Head of Primary

Wycombe Abbey School Changzhou is a world class boarding and day school for children aged 3 to 18, providing an all-round, fully integrated bilingual education which prepares children for entry to the world’s top universities.

Founded in 2015 on the banks of West Taihu Lake, it is a friendly and supportive community, entering its second stage of development. Approaching its capacity of 1460 students, with 360 permanent staff, the school is looking for school leaders who will work collaboratively to realise the dream to convert ‘quantity into quality’ in a professional learning community in which ‘every child can excel’.

Wycombe Abbey School in the UK was founded in 1896 and is renowned for its academic excellence and the nurturing and development of the whole child. In 2015, BE Education established its first international school in Changzhou. WASCZ is now highly successful and has gained outstanding academic credentials and an enviable regional reputation in the performing arts, creative arts and sport. The education at WASCZ is truly holistic and is founded upon the strengths of the full boarding model.

In September 2019, Wycombe Abbey Schools added another school to the Group with the opening of Wycombe Abbey School Hong Kong. Then, in September 2021, added bilingual schools in Hangzhou and Nanjing. Each of the Wycombe Abbey Schools within the International Group will exist as an institution in its own right, independently led and governed. Within this construct, the Senior Leaders will be supported by the HQ team and work closely with the other Wycombe Abbey Schools to ensure that synergies across the group in teaching and learning,  professional development, curriculum design, technology, marketing, finance and human resources are optimised.

WASCZ is located in the Wujin District, 30 minutes outside the city centre of Changzhou. It occupies a modern and spacious, green campus on the banks of West Taihu Lake, in the parkland and gardens of a nature beauty reserve, part of the Xitaihu Lake International Community. Changzhou is one of a number of fast-growing cities on the lower Yangtze River and is less than one hour from Shanghai by high-speed train. A new high speed rail line, with a station 10 minutes from the school, will give direct access to Shanghai (Pudong)  International Airport in 45 minutes.

The Executive Head of WASCZ is seeking to appoint a Head of Primary from August 2022 to oversee the day-to-day running of the primary phase of WASCZ (G1-6). Students in the Primary School complete the Chinese National Curriculum alongside international courses of study to develop their bilingual learning and prepare them for the Secondary School. Students in the Secondary School study IGCSEs and A Levels and prepare for entry to universities in the UK and around the world. The Head of Primary will have impressive experience, be passionate about holistic education, be an inclusive and inspirational leader, and possess the ability to adjust quickly to change.