to Thursday
 Monday to early-afternoon Friday
Teachers will stay on the same shift for the semester, and hopefully the year. We do not do split shifts or on-call work.
A further option is to teach evening classes on one or two days within your shift. In this situation, each evening class generates a 6-period credit. This means that, for example,
teaching two periods on a Monday night means that the teacher would start late on Monday
and Tuesday (or finish early on some other day).
Our working week may seem complicated, but once you get your head around it, it is
flexible and can suit people in ways that benefit them and their individual working style. In
all cases we need to work within timetabling requirements, but we do our best to accommodate teachers’ requests.
A free shuttle van is provided by the school for all teaching arrangements.

The Program
Our key aim is to prepare students for successful university careers and for life overseas, in
part developed through an international style of teaching that inspires critical thinking,
debate and application of learning.
We teach grades 10, 11 and 12. There is a comprehensive selection of courses including 24
Advanced Placement (AP) courses, IGCSE and A Levels, as well as Pre-AP courses. In a
parallel program, students study Chinese curriculum courses in preparation for Zhejiang
Provincial Xuekao exams.
We are fully committed to a comprehensive humanities education and so several elective
courses are offered including Human Geography, US History, World History, Economics and
Psychology. These courses emphasize connections between social studies and literature
while fostering a capacity for analytical writing, responsible research and critical thinking.
To allow students to study the full breadth of AP we also offer the full AP Studio Art
program as well as more common AP courses such as AP Calculus, Environmental Science,
Physics, Chemistry and Biology, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Computer Science A
and AP Capstone.
We are accredited by the College Board for AP and Pre-AP subjects, and by Oxford AQA as
an examination center
Working closely with teaching staff, the 7 bilingual Chinese staff from our College
Counselling Centre assist students in the college search and selection process, as well as
providing counselling on individual application questions, essay writing and a myriad of
related topics. In addition, the counsellors are responsible for inviting admission officers
and representatives from a wide range of international universities to us for individual
and group presentations. During the previous academic year over 200 colleges came to our
school, giving our students a great opportunity to interact with Admission Officers from colleges worldwide.

The Campus
The campus is outstanding – it is just outside Ningbo city (about 15 km). There are
extensive gardens, paved walks, ponds, streams and sitting places. The view is to tree-clad
hills and glimpses of Dongqian Lake, a famed local tourist spot.
Teachers travel to and from work by a variety of methods. The Center runs a free shuttle
bus door-to-door (or close to it), and teachers may also choose to travel by public bus (USD
0.75), China’s version of Uber, Didi (USD6.00), by bicycle, or by e-bike. Because the school is
out of town, we are flexible about provision for personal business during work time.

About the position
Position:AP/A-level Physics Teacher
On board time February 2025

Salary and Benefits
Basic salary:22K to 30K
Benefits:
Housing allowance:4,500 rmb/month
Air ticket reimbursement: RMB 12,000 per school year
Relocation allowance: up to RMB 3,000 each way
Performance recognition: RMB10,000 per school year
Medical insurance
Fully paid Summer & Winter holiday
Professional career development

Requirements:
Bachelor Degree or above in related subject
2+ years related subject teaching experience prefer in AP/A-level