Requirements

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Requirements
Skills and Experience Requirements There are a number of prerequisites for obtaining a work permit as a teacher in China. Please see our accompany ‘Applicant Pack’ for details. Personal Requirements a) Be professional at all times, in tune with the aims of the School, and always prioritise the students’ welfare. b) Be modern and flexible in approach to teaching and learning,prepared to adapt and learn new methods; fully understand the principles of ‘learning through exploration and play’. c) Be comfortable and active in the use information technology for data recording, record keeping, communicating with parents, etc. d) Show initiative and independence but also be a good team-member. e) Be willing and open towards areas of self-improvement. f) Have a good sense of humour. 1. Unless they qualify have a relevant Post-Graduate degree (see 3 below) teachers must be citizens (by passport) of the following counties deemed to be English-speaking: Ascension Island, Australia, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, Canada, Falkland Islands (i.e. Malvinas), Gibraltar, Guernsey, Guyana (formerly British Guyana), Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, New Zealand, Pitcairn islands, Singapore, South Africa, British territory of Cyprus, South Georgiaand South Sandwich Islands, St. Helena, Tristan da Cunha Islands, United Kingdom, United States, American Virgin Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, British Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands. 2. Thereafter, the current situation for acquiring a work permit as a teacher include the applicant meeting one of the following requirements: • A Bachelor’s degree and two years of appropriate teaching experience • A Bachelor’s degree of Education • A Bachelor’s degree plus a TEFL qualification or a Teaching Certificate from one of the countries listed above 3. If a teacher has a Master’s degree (or above) in Education from a recognised university in one of the countries listed above, then s/he can apply for a teacher’s work permit even if s/he is not a citizen of that country