Teacher of Chinese - Part Time 0.6 or 0.8
Anglo European School, Ingatestone, Essex, CM4 0DJ6 days remaining to apply
Earliest start date
1 January 2026
Latest start date
1 April 2026
Closing date
21 October 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
15 October 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Mandarin
Working pattern
- Part time: Part Time 0.6 or 0.8
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 - UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Required for January or Easter 2026, an enthusiastic and well qualified part-time teacher of Mandarin to join our outstanding Languages Department. As well as teaching Chinese Mandarin, Anglo European is also a Confucius Classroom, manages the Essex-Jiangsu Resources Centre and delivers the DFE Mandarin Excellence programme, which involves supporting other local schools in the teaching of Mandarin. The successful candidate will be expected to promote the teaching and learning of Mandarin Chinese language and culture, and support cross-cultural exchanges. The school has three partner schools in China and regularly visits the country as part of the school’s extensive visits and exchanges programme, including the intensive study visit in Year 9 as part of the MEP Programme.
The school is looking for a teacher who has a track record of successful practice in the classroom and has the ability to work effectively with other colleagues to support the development of Chinese Mandarin at AES and in our partner schools. This involves a wide-ranging programme of enrichment.
This is an exciting opportunity for a teacher of Mandarin to join a successful and diverse team of language specialists in a school which believes strongly in all children learning a minimum of two languages and offering 8 different languages as part of its taught curriculum. Mandarin is taught from Years 7 to 11 as part of the Mandarin Excellence Programme and in the 6th form as part of the International Baccalaureate, A Level and at ab Initio, for those who wish to start learning this language in the Sixth Form.
In 2025, 91.5% of students gained GCSE 9-4 (ALPS 2) in Mandarin and 100% of our students achieved +4.2 (ALPS 2) IBS Ab Initio.
What the school offers its staff
Anglo European School has an international ethos and is committed to developing ambitious, resilient and principled young people who have developed social, creative and linguistic skills to move confidently and communicate effectively beyond their own communities.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and well-being of young people and their achievements both inside and outside school. The post requires enhanced DBS clearance, medical checks and satisfactory references.
The school is committed to equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristics, and from under-represented backgrounds. Anglo European School is committed to providing equal opportunities for all.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Anglo European School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applying for the job
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About Anglo European School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1488 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Anglo European School website
- Email address
- recruitment@aesessex.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01277 354018
The Anglo European School is a genuinely different comprehensive school. The school aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.
It is situated in the village of Ingatestone, Essex, but only 40 minutes commute by train from London Liverpool Street. It provides an education within a caring and cosmopolitan environment for both staff and students.
Arranging a visit to Anglo European School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@aesessex.co.uk.
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